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Drift Away

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 9Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords (capo 5)
e|---D2------D2/C-0------G6/B-0------Gm6/Bb-0-------Bm2-------F#72-------Am0-------C0-------Em0---|
B|---3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------1-------1-------0---|
G|---2-------2-------0-------0-------4-------3-------2-------0-------0---|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|---0-------3-------2-------1-------2-------4-------0-------3-------2---|
E|---x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------2-------x-------x-------0---|
[Verse 1]
DHere in the garden, D2/Clet's play a game
G6/BI'll show you how it's dGm6/Bbone
DHere in the garden, D2/Cstand very still
G6/BThis'll be so much fGm6/Bbun
[Pre-Chorus]
BmAnd then she smiled, F#7that's what I'm after
A sDmile in her eyes
The sEound of her laughter
[Chorus]
DHappy to listen, hD2/Cappy to play
G6/BHappily watching her Gm6/BbdriiiiAift aDway
[Verse 2]
DHappily waiting, all D2/Con my own
G6/BUnder the endless Gm6/Bbsky
DCounting the seconds, sD2/Ctanding alone
G6/BAs thousands of yeaGm6/Bbrs go by
[Pre-Chorus]
BmHappily wondering, F#7night after night
DIs this how it works?
EAm I doing it right?
[Chorus]
DHappy to listen, hD2/Cappy to stay
G6/BHappily watching her Gm6/BbdriiiiAift aDway
[Bridge]
CYou keep on turning Gpages for pDeople who don't care
AmPeople who don't care abGout youEm  
CAnd still, it takes you aGges to Dsee that no one's there
AmSee that no one's there
GSee that no one's there
EmEveryone's gone on withCout youG  
[Verse 3]
DFinally something, D2/Cfinally news
G6/BAbout how the story Gm6/Bbends
DShe doesn't exist now, survD2/Cived by her son
G6/BAnd all of her brand new Gm6/Bbfriends
[Pre-Chorus]
BmIsn't that lovely? IF#7sn't that cool?
DAnd isn't that cruel
EAnd aren't I a fool to have
[Chorus]
DHappily listeneD2/Cd, happy to stay
G6/BHappily watching her Gm6/BbdriiiiiAft
Ending
Gm6/BbDriiiiiAft
Gm6/BbDriiiiiiiiAft awDay
D

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Drift Away

by Rebecca Sugar

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D2/C

G6/B

Gm6/Bb

F#7

Chords (capo 5)

D D2/C G6/B Gm6/Bb Bm F#7 Am C Em

e|---2-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0---|

B|---3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------1-------1-------0---|

G|---2-------2-------0-------0-------4-------3-------2-------0-------0---|

D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2---|

A|---0-------3-------2-------1-------2-------4-------0-------3-------2---|

E|---x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------2-------x-------x-------0---|

[Verse 1]

D D2/C

Here in the garden, let's play a game

G6/B Gm6/Bb

I'll show you how it's done

D D2/C

Here in the garden, stand very still

G6/B Gm6/Bb

This'll be so much fun

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm F#7

And then she smiled, that's what I'm after

A smile in her eyes

The sound of her laughter

[Chorus]

D D2/C

Happy to listen, happy to play

G6/B Gm6/Bb A D

Happily watching her driiiiift away

[Verse 2]

D D2/C

Happily waiting, all on my own

G6/B Gm6/Bb

Under the endless sky

D D2/C

Counting the seconds, standing alone

G6/B Gm6/Bb

As thousands of years go by

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm F#7

Happily wondering, night after night

Is this how it works?

Am I doing it right?

[Chorus]

D D2/C

Happy to listen, happy to stay

G6/B Gm6/Bb A D

Happily watching her driiiiift away

[Bridge]

C G D

You keep on turning pages for people who don't care

Am G Em

People who don't care about you

C G D

And still, it takes you ages to see that no one's there

See that no one's there

Em C G

Everyone's gone on without you

[Verse 3]

D D2/C

Finally something, finally news

G6/B Gm6/Bb

About how the story ends

D D2/C

She doesn't exist now, survived by her son

G6/B Gm6/Bb

And all of her brand new friends

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm F#7

Isn't that lovely? Isn't that cool?

And isn't that cruel

And aren't I a fool to have

[Chorus]

D D2/C

Happily listened, happy to stay

G6/B Gm6/Bb A

Happily watching her driiiiift

Ending

Gm6/Bb A

Driiiiift

Gm6/Bb A D

Driiiiiiiift away

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