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Drifting Away

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Drifting Away:Roy Orbison.
On MONUMENT Records in 1977.
INTRO:
F               C              F
Sadness slips into the room on silent 
         C
steps of sorrow.
G                  C              D
Stealing sleep and all my dreams, where 
             G
will we be tomorrow?
#1.
C                                Dm
Lying with you, crying with you, drifting.
G                               C
Talking till dawn, yet we go on drifting.
C
Don’t understand where we began just drifting 
 F    C F
apart.
          Em            Dm     G        C
Drifting apart, feeling alone, drifting away.
#2.
C                Dm           G
We can’t seem to work it out, drifting from 
       C
day to day.
           Dm         G        Am
What is it all about, drifting away?
         G              C
Drifting away, drifting away, losing the feeling..
C                                        F
and now the music of that song is almost gone..
                C
that we used to play. 
           Em    E    G            C         Am
From sweet surrender..to drifting away..(awaaaay.) 
Fm    G
Drif..ting.
#3.
C                                    Dm
Two lovers lost, two rivers crossed, drifting.
G                                      C
Two bridges burned, no lesson learned, drifting.
       G         C
Lonely together, hurting each other, still we can’t 
              F
say that it’s over.
Dm           C            Am
Can we bring back yes-ter-day?
               D                        G
Will we be for-e-ver, (forever) forever drifting..
         C   Am7           C
(away) awaaaaaay? (away?)..ayyyyyyyy?
OUTRO:
F          G           F         C
Drifting,  drifting, a-way-ay-ay-ay..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

Drifting Away chords and lyrics

Free chords for Drifting Away by Roy Orbison. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Drifting Away:Roy Orbison.
On MONUMENT Records in 1977.
INTRO:
#1.
#2.
#3.
OUTRO:
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

Drifting Away Chords by Roy Orbison

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