Afloat chords by Daniel Shaw

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: G

Intro:

G Bm Em G

Verse 1:
G          Bm               Em
Every time I try to understand you
                 C            G
I end up telling myself lies
  Bm               Em
I think I'm gonna lose you
         C                  G
How much harder can I try

Chorus:
G                Bm
So now I'll just say
            Em
There's no way
 C                   Cm       G
You know the way you make me feel
Bm                   Em
I don't want to give up hope
       C
Cuz you're the one that keeps me afloat

Verse 2:
G                     Bm                      Em            C
Now I know I'm self destructive I'll take too much of a chance
G                     Bm                      Em                C
Its just I can't help but feel something every time you steal a glance
G                          Bm
See, its something I've never felt before
            Em
Something quite unique
           C
Something quite obscure
G           Bm
Maybe you, maybe me
        Em              C
I don't know but soon i I'll see

Chorus:
G                Bm
So now I'll just say
              Em
There's no way
    C              Cm            G
You know the way you make me feel
       Bm                Em
I don't want to give up hope
C                  Cm
Cuz you're the one that keeps me afloat


Bridge:
G         A7          C         Cm         G
Now I know that comparison's the thief of joy
       G             A7                        C         Cm         G
But I just have a strange sinking feeling that you'll find another boy
     G
Who's smarter and witty
      A7
who can tell you your pretty
     C          Cm        G
who can make you smile too
  G                A7               C           Cm                 G
Yeah I just have a strange sinking feeling I'm gonna have to lose you


G             Bm
So why can't you see,
           Em             Cm
How much clearer do you want this to be?

Chorus:
   G            Bm
So now I'll just say
          Em
There's no way
        C             Cm       G
You know the way you make me feel
          Bm                Em Em/D
I don't want to give up hope
     Cm           Cm6                   A C#m C#/F F#m F#m/E
Cuz you're the one that keeps me afloat
Dm  Dm/E  Dm/F   Dm/G   A  C#
The way you make me feel
 F#m       F#m/E
You don't know
      Dm                               G
That you're the one that keeps me afloat.