Before We Drift Away chords by Nothing But Thieves

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 D MajorD Dadd4 D MajorD
Cmaj7Cmaj7 D MajorD Dadd4 D MajorD


Verse 1:
 Cmaj7Cmaj7
I wonder where I float to
Cmaj7Cmaj7
When I return to dust?
 D MajorD              Dadd4 D MajorD
A augmentedA sea to wash away the last of us

Verse 2:
   Cmaj7Cmaj7
It's such a funny feeling
Cmaj7Cmaj7
The world's at war again
  D MajorD
But in this very moment
    Dadd4      D MajorD Cmaj7Cmaj7 D/F#D/F# E minorEm
Oh, it couldn't matter less, oh,oh


Verse 3:
 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Immersed in deepest ocean
Cmaj7Cmaj7
The waves all move as one
   D MajorD               E minorEm D/F#D/F# Cmaj7Cmaj7
Then separate themselves under the sun


Chorus:
Asus2Asus2   E minorEm         G+G  D/F#D/F#
And as we sing this familiar song
     Asus2Asus2   E minorEm    G+G       D/F#D/F#
I thought I'm gonna miss your love when it's gone
    Cmaj7Cmaj7     E minorEm
Will it flow into the river
  G+G       D/F#D/F#  Asus2Asus2 E minorEm
Or will it go to waste?
     D MajorD   A minorAm A minorAm E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Before we drift away
A minorAm E minorEm G+G    D MajorD   A minorAm E minorEm G+G D MajorD
   Before we drift away
A minorAm E minorEm G+G D MajorD

Verse 4:
 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Somnus waits for no one
Cmaj7Cmaj7
A augmentedA clock without a face
    D MajorD              E minorEm D/F#D/F# Cmaj7Cmaj7
Will it feel like an arrest or our escape?


Chorus:
Asus2Asus2   E minorEm         G+G  D/F#D/F#
And as we sing this familiar song
     Asus2Asus2   E minorEm    G+G       D/F#D/F#
I thought I'm gonna miss your love when it's gone
    Cmaj7Cmaj7     E minorEm
Will it flow into the river
  G+G       D/F#D/F#  Asus2Asus2 E minorEm
Or will it go to waste?
     D/F#D/F#  A minorAm E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Before we drift away
A minorAm E minorEm G+G    D MajorD   A minorAm E minorEm G+G D MajorD
   Before we drift away
A minorAm E minorEm G+G   D MajorD
    Mm, mm, mmmm


Post-Chorus:
A minorAm E minorEm      G+G       D MajorD  A minorAm E minorEm
    I'm gonna hang on this forever
G+G         D MajorD   A minorAm E minorEm
Hang on to this forever
G+G         D MajorD   A minorAm E minorEm
Hang on to this forever
 G+G D MajorD
Forever


Instrumental:
C majorC G+G E minorEm D MajorD
C majorC G+G E minorEm D MajorD


Chorus:
C majorC     G+G      E minorEm  D MajorD
And as we sing this familiar song
     C majorC     G+G     E minorEm       D MajorD
I thought I'm gonna miss your love when it's gone
    C majorC       G+G
Will it flow into the river
  E minorEm      D MajorD    C majorC G+G
Or will it go to waste?
  E minorEm   D MajorD   C majorC G+G
Before we drift away


Outro:
     E minorEm       D MajorD  C majorC G+G
I'm gonna hang on this forever
E minorEm         D MajorD  C majorC G+G
Hang on to this forever
E minorEm         D MajorD
Hang on to this forever
Cmaj7Cmaj7 E minorEm D MajorD
Cmaj7Cmaj7  E minorEm     D MajorD
I don't wanna grow old