Before We Drift Away chords by Nothing But Thieves

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Cmaj7  D  Dadd4  D
Cmaj7  D  Dadd4  D


Verse 1:
  Cmaj7
I wonder where I float to
Cmaj7
When I return to dust?
  D                            Dadd4  D
A sea to wash away the last of us

Verse 2:
     Cmaj7
It's such a funny feeling
Cmaj7
The world's at war again
    D
But in this very moment
       Dadd4            D Cmaj7  D/F#  Em
Oh, it couldn't matter less,  oh,oh


Verse 3:
  Cmaj7
Immersed in deepest ocean
Cmaj7
The waves all move as one
     D                             Em  D/F#  Cmaj7
Then separate themselves under the sun


Chorus:
Asus2     Em                 G    D/F#
And as we sing this familiar song
          Asus2     Em        G              D/F#
I thought I'm gonna miss your love when it's gone
        Cmaj7         Em
Will it flow into the river
   G             D/F#   Asus2  Em
Or will it go to waste?
          D      Am  Am  Em  G  D
Before we drift away
Am  Em  G       D     Am  Em  G  D
      Before we drift away
Am  Em  G  D


Verse 4:
  Cmaj7
Somnus waits for no one
Cmaj7
A clock without a face
        D                            Em  D/F#  Cmaj7
Will it feel like an arrest or our escape?


Chorus:
Asus2     Em                 G    D/F#
And as we sing this familiar song
          Asus2     Em        G              D/F#
I thought I'm gonna miss your love when it's gone
        Cmaj7         Em
Will it flow into the river
   G             D/F#   Asus2  Em
Or will it go to waste?
          D/F#   Am  Em  G  D
Before we drift away
Am  Em  G       D     Am  Em  G  D
      Before we drift away
Am  Em  G      D
       Mm, mm, mmmm


Post-Chorus:
Am  Em            G              D    Am  Em
        I'm gonna hang on this forever
G                 D     Am  Em
Hang on to this forever
G                 D     Am  Em
Hang on to this forever
  G  D
Forever


Instrumental:
C  G  Em  D
C  G  Em  D


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


Outro:
          Em              D    C  G
I'm gonna hang on this forever
Em                 D    C  G
Hang on to this forever
Em                 D
Hang on to this forever
Cmaj7  Em  D
Cmaj7   Em         D
I don't wanna grow old