Nothing But Thieves – Before We Drift Away Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are the chords for Before We Drift Away by Nothing But Thieves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[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                   
A sea to wash away the
         Dadd4  D
 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         
Oh, it couldn't matter
   D Cmaj7  D/F#  Em
 less,  oh,oh

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

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

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

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

[Post-Chorus]
Am  Em            G   
        I'm gonna hang 
           D    Am  Em
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       
And as we sing this 
     Em    D
familiar song
          C         G       
I thought I'm gonna miss your
  Em             D
 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     
I'm gonna hang on 
         D    C  G
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