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Drowning

by Backstreet Boys · posted by TIN_MAN

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Tab
DROWNING    BACKSTREET BOYS


KEY OF B


 -7    7   7    -6     7 -6b -4 -5   -6b   -6
Don't pre-tend you're sor-ry I know you're not 

-5b  -7     7    7  -6   5  -6
you know you’ve got the pow-er

-5b -7   7   7  -6  -6
To make me weak in-side

 -7   7    7   -6   7     -6b
Girl you leave me breath-less

 -4  -5 -6b -6   -5b   -7  7   7  -6 5  -6
But it's o-kay 'cause you are my sur-vi-val

 -7  7   -6  -6
Now hear me say

(Pre-Chorus)

-5b  7 -6  7   -7  -5   -6  -6   7    7
I can't i-mag-ine life with-out your love

-5b  7  8  -7 -8 -7   -6    9
And Ev-en for-ev-er don't seem

 -8   -8 -7   7
Like long e-nough

(CHORUS)

    7   8   9   9  9    9    9   9   8  -7
'Cause ev-‘ry-time I breathe I take you in

 -5 -5   9    -8   8  -7
And my heart beats a-gain

 7 -7 8  -5    -6b  7  7   -7   7
Ba-by I can't help it you keep me

  8    -7 -7   7    7
Drown-ing in your love

 7   8   9   9  9  9   9  9   8  -7
And Ev-‘ry-time I try to rise a-bove

 -5   9   9  -8  8  -7  7  -7 8  -5    -6b  7  
I'm swept a-way by love Ba-by I can't help it

 7    7   7   8    -7 -7   7    7
You keep me drown-ing in your love


VERSE 2 same as 1

May-be I'm a drif-ter maybe not
'Cause I have known the safe-ty
Of flow-ing float-ing free-ly in your arms
I don't need a-noth-er life line
It's not for me 'Cause on-ly you can save me
Oh can't you see

(Pre Chorus+CHORUS)

 8  8  -7  -7   7  7  5
Go on and pull me un-der 

 -5  7 7   -7    -7     7
Cov-er me with dreams, Yeah

 8   -7  -7    7   7   
Love me mouth to mouth 

 -5  -7  -7  -7   7  8
You know I can't re-sist

   -5     7    -7  -8  -8  8   -8
'Cause you're the air that I breathe

(CHORUS)

ENJOY!!
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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