• Song:

    Drowning

  • Artist:

    Backstreet Boys

  • Album:

    Backstreet Boys - Great...

Tom: A

Intro:  B  F#  G#m  E  F#
Or
e | -----------2--0--------2--0----------------------------------- | 
b | --4--0--0--------4--2--------4--0--0-------------------------- | 
g | --------------------------------------3-----1--------1-------- | 
d | -----------------------------------------4--------2-----4--4-- | 
a | -----------------------------------------------2-------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------- | 

VERSE 1:
A                       E
   Don't pretend you're sorry
                 F#m
   I know you're not
                        D
   You know you got the power
      E              A
   To make me weak inside
                     E
   Girl you leave me breathless
             F#m          
   But it's okay 'cause
                 D     Dm* (refer below)
   You are my survival
               
PRE-CHORUS:
               D
   Now hear me say
              E     F#m
   I can't ima-gine life
                ( E )
   Without your love
D                     E
   Even forever don't seem like long enough

CHORUS:
B
   'Cause everytime I breathe
              F#
   I take you in
                       G#m
   And my heart beats again
                E
   Baby I can't help it
               F#               B
   You keep me drowning in your love
                            F#
   Everytime I try to rise above
                     G#m
   I'm swept away by love
                E
   Baby I can't help it
               F#               B
   You keep me drowning in your love
e | ----------------- | 
b | -----------0----- | 
g | ----------------- | 
d | --------1-----4-- | 
a | --2--4----------- | 
E | ----------------- | 
   
VERSE 2:
A              E
   Maybe I'm a drifter
           F#m
   Maybe not
                         D
   'Cause I am only safe here
              E              A
   Of floating freely in your arms
                        E
   I don't need another lover
                F#m
   It's not for me
                            D  Dm* (refer below)
   'Cause only you can save me

PRE-CHORUS :
                D
   Oh can't you see
              E     F#m
   I can't ima-gine life
                E
   Without your love
D                         E
   And even forever don't seem like long enough

Repeat CHORUS

BRIDGE:
G
   Go on and pull me under
   Bm
   Cover me with dreams, yeah
G
   Love me mouth to mouth now
       F#
   You know I can't resist
                     Ab
   'Cause you're the air that I breathe

RAISED CHORUS:
Db
   Everytime I breathe
              Ab
   I take you in
                       Bbm
   And my heart beats again
                F#
   Baby I can't help it
               Ab               Db
   You keep me drowning in your love
                            Ab
   Everytime I try to rise above
                     Bbm
   I'm swept away by love
                F#
   Baby I can't help it
               Ab               Db** (refer below)  
   You keep me drowning in your love...


Ab  Bbm

                F#
   Baby I can't help it
           Ab               Db
   Keep me drowning in your love
          Ab        
   Got me drowning
                           Bbm
   Got me drowning in your love
                F#
   Baby I can't help it
         Ab
   Can't help it no, no
Repeat RAISED CHORUS

* you may play Dm but preferably play it like this
e | ----------- | 
b | --3--5--6-- | 
g | ----------- | 
d | --0--2--3-- | 
a | ----------- | 
E | ----------- | 

** you may play Db but it is not really advisable. Play it like this then 
(pluck it as hard as possible):
e | -------------- | 
b | --2--4--6--7-- | 
g | -------------- | 
d | -----1--3--4-- | 
a | --4----------- | 
E | -------------- | 

Then proceed to Ab major.
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