• Song:

    Drift Apart

  • Artist:

    Ben Caplan

Ben Caplan - Drift Apart

Capo second fret

Regular tuning

Intro: G
Verse chords: C, E, Am, G, C, Am, F#
Chorus chords: C, Am, G, D
Refrain: E, Am, C, F#

There's a bit of a pull on most of his D's, just listen to the song it's easy to pick up.

C (x32010@1)                   E (022100@1)   
When I wrote you that letter
Am (x02210@1)                 GYou'd (320003@1)already made up your mind
C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1)              F#All (244322@1)my words were writ in vain
C (x32010@1)              E (022100@1)      
When I called you up that day
Am (x02210@1)                G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)    Am (x02210@1)   F#I (244322@1)was only calling up to say hello
          C (x32010@1)       E (022100@1)       Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)  
But goodbye 
                   C (x32010@1)                             Am (x02210@1)     F#Was (244322@1)the words that you'd been thinking 'bout for days

C (x32010@1)                                         E (022100@1)   
Didn't know that you were going to leave me
Am (x02210@1)                                 GWish (320003@1)I knew the way to make you come home
Am (x02210@1)                               F#What (244322@1)can I do if this is right for you

Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)         DI (xx0232@1)have not been perfect for you
 Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)    
Know I think I was back at the start
Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)        DYou (xx0232@1)have no more patience for me
Am (x02210@1)                    C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)    DSo (xx0232@1)now I guess we'll both just drift apart
C (x32010@1)                  EAll (022100@1)those times I wasn't there
Am (x02210@1)                    GThe (320003@1)times you thought I didn't care
C (x32010@1)              Am (x02210@1)              F#I (244322@1)hope you can believe I thought of you
C (x32010@1)                  ECause (022100@1)you were everything I needed
Am (x02210@1)                                 GI've (320003@1)been selfish and so self absorbed
E (022100@1)                     Am (x02210@1)            F#I (244322@1)thought that you'd be waiting when I reached the other side
C (x32010@1)                  E (022100@1)           Am (x02210@1)            GLast (320003@1)night I put my arms around another woman's waist
C (x32010@1)                      Am (x02210@1)              F#The (244322@1)touch was sweet but bitter while we danced

C (x32010@1)                      EGreat (022100@1)love can bring greater pain
Am (x02210@1)                GI (320003@1)hope I fall in love again
E (022100@1)             Am (x02210@1)               F#What (244322@1)can I do if this is right for you



Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)           DI (xx0232@1)have not been perfect for you
 Am (x02210@1)               C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)    
I like to think I was back at the start
Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)       DYou (xx0232@1)have no more patience for me
Am (x02210@1)                    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)     F#So (244322@1)now I guess we'll both just drift apart

(Lots of ladada with refrain chords)

E (022100@1)         Am (x02210@1)I want the best for you 
C (x32010@1)        F# (244322@1)              Cand (x32010@1)now I realize that isn't me
           Am (x02210@1)             CI (x32010@1)haven't been the man you need
            F# (244322@1)       EI (022100@1)wish I'd been able to be
E (022100@1)        Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)          F# (244322@1)             EI'm (022100@1)sorry that I did not give you everything that you desired
        E (022100@1)              C (x32010@1)                   Am (x02210@1)          F# (244322@1)
And that I made you feel upset when you just made me feel inspired

Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)      DI (xx0232@1)have not been perfect for you
 Am (x02210@1)                     C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    
I wish we could go back and just restart
Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)       DYou (xx0232@1)have no more patience for me
Am (x02210@1)                    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)       DSo (xx0232@1)now I guess we'll both just drift apart

Drift apart

(lots of ladada to the refrain chords)
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