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Oceanside
By The Decemberists
[Verse]
Sweet AnnabEelle as seen reclining on an oC#mcean swell as the waves do lF#mather
up to lay her down 'til she's fAast and sleeping oh wEell I guess I'm 
something of a nC#me'er-do-well who fell asleep at the pF#mealing of the steeple
bell I'm on trAack and keeping but Eoh if I could only get you oF#mcean side
To lay your muAscles wide it’d be heavenEly oh if I could only coax you 
oF#mverboard to leave these loAlling shores to get you oEcean sideB7  
Ocean sF#mide                      ocean sAide  Amoh
[Solo]
E C#m F#m A Am
[Verse]
At rising tEide you're looking fresher than a JC#muly bride
We're picking up what our mF#mothers always stigmatized.
The field is rAight for reaping  oh wEell
I guess I'm something of a neC#mer-do-well 
Even though that's soF#mmething I could never do well
I'm on trAack and keeping but Eoh if I could only get you oF#mcean side to lay 
your muAscles wide it'd be heavenEly oh if I could only coax you oF#mverboard
To leave these loAlling shores to get you oEcean sideB7  
Ocean sF#mide                              ocean sAideAm  E  

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Oceanside

by The Decemberists

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C#m

F#m

Oceanside

By The Decemberists

[Verse]

E C#m F#m

Sweet Annabelle as seen reclining on an ocean swell as the waves do lather

A E

up to lay her down 'til she's fast and sleeping oh well I guess I'm

C#m F#m

something of a ne'er-do-well who fell asleep at the pealing of the steeple

A E F#m

bell I'm on track and keeping but oh if I could only get you ocean side

A E

To lay your muscles wide it’d be heavenly oh if I could only coax you

F#m A E B7

overboard to leave these lolling shores to get you ocean side

F#m A Am

Ocean side ocean side oh

[Solo]

E C#m F#m A Am

[Verse]

E C#m

At rising tide you're looking fresher than a July bride

F#m

We're picking up what our mothers always stigmatized.

A E

The field is right for reaping oh well

C#m

I guess I'm something of a neer-do-well

F#m

Even though that's something I could never do well

A E F#m

I'm on track and keeping but oh if I could only get you ocean side to lay

A E F#m

your muscles wide it'd be heavenly oh if I could only coax you overboard

A E B7

To leave these lolling shores to get you ocean side

F#m A Am E

Ocean side ocean side

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