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Your Em7body may be gone, I'm gonna carrCy you in. 
In my Bmhead, in my heart, in my soul. C  
And maEm7ybe we'll get lucky and we'll bCoth live again. 
Well I Bmdon't know. I don't know. I don't know. CDon't think so. 
Well Em7that is that and thiCs is this.
You tGell me what you want anCd I'll tell you what you get.   
You gEm7et away from me. You Cget away from me. 
ColleGcted my belongings Cand I left the jail. 
Well Em7thanks for the time, CI needed to think a spell. 
I had Gto think awhile. CI had to think awhile. 
The oEm7cean breathes salty, wCon't you carry it in? 
In yoBmur head, in your mouthC, in your soul. 
And mEm7aybe we'll get lucky aCnd we'll both grow old. 
Well BmI don't know. I don't Cknow. I don't know. I hope so. 
Well Em7that is that and Cthis is this. 
You tGell me what you want Cand I'll tell you what you get. 
You gEm7et away from me. (You get away from me) CYou get away from me. 
CollGected my belongings aCnd I left the jail. 
Well Em7thanks for the time, CI needed to think a spell. 
I had Gto think awhile. (I had to think awhile) CI had to think awhile. 
WelEm7l that is that and Cthis is this. 
WilGl you tell me what you saw aCnd I'll tell you what you missed, 
wheEm7n the ocean met the Csky. (YDou missed, you missed)
You Gmissed when time and life shook hands Cand said goodbye. (YDou missed)
WheEm7n the earth folded in Con itself. (YDou missed)
And Gsaid "Good luck, for your sake I hope Cheaven and hell (YDou missed, you missed)
are Em7really there, but I woulCdn't hold my breath." (YoDu missed, you missed)
You Gwasted life, why wouldnC't you waste death? (YoDu missed, you missed)
You Em7wasted life, why woulCdn't you waste death? 
The oEm7cean breathes salty, wCon't you carry it in? 
In yoBmur head, in your mouthC, in your soul. 
The mEm7ore we move ahead the Cmore we're stuck in rewind. 
Well BmI don't mind. I don't mind. HCow the hell could I mind? 
Well Em7that is that and thiCs is this.
You tGell me what you want anCd I'll tell you what you get.   
You gEm7et away from me. You Cget away from me. 
WeEm7ll that is that anCd this is this. 
WilGl you tell me what you saw aCnd I'll tell you what you missed, 
wheEm7n the ocean met the Csky. (YDou missed, you missed)
You Gwasted life, why wouldn't Cyou waste the afterlife?

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Ocean Breathes Salty

by Modest Mouse

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Em7

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Em7 C

Your body may be gone, I'm gonna carry you in.

Bm C

In my head, in my heart, in my soul.

Em7 C

And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both live again.

Bm C

Well I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Don't think so.

Em7 C

Well that is that and this is this.

G C

You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get.

Em7 C

You get away from me. You get away from me.

G C

Collected my belongings and I left the jail.

Em7 C

Well thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell.

G C

I had to think awhile. I had to think awhile.

Em7 C

The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in?

Bm C

In your head, in your mouth, in your soul.

Em7 C

And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both grow old.

Bm C

Well I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I hope so.

Em7 C

Well that is that and this is this.

G C

You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get.

Em7 C

You get away from me. (You get away from me) You get away from me.

G C

Collected my belongings and I left the jail.

Em7 C

Well thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell.

G C

I had to think awhile. (I had to think awhile) I had to think awhile.

Em7 C

Well that is that and this is this.

G C

Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,

Em7 C D

when the ocean met the sky. (You missed, you missed)

G C D

You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye. (You missed)

Em7 C D

When the earth folded in on itself. (You missed)

G C D

And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell (You missed, you missed)

Em7 C D

are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." (You missed, you missed)

G C D

You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death? (You missed, you missed)

Em7 C

You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?

Em7 C

The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in?

Bm C

In your head, in your mouth, in your soul.

Em7 C

The more we move ahead the more we're stuck in rewind.

Bm C

Well I don't mind. I don't mind. How the hell could I mind?

Em7 C

Well that is that and this is this.

G C

You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get.

Em7 C

You get away from me. You get away from me.

Em7 C

Well that is that and this is this.

G C

Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,

Em7 C D

when the ocean met the sky. (You missed, you missed)

G C

You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste the afterlife?

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