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God Of Ocean Tides

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Dan fingerpicks this song. I have tabbed out the intro because it gives a pretty good 
representation of the pattern and variations he uses throughout the song. The bass is 
played by alternating the thumb between the lowest and second lowest string every 1/4 
note. When he does the walkdown during the verses ("And I buy all my days"), he seems to 
only hit the bass note of each chord so I have notated it as such.
In the "chorus", for lack of a better term, the D-G-D-G parts ("All night long"), he 
strums the chords.
Now on to the bridge. It gets sort of difficult here because the second guitar starts 
playing a big part and there is also more occasional strumming. At "colored lights", a very 
distinctive picking pattern appears and I have written it out there. The chord names 
represent those picking patterns until the end of the bridge, at which point you can return 
to normal chord forms. You can barre the first two forms but make sure not to hit that D 
string. Sorry if it is confusing, but I promise I could have made it much worse.
I hope my tab does this beautiful song justice.
*Lyrics adapted from LyricsMania.com
[Intro]
e|C----------------|-------0-------|---------------|-----------------|
B|--1---------0---|-3---------3---|-----------0---|-----------------|
G|--------0-------|---------------|-------0-------|-------0---------|
D|------2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-----2---2-|
A|--3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|-3-------3---3---|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
GClose the door on a short night
DLift the lid on the daylight
Em6:09 West Tennessee Ctime
      C   /B  /A  G
And I buy all my  days
GAt the Dsame place where the girl sells her Cnights
     C      /B  /A  G
To a God of ocean   tides.
[Chorus]
DAll Gnight Dlong,
GWriting Cpoems to CaliGfornia
EmMelodies of failure
And the Ampeople I have thrown
A - Dway, GmeanDwhile, Gsomewhere Cwest of CaroGlina
In a Emcongregation of strangers
We are A7digging holes to China
Then we Cpray to our reflections
In the Cwater when it rises.
[Verse 2]
I said Gheadlights pin the highway down
DJesus spins the world around
And I’ll Emspend all my tomorrows coming Cdown
    C   /B  /A  G
Goodbye all my  days.
I know I Dsaid I never loved you
                C      C/B     /A     G  
But I might just try again tonight.
[Bridge]
D/BTruck stops and Criver gods
Gas Dstations of the GCross
DFollowing a ghost,
AmFollowing a ghost,
I Cpray the water Dwash away
The Emmemories aDnd the cCmaj7ost.
DCarry me soGuth, to the Cadd9sea
D/EAlong with your Gmemories of Cmaj7me
We are Dborn in the Gwater
           G  /A   /B  Cadd9
And I will re-turn to  Thee.
e|Csus2----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|
B|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|
A|--3-------3-------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------=-----|------------=-----|
e|G5/D----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|
B|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|
A|--5-------5-------|--5-------5-------|--5-------5-------|--5-------5-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------=-----|------------=-----|
e|G(2)----7-------7-----|----7-------7-----|----7-------7-----|----7-------7-----|
B|--------8-------8-|--------8-------8-|--------8-------8-|--------8-------8-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------9-------9---|------9-------9---|------9-------9---|------9-------9---|
A|--10-----10-------|--10------10------|--10-----10-------|--10------10------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------=-----|------------=-----|
Csus2Colored lights
And G5/Dbirthday cakes
Csus2Candle wax
On G(2)paper plates.
Csus2Breathe the water
G(2)Hush-a-bye, hush-a-bye.
You can Csus2see through water
All the way up to the G(2)sky.
[Verse 3]
GGods of water, gods of rain
DCover up the sun again
We are Emcrossing at the Mississippi Cline
      C     /B  /A  G
And I tried all my  days
DTo love you just the way you hoped I Cmight,
        C       /B   /A G
But I’m leaving here to-night.
I Dcan’t remember yesterday
             C        C/B  /A  G  
I tried, if I said I could
GI lied.
[Outro]
Em7 Em7(2)
 Cmaj7   C   Cmaj7   Cadd9(Strummed end riff)
[Chords]
Verse/Chorus
            CX32010
            G320033
            DXX0232
           Em022000
           AmX02210
           A7X02020
Bridge
          D/BX2023X
        Cmaj7X32000
        Cadd9X32030
          D/E0X0232
        Csus2X35X33
         G5/DX55X33
G(2)         X(10)9X87
Outro
          Em7020000
Em7(2)       020003

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God Of Ocean Tides

by Counting Crows

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/B

Cmaj7

Cadd9

D/E

Csus2

G5/D

G(2)

Em7

Dan fingerpicks this song. I have tabbed out the intro because it gives a pretty good

representation of the pattern and variations he uses throughout the song. The bass is

played by alternating the thumb between the lowest and second lowest string every 1/4

note. When he does the walkdown during the verses ("And I buy all my days"), he seems to

only hit the bass note of each chord so I have notated it as such.

In the "chorus", for lack of a better term, the D-G-D-G parts ("All night long"), he

strums the chords.

Now on to the bridge. It gets sort of difficult here because the second guitar starts

playing a big part and there is also more occasional strumming. At "colored lights", a very

distinctive picking pattern appears and I have written it out there. The chord names

represent those picking patterns until the end of the bridge, at which point you can return

to normal chord forms. You can barre the first two forms but make sure not to hit that D

string. Sorry if it is confusing, but I promise I could have made it much worse.

I hope my tab does this beautiful song justice.

*Lyrics adapted from LyricsMania.com

[Intro]

e|----------------|-------0-------|---------------|-----------------|

B|--1---------0---|-3---------3---|-----------0---|-----------------|

G|--------0-------|---------------|-------0-------|-------0---------|

D|------2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-----2---2-|

A|--3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|-3-------3---3---|

E|----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

Close the door on a short night

Lift the lid on the daylight

Em C

6:09 West Tennessee time

C /B /A G

And I buy all my days

G D C

At the same place where the girl sells her nights

C /B /A G

To a God of ocean tides.

[Chorus]

D G D

All night long,

G C G

Writing poems to California

Melodies of failure

And the people I have thrown

D G D G C G

A - way, meanwhile, somewhere west of Carolina

In a congregation of strangers

We are digging holes to China

Then we pray to our reflections

In the water when it rises.

[Verse 2]

I said headlights pin the highway down

Jesus spins the world around

Em C

And I’ll spend all my tomorrows coming down

C /B /A G

Goodbye all my days.

I know I said I never loved you

C C G

/B /A

But I might just try again tonight.

[Bridge]

D/B C

Truck stops and river gods

D G

Gas stations of the Cross

Following a ghost,

C D

I pray the water wash away

Em D Cmaj7

The memories and the cost.

D G Cadd9

Carry me south, to the sea

D/E G Cmaj7

Along with your memories of me

D G

We are born in the water

G /A /B Cadd9

And I will re-turn to Thee.

Csus2

e|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|

B|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

D|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|

A|--3-------3-------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3-------|

E|------------------|------------------|------------=-----|------------=-----|

G5/D

e|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|----3-------3-----|

B|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3-|

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

D|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|------5-------5---|

A|--5-------5-------|--5-------5-------|--5-------5-------|--5-------5-------|

E|------------------|------------------|------------=-----|------------=-----|

G(2)

e|----7-------7-----|----7-------7-----|----7-------7-----|----7-------7-----|

B|--------8-------8-|--------8-------8-|--------8-------8-|--------8-------8-|

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

D|------9-------9---|------9-------9---|------9-------9---|------9-------9---|

A|--10-----10-------|--10------10------|--10-----10-------|--10------10------|

E|------------------|------------------|------------=-----|------------=-----|

Csus2

Colored lights

G5/D

And birthday cakes

Csus2

Candle wax

G(2)

On paper plates.

Csus2

Breathe the water

G(2)

Hush-a-bye, hush-a-bye.

Csus2

You can see through water

G(2)

All the way up to the sky.

[Verse 3]

Gods of water, gods of rain

Cover up the sun again

Em C

We are crossing at the Mississippi line

C /B /A G

And I tried all my days

D C

To love you just the way you hoped I might,

C /B /A G

But I’m leaving here to-night.

I can’t remember yesterday

C C G

/B /A

I tried, if I said I could

I lied.

[Outro]

Em7 Em7(2)

Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Cadd9

(Strummed end riff)

[Chords]

Verse/Chorus

X32010

320033

XX0232

022000

X02210

X02020

Bridge

D/B

X2023X

Cmaj7

X32000

Cadd9

X32030

D/E

0X0232

Csus2

X35X33

G5/D

X55X33

G(2) X(10)9X87

Outro

Em7

020000

Em7(2) 020003

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