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First 'tab', extremely crude and doesn't do the track justice, but you can muck around with it.
Death and a Cure - Oceans
Capo 6
CI'm getting, I'm getting Gover this
CI'm getting Gover this
CI've been Em7bound, 
wandered Amhow Is this love or somethinDg else?
CYou've gotten, you've gotten Gover me
CYou've gotten Gover me
CWhy cherish the Em7moments and Amtime
Spent with Dyou
GYou are an Em7ocean
And AmI can't keep my Dhead above thEm7e water
GTime moves slow when I'm Em7with you
But, AmI should have Dgone hours CagoG  
CThis is more than meets the eyGe
CThis is so much moreG  
CIt's bitter and Em7glazed, with the awful tAmaste
             D          Am        D(G    D)
Of blame With words like these....
GYou are an Em7ocean
And AmI can't keep my Dhead above thEm7e water
GTime moves slow when I'm Em7with you
But, AmI should have Dgone hours CagoG  
AmI should havDe gone hourGs ago
AmI should havDe gone hourGs ago

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Oceans

by Death and a Cure

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

First 'tab', extremely crude and doesn't do the track justice, but you can muck around with it.

Death and a Cure - Oceans

Capo 6

C G

I'm getting, I'm getting over this

C G

I'm getting over this

C Em7

I've been bound,

Am D

wandered how Is this love or something else?

C G

You've gotten, you've gotten over me

C G

You've gotten over me

C Em7 Am

Why cherish the moments and time

Spent with you

G Em7

You are an ocean

Am D Em7

And I can't keep my head above the water

G Em7

Time moves slow when I'm with you

Am D C G

But, I should have gone hours ago

C G

This is more than meets the eye

C G

This is so much more

C Em7 Am

It's bitter and glazed, with the awful taste

D Am D

(G D)

Of blame With words like these....

G Em7

You are an ocean

Am D Em7

And I can't keep my head above the water

G Em7

Time moves slow when I'm with you

Am D C G

But, I should have gone hours ago

Am D G

I should have gone hours ago

Am D G

I should have gone hours ago

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