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Lovely song about keeping the serial killer within!
Intro  D   G   D  G  
DHow do I Gcontain Dall the hours of Gchange?
DWhy do I give Gin to danger Dno one else would Gbear?
F#mHow do I Gbelieve in F#mall I’ve failed to Ggive?
F#mYou return from Gnowhere when I’ve lAearned to live withEm7out you
DNow, Em7now you Gsay those F#mvows couldn’t Gheal you
DHow? You Em7made all Gdreams seem real and F#msomehow you Gstill do
 D  G  D   G
DFingerprints Gconcealed and Ddestinies then were Em7sealed
DEver since you Gburnt inside me. AHow do I conGvince you?
DNow, Em7now you Gswear that Atime was only Gsleeping
DHow, Em7how did you reAlease all that Gwe were steeped in?
D  G  F#m  G  D   G    A     G
DFound a heart a Ghome Dwhen the mind was Gblown
DHiding in an unsafe hBmaven
AWhat if I’d never kGnown you?
DStill an Em7ocean cGried in Awaves I know won’t Greveal you
So Dfeel the Em7second Gtide inAside as it Gleaves you reeling
             D  BmNow you Em7shield the Gneed that comApels you
DHow? You Bmset my Em7soul on Gfire and someF#mhow you Astill do
D  C   Bm   Bb

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Ocean

by IQ

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

Lovely song about keeping the serial killer within!

D G D G

Intro

D G D G

How do I contain all the hours of change?

D G D G

Why do I give in to danger no one else would bear?

F#m G F#m G

How do I believe in all I’ve failed to give?

F#m G A Em7

You return from nowhere when I’ve learned to live without you

D Em7 G F#m G

Now, now you say those vows couldn’t heal you

D Em7 G F#m G

How? You made all dreams seem real and somehow you still do

D G D G

D G D Em7

Fingerprints concealed and destinies then were sealed

D G A G

Ever since you burnt inside me. How do I convince you?

D Em7 G A G

Now, now you swear that time was only sleeping

D Em7 A G

How, how did you release all that we were steeped in?

D G F#m G D G A G

D G D G

Found a heart a home when the mind was blown

D Bm

Hiding in an unsafe haven

A G

What if I’d never known you?

D Em7 G A G

Still an ocean cried in waves I know won’t reveal you

D Em7 G A G

So feel the second tide inside as it leaves you reeling

D Bm Em7 G A

Now you shield the need that compels you

D Bm Em7 G F#m A

How? You set my soul on fire and somehow you still do

D C Bm Bb

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