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Ventura

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 11

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
Key: D
Chords:
 Gmaj7xx5432
The rest are open
[Intro]
G
Gmaj7Decide I'm gonna make myself
DA little something to eat
EmGet can down off the shelf
AMaybe a little something sweet
Gmaj7Haven't spoken to no one
DHaven't been in the mood
EmPour some soup, get a spoon and
AStir it up real good
Gmaj7I go out with a friend
DMaybe a little music might help
EmBut I can't pretend
AI wish I was somewhere else
I wanna watch the oGcean bend
the edges of the sDun then
I wanna get swalEmlowed up in
An ocean of lAove
Gmaj7Put on my coat
DGo out into the street
EmGet a lump in my throat
AAnd look down at my feet
Gmaj7Take the long way home
DSo I can ride around
EmPut Neil Young on
AAnd turn up the sound
Gmaj7Drive up the coastline
DMaybe Ventura
EmWatch the waves make signs
AOut on the water
I wanna watch the Gocean bend
the edges of the Dsun then
I wanna get sEmwallowed up in
An ocean of lAove
[Solo]
( Gmaj7   D   Em  A)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7/9-/12-/15-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/10------------|
G|-11\9\7-----9\7------9-11\9\7---9/11-------9--9/11--11/12\11--9\7---------9/11-11/12\11--9-----------------|
D|-----------9-------------------------------------------------------9---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gmaj7Stand in the shower
DClean this dirty mess
EmGive me back my power
AAnd drown this unholiness
Gmaj7Lean over the toilet bowl
DAnd throw up my confession
EmCleanse my soul
AOf this hidden obsession
I wanna watch the oGcean bend
the edges of the sDun then
I wanna get sEmwallowed up in
An ocean of lAove
I wanna watch the oGcean bend
the edges of the sDun then
I wanna get sEmwallowed up in
An ocean of lAove
[Outro]
Gmaj7 D Em A Gmaj7

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Ventura

by Lucinda Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Tuning: Standard

Key: D

Chords:

Gmaj7

xx5432

The rest are open

[Intro]

Gmaj7

Decide I'm gonna make myself

A little something to eat

Get can down off the shelf

Maybe a little something sweet

Gmaj7

Haven't spoken to no one

Haven't been in the mood

Pour some soup, get a spoon and

Stir it up real good

Gmaj7

I go out with a friend

Maybe a little music might help

But I can't pretend

I wish I was somewhere else

I wanna watch the ocean bend

the edges of the sun then

I wanna get swallowed up in

An ocean of love

Gmaj7

Put on my coat

Go out into the street

Get a lump in my throat

And look down at my feet

Gmaj7

Take the long way home

So I can ride around

Put Neil Young on

And turn up the sound

Gmaj7

Drive up the coastline

Maybe Ventura

Watch the waves make signs

Out on the water

I wanna watch the ocean bend

the edges of the sun then

I wanna get swallowed up in

An ocean of love

[Solo]

Gmaj7 D Em A

( )

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7/9-/12-/15-|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/10------------|

G|-11\9\7-----9\7------9-11\9\7---9/11-------9--9/11--11/12\11--9\7---------9/11-11/12\11--9-----------------|

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

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Gmaj7

Stand in the shower

Clean this dirty mess

Give me back my power

And drown this unholiness

Gmaj7

Lean over the toilet bowl

And throw up my confession

Cleanse my soul

Of this hidden obsession

I wanna watch the ocean bend

the edges of the sun then

I wanna get swallowed up in

An ocean of love

I wanna watch the ocean bend

the edges of the sun then

I wanna get swallowed up in

An ocean of love

[Outro]

Gmaj7 D Em A Gmaj7

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