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My Oceans Were Lakes
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tuning: Standard
Capo 1
[Intro/Verse/Chorus]
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3----------------3-------------------------3-----|
G|------0---0-2----------0-----------------------0/2---2-0-|
D|-------------------0-4------------5-4-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-------------------------3-3-----------|
E|----3-------------------------0-0------------------------|
[Verse]
(ending)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0--------------0--------0-----------0-----0--|
D|--------2--4-----2-----------2--4-----2--------------2--4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------3--------------------------------------------------0-----|
E|--0--------------------------------------------3--------------------3-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------3--|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0--------------0--2-----|
D|--------2--4-----2-----------2--4-----2--------4-----------|
A|-----------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
(Piano part)
E|--3--2--3--7--5-----2--3--2--3--7--5--|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(Guitar 1)
E|---------------10--|
B|-----10--8---------|
G|--7----------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
[Bridge]
(Guitar 2)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--5-----9-----------5--5-----5--5-----5--5--|
A|--5--------5--------3--3--------3--------3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
E|------------------10------------------------10---------------10--|
B|--------10--8---------8--10--7--8---------------8--8--10--8------|
G|--7--7---------7----------------------7--7-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10--10--10--8--8--8--7--7--7-------------------------7--7--7-----------------------7--7--7--------------|
B|--------------------------------8--8--8--10--10--8--8-----------8--8--8--10--10--10-----------8--8--8--8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------10--7-----8--7---------|
B|--8--8---------8--------10--8--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
[Outro]
E|-----10-------------------------------------10---------|
B|--8------8--10--7--8--8--7-----------8/10------10/8----|
G|----------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------9-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
GMore thought is Dless than said
EmMore thought insCide my head
GHard times and vDiolent times
EmClosed eyes and Cstill framed minds
GCause all thoughts, Dhate modern words
EmIt’s not just, Cthe truth that hurts
GScars heal, Dbut never stray
EmWell I see Canother dayEm C G
GAnoAmther EmdayC D
[Chorus]
DI’m starting to see my GocDeans were lEmakesC
I’m starting to see myG D Em C
I’m starting to see my GocDeans were lEmakesC
I’m starting to see myG D Em C
[Verse 2]
GBefore and aDftermath
EmLost cause down Ccountless paths
GLoose grips and Dhandlebars
EmDull glow of lCesser stars
GI fall short, Dwith every mile
EmWith fist fights, Cin single file
GIf all this, Djust washed away
EmWould I see, Ca brand new dayEm C G
GA Ambrand new EmdayC D
[Chorus]
DI’m starting to see my GocDeans were lEmakesC
I’m starting to see myG D Em C
I’m starting to see my GocDeans were lEmakesC
I’m starting to see myG D Em C
[Bridge]
D Em C
[Chorus]
DI’m starting to see my GocDeans were lEmakesC
I’m starting to see myG...D Em C
I’m starting to see my GocDeans were lEmakesC
I’m starting to see myG D Em C
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My Oceans Were Lakes
by As It Is
Chords in this song · guitar
G
D
Em
C
Am
Tuning: Standard
Capo 1
[Intro/Verse/Chorus]
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3----------------3-------------------------3-----|
G|------0---0-2----------0-----------------------0/2---2-0-|
D|-------------------0-4------------5-4-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-------------------------3-3-----------|
E|----3-------------------------0-0------------------------|
[Verse]
(ending)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0--------------0--------0-----------0-----0--|
D|--------2--4-----2-----------2--4-----2--------------2--4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------3--------------------------------------------------0-----|
E|--0--------------------------------------------3--------------------3-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------3--|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0--------------0--2-----|
D|--------2--4-----2-----------2--4-----2--------4-----------|
A|-----------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
(Piano part)
E|--3--2--3--7--5-----2--3--2--3--7--5--|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(Guitar 1)
E|---------------10--|
B|-----10--8---------|
G|--7----------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
[Bridge]
(Guitar 2)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--5-----9-----------5--5-----5--5-----5--5--|
A|--5--------5--------3--3--------3--------3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
E|------------------10------------------------10---------------10--|
B|--------10--8---------8--10--7--8---------------8--8--10--8------|
G|--7--7---------7----------------------7--7-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10--10--10--8--8--8--7--7--7-------------------------7--7--7-----------------------7--7--7--------------|
B|--------------------------------8--8--8--10--10--8--8-----------8--8--8--10--10--10-----------8--8--8--8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------10--7-----8--7---------|
B|--8--8---------8--------10--8--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
[Outro]
E|-----10-------------------------------------10---------|
B|--8------8--10--7--8--8--7-----------8/10------10/8----|
G|----------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------9-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G D
More thought is less than said
Em C
More thought inside my head
G D
Hard times and violent times
Em C
Closed eyes and still framed minds
G D
Cause all thoughts, hate modern words
Em C
It’s not just, the truth that hurts
G D
Scars heal, but never stray
Em C Em C G
Well I see another day
G Am Em C D
Another day
[Chorus]
D G D Em C
I’m starting to see my oceans were lakes
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my oceans were lakes
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my
[Verse 2]
G D
Before and aftermath
Em C
Lost cause down countless paths
G D
Loose grips and handlebars
Em C
Dull glow of lesser stars
G D
I fall short, with every mile
Em C
With fist fights, in single file
G D
If all this, just washed away
Em C Em C G
Would I see, a brand new day
G Am Em C D
A brand new day
[Chorus]
D G D Em C
I’m starting to see my oceans were lakes
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my oceans were lakes
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my
[Bridge]
D Em C
[Chorus]
D G D Em C
I’m starting to see my oceans were lakes
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my...
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my oceans were lakes
G D Em C
I’m starting to see my
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