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ABOUT THE OCEAN
Glen Campbell
written Jimmy Webb
Intro   D    Asus4    D  Asus4  
Verse 1
DIt's going to Ctake me such a long time to Gwrite this.
Like you Emsaid, it's so   Dhard.
CTo write about the ocean,
AWell this is about the ocean,   Em  AAbout DYou.
Verse 2
There are D#/Fso many words   you never hGeard me say
So many songs    Emyou never Dheard me sing
I hope you'll Chear them all one day
But Acastles are just for dreaming
For Emme any   DwayAsus4  
For keeping  Ddemons awayAsus4  
Chorus 1
GSee through my Aeyes for jusEmt one Dtime
GThere's more to this Afeeling than can be Emforgotten
Cause you've Cbeen my friend
Have you Abeen my friend
Verse 3
And DI   Cnever thought I could be so Gunhappy
Being with Emyou I thought that Dall was fine
So I Cstood across the line
AAnd never supposing
You'd ever want to Dharm me
Outro
Just a few sD/F#imple words to say you're Gsorry
But you know the Emtime is such a Dpasser-by
And I Chope that what I'm feeling Anow
Won't be the same as when we Dstarted out
C  G  Bb  D  C#m  G  G7 D
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About The Ocean

by Glen Campbell

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Asus4

D#/F

D/F#

C#m

ABOUT THE OCEAN

Glen Campbell

written Jimmy Webb

D Asus4 D Asus4

Intro

Verse 1

D C G

It's going to take me such a long time to write this.

Em D

Like you said, it's so hard.

To write about the ocean,

A Em A D

Well this is about the ocean, About You.

Verse 2

D#/F G

There are so many words you never heard me say

Em D

So many songs you never heard me sing

I hope you'll hear them all one day

But castles are just for dreaming

Em D Asus4

For me any way

D Asus4

For keeping demons away

Chorus 1

G A Em D

See through my eyes for just one time

G A Em

There's more to this feeling than can be forgotten

Cause you've been my friend

Have you been my friend

Verse 3

D C G

And I never thought I could be so unhappy

Em D

Being with you I thought that all was fine

So I stood across the line

And never supposing

You'd ever want to harm me

Outro

D/F# G

Just a few simple words to say you're sorry

Em D

But you know the time is such a passer-by

C A

And I hope that what I'm feeling now

Won't be the same as when we started out

C G Bb D C#m G G7 D

Flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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