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The Sea

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The chord box diagrams that the website displays
a particular chord progression.
Play the (G/F#) as a passing bass note only
Em7    = 0-7-5-7-0-0     E5       = 0-7-9-9-0-0 
A9     = x-0-5-6-0-0     D6sus2   = x-5-0-7-0-0 
E      = 0-2-2-1-0-0     Aadd9    = 5-7-7-6-0-0
A      = x-0-2-2-2-0     G6       = 3-5-5-4-0-0
G      = 3-2-0-0-0-3    (G/F#)    = 2-x-x-x-x-x
Bm     = x-2-4-4-3-2     F#7sus4  = x-9-11-11-0-0
E7sus2 = x-x-4-4-3-0     Gmaj7/F# = 2-2-0-0-0-2
                         Em       = 0-2-2-0-0-0
[Intro]
| Em7/  /  /  / | A9/  /  /  / | Em7/  /  /  / | A9/  /  /  / |
[Verse 1]
     Em7Flocking   A9...to the sea,
     Em7Crowds of people A9wait for me,
     Em7Seagulls scavengeA9----, steal ice cream,
     Em7Worries vanish      A9...within my dream
[Chorus]
    EI left my Asoul there,    Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I Alost control here-G----, Bmliving free,E7sus2  
    EI left my Asoul there,     Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I Alost control here-G----, Bmliving free
       E5     D6sus2   Aadd9    G6(G/F#)
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /__/  |
[Verse 2]
     Em7  A9Fishing boats sail past the shore,
     Em7No singing   A9...May-Day anymore,
     Em7The sun is shining,     A9the water is clear,
     Em7Just you and I   ...A9walk along the pier
[Chorus]
    EI left my Asoul there,     Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I Alost control here-G----, Bmliving free,E7sus2  
    EI left my Asoul there,     Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I lAost control here-G---,  Bmliving free
       E5     D6sus2   Aadd9    G6(G/F#)
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /__/  |
[Break]
       E5     D6sus2   Aadd9    G6(G/F#)
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /__/  |
       E5     D6sus2   Aadd9    G6(G/F#)
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /__/  |
       E5     D6sus2   Aadd9    G6(G/F#)
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /__/  |
| Em7/  /  /  / | A9/  /  /  / | Em7/  /  /  / | A9/  /  /  / |
[Verse 3]
     Em7A cool breeze A9flows, but mind the wasp,
     Em7Some get stung, it's A9worth the cost,
     Em7I'd love to stay,      A9the city calls me Em7home,
More hassles, fuss, and A9lies on the phone
[Chorus]
    EI left my Asoul there,    Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I Alost control here--G---,   Bmliving free,E7sus2  
    EI left my Asoul there,    Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I Alost control here--G---,   lBmiving freeE7sus2  
[Chorus]
    EI left my Asoul there,     Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I lAost control here--G---,  Bmliving free,E7sus2  
    EI left my Asoul there,     Gdown Bmby the Esea,
I Alost control here--G---,
BmLiving-----E5-----D6sus2---------Aadd9-----,
 G6(G/F#)     E5     D6sus2      Aadd9   G6(G/F#)
Living------------------------!
[Coda]
       E         D       A      G(G/F#)
Oo----, living------------------...
EMmm---, Dmm------A-, ...Gby ...Gmaj7/F#the    ...Emsea

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The Sea

by Morcheeba

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

E7sus2

D6sus2

Aadd9

G/F#

Gmaj7/F#

The chord box diagrams that the website displays

a particular chord progression.

Play the (G/F#) as a passing bass note only

Em7 = 0-7-5-7-0-0 E5 = 0-7-9-9-0-0

A9 = x-0-5-6-0-0 D6sus2 = x-5-0-7-0-0

E = 0-2-2-1-0-0 Aadd9 = 5-7-7-6-0-0

A = x-0-2-2-2-0 G6 = 3-5-5-4-0-0

G = 3-2-0-0-0-3 (G/F#) = 2-x-x-x-x-x

Bm = x-2-4-4-3-2 F#7sus4 = x-9-11-11-0-0

E7sus2 = x-x-4-4-3-0 Gmaj7/F# = 2-2-0-0-0-2

Em = 0-2-2-0-0-0

[Intro]

Em7 A9 Em7 A9

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Em7 A9

Flocking ...to the sea,

Em7 A9

Crowds of people wait for me,

Em7 A9

Seagulls scavenge----, steal ice cream,

Em7 A9

Worries vanish ...within my dream

[Chorus]

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G Bm E7sus2

I lost control here-----, living free,

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G Bm

I lost control here-----, living free

E5 D6sus2 Aadd9 G6 G/F#

()

| / / / / | / / / /__/ |

[Verse 2]

Em7 A9

Fishing boats sail past the shore,

Em7 A9

No singing ...May-Day anymore,

Em7 A9

The sun is shining, the water is clear,

Em7 A9

Just you and I ...walk along the pier

[Chorus]

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G Bm E7sus2

I lost control here-----, living free,

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G Bm

I lost control here----, living free

E5 D6sus2 Aadd9 G6 G/F#

()

| / / / / | / / / /__/ |

[Break]

E5 D6sus2 Aadd9 G6 G/F#

()

| / / / / | / / / /__/ |

E5 D6sus2 Aadd9 G6 G/F#

()

| / / / / | / / / /__/ |

E5 D6sus2 Aadd9 G6 G/F#

()

| / / / / | / / / /__/ |

Em7 A9 Em7 A9

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 3]

Em7 A9

A cool breeze flows, but mind the wasp,

Em7 A9

Some get stung, it's worth the cost,

Em7 A9 Em7

I'd love to stay, the city calls me home,

More hassles, fuss, and lies on the phone

[Chorus]

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G Bm E7sus2

I lost control here-----, living free,

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G Bm E7sus2

I lost control here-----, living free

[Chorus]

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G Bm E7sus2

I lost control here-----, living free,

E A G Bm E

I left my soul there, down by the sea,

A G

I lost control here-----,

Bm E5 D6sus2 Aadd9

Living------------------------,

G6 G/F# E5 D6sus2 Aadd9 G6 G/F#

() ()

Living------------------------!

[Coda]

E D A G G/F#

()

Oo----, living------------------...

E D A G Gmaj7/F# Em

Mmm---, mm-------, ...by ...the ...sea

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