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An Ocean

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[Intro]
C Em7/B Am
E7/G# F/A Dm7
G C F Gsus4
[Verse 1]
Shall we just Cgo little Em7/Bwreck of my hAmeart
E7/G#Go for the F/Awaves out Dm7there
Oh I Gknow
These are Cfrightening Fsus2seasGsus4  
When old Cbastards are Em7/Bripping aAmpart
E7/G#All what iF/As kind ouDm7t there
All we Ggrow
And how Cwild we FdreamGsus4  
[Chorus]
Fsus2Somewhere Cin this Gstubborn Clight
AmOver the Dm7waves and tGroubles nCow
Fsus2I look Cout for Gyours like Amyou'll for Gsus4mine
So Gsus4deep in the arms of the oCcean nowFsus2  
When the Gsus4bird sees the sColid groundFsus2  Gsus4  
[Verse 2]
And now we lCeeway when Em7/Bstill and so dAmark
E7/G#Peace in the F/Asounds out Dm7here
Thunder cGlaps
In the Cdistance FwarmGsus4  
Another one Cfollows I Em7/Bcount from aAmfar
I E7/G#never get F/Aused to Dm7this
First the fGlare
Then the Csilence FstarGsus4ts
[Chorus]
Fsus2Somewhere Cin this Gstubborn Clight
AmOver the Dm7waves and tGroubles nCow
Fsus2I look Cout for Gyours like Amyou'll for Gsus4mine
So Gsus4deep in the arms of the oCcean nowFsus2  
When the Gsus4bird sees the sColid groundFsus2  Gsus4  
[Bridge]
I've been Gsus4counting on
The wind would know where I'm Amgoing Fsus2to
And when Gsus4stillness comes around
I ask what my Cheart would Fsus2do
About drifting Gsus4around
So deep in the arms of the Cocean now
[Instrumental]
Fsus2      Gsus4
C          Fsus2      Gsus4
[Verse 3]
I see fCeathers on Em7/Bevery wAmave
From E7/G#every old F/Aused to Dm7be
Ones you lGoved
Did you Clet them Fdream?Gsus4  
I still Close it, I Em7/Bspeak to mysAmelf
I aE7/G#sk out in F/Anothing Dm7too
To the bGirds, why I'm sCinging sFtill, am I Gsus4singing sCtill?
[Outro]
C Em7/B Am
E7/G# F/A Dm7
G C F Gsus4
End

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An Ocean

by The Tallest Man On Earth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7/B

E7/G#

F/A

Dm7

Gsus4

Fsus2

[Intro]

C Em7/B Am

E7/G# F/A Dm7

G C F Gsus4

[Verse 1]

C Em7/B Am

Shall we just go little wreck of my heart

E7/G# F/A Dm7

Go for the waves out there

Oh I know

C Fsus2 Gsus4

These are frightening seas

C Em7/B Am

When old bastards are ripping apart

E7/G# F/A Dm7

All what is kind out there

All we grow

C F Gsus4

And how wild we dream

[Chorus]

Fsus2 C G C

Somewhere in this stubborn light

Am Dm7 G C

Over the waves and troubles now

Fsus2 C G Am Gsus4

I look out for yours like you'll for mine

Gsus4 C Fsus2

So deep in the arms of the ocean now

Gsus4 C Fsus2 Gsus4

When the bird sees the solid ground

[Verse 2]

C Em7/B Am

And now we leeway when still and so dark

E7/G# F/A Dm7

Peace in the sounds out here

Thunder claps

C F Gsus4

In the distance warm

C Em7/B Am

Another one follows I count from afar

E7/G# F/A Dm7

I never get used to this

First the flare

C F Gsus4

Then the silence starts

[Chorus]

Fsus2 C G C

Somewhere in this stubborn light

Am Dm7 G C

Over the waves and troubles now

Fsus2 C G Am Gsus4

I look out for yours like you'll for mine

Gsus4 C Fsus2

So deep in the arms of the ocean now

Gsus4 C Fsus2 Gsus4

When the bird sees the solid ground

[Bridge]

Gsus4

I've been counting on

Am Fsus2

The wind would know where I'm going to

Gsus4

And when stillness comes around

C Fsus2

I ask what my heart would do

Gsus4

About drifting around

So deep in the arms of the ocean now

[Instrumental]

Fsus2 Gsus4

C Fsus2 Gsus4

[Verse 3]

C Em7/B Am

I see feathers on every wave

E7/G# F/A Dm7

From every old used to be

Ones you loved

C F Gsus4

Did you let them dream?

C Em7/B Am

I still lose it, I speak to myself

E7/G# F/A Dm7

I ask out in nothing too

G C F Gsus4 C

To the birds, why I'm singing still, am I singing still?

[Outro]

C Em7/B Am

E7/G# F/A Dm7

G C F Gsus4

End

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