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By The Ocean

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[Intro]
GCome on girl take your Cback up off the wall
EmThrow your phone you don't Dneed it anyway
GKick off your shoes while Cwe walk through the sand
EmLed by the oDcean
[Verse 1]
GOh
That beautiful Csmile be stuck inside my Emhead for awhDile
GI never meant to Cfall so hard for EmyouD  
GPerfect Clips, 5'6 she's Emyoung and wildD  
GAnd always Ca good time when our plans fEmall throughD  
[Pre Chorus]
GWe sleep in the Ccar
We chill at the EmparkD  
GBut who would've Cknown we'd make it Emthis faDr
But the Gway she moves got me Cparalyzed
And I Emknow this time I'm a Dbe all right
GDon't know abCout you but EmI'm
Going Dout tonight
[Chorus]
GCome on girl take your Cback up off the wall
EmThrow your phone you don't Dneed it anyway
GKick off your shoes while Cwe walk through the sand
EmLed by the oDcean
[Verse 2]
GYour beautiful Ceyes
I love the way your Emhair falls Ddown
GI wish there was a Cway to see thEmis throughD  
GAnd now every Ctime
That Emyou're aroundD  
[Pre Chorus]
GOh
I don't know Cwhat to do, yeahEm  D  
GI sleep in the cCar
I drink at the pEmarkD  
GBut who would've Cknown we'd make it Emthis faDr
But the Gway she moves got me Cparalyzed
And I Emknow this time I'm a Dbe all right
GDon't know abCout you but EmI'm
Going Dout tonight
[Bridge]
GLa da Cda da da da da
EmLa da Dda da da da da Gda
La da Cda da da da da
EmI'm going Dout tonightG  
La da Cda da da da da
EmLa da Dda da da da da Gda
La da Cda da da da da
EmI'm going Dout tonightG  
[Chorus]
GCome on girl take your Cback up off the wall
EmThrow your phone you don't Dneed it anyway
GKick off your shoes while Cwe walk through the sand
EmLed by the oDcean
GCome on girl take your Cback up off the wall
EmThrow your phone you don't Dneed it anyway
GKick off your shoes while Cwe walk through the sand
EmLed by the oDcean
[Outro]
GLed by the Cocean
EmLed by the Docean
(Repeat until fade)

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By The Ocean

by Kid Indigo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C

Come on girl take your back up off the wall

Em D

Throw your phone you don't need it anyway

G C

Kick off your shoes while we walk through the sand

Em D

Led by the ocean

[Verse 1]

C Em D

That beautiful smile be stuck inside my head for awhile

G C Em D

I never meant to fall so hard for you

G C Em D

Perfect lips, 5'6 she's young and wild

G C Em D

And always a good time when our plans fall through

[Pre Chorus]

G C

We sleep in the car

Em D

We chill at the park

G C Em D

But who would've known we'd make it this far

G C

But the way she moves got me paralyzed

Em D

And I know this time I'm a be all right

G C Em

Don't know about you but I'm

Going out tonight

[Chorus]

G C

Come on girl take your back up off the wall

Em D

Throw your phone you don't need it anyway

G C

Kick off your shoes while we walk through the sand

Em D

Led by the ocean

[Verse 2]

G C

Your beautiful eyes

Em D

I love the way your hair falls down

G C Em D

I wish there was a way to see this through

G C

And now every time

Em D

That you're around

[Pre Chorus]

C Em D

I don't know what to do, yeah

G C

I sleep in the car

Em D

I drink at the park

G C Em D

But who would've known we'd make it this far

G C

But the way she moves got me paralyzed

Em D

And I know this time I'm a be all right

G C Em

Don't know about you but I'm

Going out tonight

[Bridge]

G C

La da da da da da da

Em D G

La da da da da da da da

La da da da da da da

Em D G

I'm going out tonight

La da da da da da da

Em D G

La da da da da da da da

La da da da da da da

Em D G

I'm going out tonight

[Chorus]

G C

Come on girl take your back up off the wall

Em D

Throw your phone you don't need it anyway

G C

Kick off your shoes while we walk through the sand

Em D

Led by the ocean

G C

Come on girl take your back up off the wall

Em D

Throw your phone you don't need it anyway

G C

Kick off your shoes while we walk through the sand

Em D

Led by the ocean

[Outro]

G C

Led by the ocean

Em D

Led by the ocean

(Repeat until fade)

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