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Its Just The Motion

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(Capo II to match album)
(beginners can substitute Bm7 for Bm to decrease difficulty)
[Intro]
G C G D
[Verse 1}
When you're Crocked on the ocean
CRocked up and down don't Gworry
When you're Cspinning and turning
CRound and round don't Gworry
[Chorus]
You're Emjust feeling seasick
You're Djust feeling weak
Your Bmmind is confused
And you Ccan't seem to Cspeak
It's just the GmotionC  
It's just the GmotionDsus  D  
[Verse 2]
When the Clandlord is knocking
And your Cjob is losing don't Gworry
When the Cbaby needs rocking
And your Cfriends are confusing don't Gworry
[Chorus]
You're Emjust feeling seasick
You're Djust feeling weak
Your Bmmind is confused
And you Ccan't seem to Cspeak
Oh, It's just the GmotionC  
It's just the GmotionDsus  D  
[Bridge]
DBlown by a Chundred winds
BmKnocked down a Ahundred times
CRescued and Bmcarried Aalong
GBeaten and half-dead and Cgone
And it's Emonly the Apain that's Emkeeping you Asane
And Emgives you a Amind to travel Don
[Verse 3]
Oh the Cmotion won't leave you
Won't Clet you remain Don't Gworry
It's a Crestless wind
And a Csleepless rain, Don't Gworry
[Chorus]
EmUnder the ocean
At the Dbottom of the sea
You Bmcan't hear the storm
It's as Cpeaceful as can be
mmm hmm, It's just the GmotionC  
It's just the GmotionC  
(Guitar solo)
[Bridge]
DBlown by a Chundred winds
BmKnocked down a Ahundred times
CRescued and Bmcarried Aalong
GBeaten and half-dead and Cgone
And it's Emonly the Apain that's Emkeeping you Asane
And Emgives you the Amind to travel Don
[Verse 4]
Oh the Cmotion won't leave you
Won't Clet you remain Don't Gworry
It's a Crestless wind
And a Csleepless rain, Don't Gworry
[Chorus]
'Cause EmUnder the ocean
At the Dbottom of the sea
You Bmcan't hear the storm
It's as Cpeaceful as can be
mmm hmm, It's just the GmotionC  
It's just the GmotionC  
It's just the GmotionC  
It's just the GmotionC  
G C G D

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Its Just The Motion

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

(Capo II to match album)

(beginners can substitute Bm7 for Bm to decrease difficulty)

[Intro]

G C G D

[Verse 1}

When you're rocked on the ocean

C G

Rocked up and down don't worry

When you're spinning and turning

C G

Round and round don't worry

[Chorus]

You're just feeling seasick

You're just feeling weak

Your mind is confused

C C

And you can't seem to speak

G C

It's just the motion

G Dsus D

It's just the motion

[Verse 2]

When the landlord is knocking

C G

And your job is losing don't worry

When the baby needs rocking

C G

And your friends are confusing don't worry

[Chorus]

You're just feeling seasick

You're just feeling weak

Your mind is confused

C C

And you can't seem to speak

G C

Oh, It's just the motion

G Dsus D

It's just the motion

[Bridge]

D C

Blown by a hundred winds

Bm A

Knocked down a hundred times

C Bm A

Rescued and carried along

G C

Beaten and half-dead and gone

Em A Em A

And it's only the pain that's keeping you sane

Em A D

And gives you a mind to travel on

[Verse 3]

Oh the motion won't leave you

C G

Won't let you remain Don't worry

It's a restless wind

C G

And a sleepless rain, Don't worry

[Chorus]

Under the ocean

At the bottom of the sea

You can't hear the storm

It's as peaceful as can be

G C

mmm hmm, It's just the motion

G C

It's just the motion

(Guitar solo)

[Bridge]

D C

Blown by a hundred winds

Bm A

Knocked down a hundred times

C Bm A

Rescued and carried along

G C

Beaten and half-dead and gone

Em A Em A

And it's only the pain that's keeping you sane

Em A D

And gives you the mind to travel on

[Verse 4]

Oh the motion won't leave you

C G

Won't let you remain Don't worry

It's a restless wind

C G

And a sleepless rain, Don't worry

[Chorus]

'Cause Under the ocean

At the bottom of the sea

You can't hear the storm

It's as peaceful as can be

G C

mmm hmm, It's just the motion

G C

It's just the motion

G C

It's just the motion

G C

It's just the motion

G C G D

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