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Oceanographers Choice

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:  standard
e|--Gm3---Bb6---Eb----C----F1---D----------------------------------------------------
B|--3---6---8---5---1---7---------------------------------------------------
G|--3---7---8---5---2---7---------------------------------------------------
D|--5---8---8---5---3---7---------------------------------------------------
A|--5---8---6---3---3---5---------------------------------------------------
E|--3---6-----------1-------------------------------------------------------
Well, Gmguy in a skeleton costume
BbComes up to the guy in the EbSuperman suit
Runs through him with a Gmbroadsword
I flipped the television off
Bring Bball the bright lights Ebup
Turn the radio Gmup loud
 CI don't know why I'm so persuaded
 FThat if I think things through
EbLong enough and hard enough
 DI'll somehow get to you
But then you Gmcame in and we locked eyes
You Ckicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other
Stubbed my Ebcigarette out against the west wall
 DAnd quickly lit another
GmLook at that
Would you look at that?
 CWe're throwing off sparks
GmWhat will I Fdo when I Cdon't have Gmyou
To hold onto in the darDk?Gm  
Yes, Gmeverybody's gonna need a witness
BbEverybody's gonna need a little Ebback up
In case the scene gets Gmnasty
You throw the attic window open
And I Bbthrow myself all around Ebyou
And night comes to TallaGmhassee
 CI don't know why it's gotten harder Fto keep myself away
EbThought I'd finally beat the feeling back
 DIt all came back today
And then we Gmfell down and we locked arms
We Cknocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor
 EbI don't mean it when I tell you
 DThat I don't love you anymore
GmLook at that
Would you look at that?
CThe way the ceiling starts to swerve
GmWhat will I Fdo when I Cdon't have Gmyou
When I finally get what I desDerve?
Gm

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Oceanographers Choice

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Tuning: standard

Gm Bb Eb C F D

e|--3---6-----------1-------------------------------------------------------

B|--3---6---8---5---1---7---------------------------------------------------

G|--3---7---8---5---2---7---------------------------------------------------

D|--5---8---8---5---3---7---------------------------------------------------

A|--5---8---6---3---3---5---------------------------------------------------

E|--3---6-----------1-------------------------------------------------------

Well, guy in a skeleton costume

Bb Eb

Comes up to the guy in the Superman suit

Runs through him with a broadsword

I flipped the television off

Bb Eb

Bring all the bright lights up

Turn the radio up loud

I don't know why I'm so persuaded

That if I think things through

Long enough and hard enough

I'll somehow get to you

But then you came in and we locked eyes

You kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other

Stubbed my cigarette out against the west wall

And quickly lit another

Look at that

Would you look at that?

We're throwing off sparks

Gm F C Gm

What will I do when I don't have you

D Gm

To hold onto in the dark?

Yes, everybody's gonna need a witness

Bb Eb

Everybody's gonna need a little back up

In case the scene gets nasty

You throw the attic window open

Bb Eb

And I throw myself all around you

And night comes to Tallahassee

C F

I don't know why it's gotten harder to keep myself away

Thought I'd finally beat the feeling back

It all came back today

And then we fell down and we locked arms

We knocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor

I don't mean it when I tell you

That I don't love you anymore

Look at that

Would you look at that?

The way the ceiling starts to swerve

Gm F C Gm

What will I do when I don't have you

When I finally get what I deserve?

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