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Oceans Away

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The Fray - Ocean's Away
Capo 3rd fret
Listen to the song for strumming patterns
Tab by Pete Workman
Intro:  G   C   Em   G   C   Em  G  
verse:
FiEmgure since I'm G/F#so far goGne, oCceans aGway,
EmI can lay my G/F#sa-bGre dCown today.
EmI miss the wG/F#ords I Glove the wCords, you did not Gsay.
EmI miss the kG/F#iss you nGever-nCever gave aCadd9way.
chorus:
CThere goes the sEmun, oceanGs awCay
CAnd days die yoEmung when you're gGone and you're gCone
CThere goes the sEmun, ocGeans awCay
CAnd leaves the dEmay for sGomeone eClse
Honestly I thought that we could make it all the way,
Barefoot on beaches dancing against the gray.
But stone by stone the castle crumbled to the ground,
I stood and stared as you started to fall into the waves.
Here's to the man of your dreams. I take it all in a box and make my way down to the 
Throw it in and begin to leave it to the waves
Chords:
G/F#: 220003 or 200000
Cadd9: x30010
P.S. My first tab/chord thingy

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Oceans Away

by The Fray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Cadd9

The Fray - Ocean's Away

Capo 3rd fret

Listen to the song for strumming patterns

Tab by Pete Workman

G C Em G C Em G

Intro:

verse:

Em G/F# G C G

Figure since I'm so far gone, oceans away,

Em G/F# G C

I can lay my sa-bre down today.

Em G/F# G C G

I miss the words I love the words, you did not say.

Em G/F# G C Cadd9

I miss the kiss you never-never gave away.

chorus:

C Em G C

There goes the sun, oceans away

C Em G C

And days die young when you're gone and you're gone

C Em G C

There goes the sun, oceans away

C Em G C

And leaves the day for someone else

Honestly I thought that we could make it all the way,

Barefoot on beaches dancing against the gray.

But stone by stone the castle crumbled to the ground,

I stood and stared as you started to fall into the waves.

Here's to the man of your dreams. I take it all in a box and make my way down to the

Throw it in and begin to leave it to the waves

Chords:

G/F#: 220003 or 200000

Cadd9

: x30010

P.S. My first tab/chord thingy

About Oceans Away Chords by The Fray

Learn how to play Oceans Away by The Fray with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Oceans Away chords”, “Oceans Away guitar chords”, or “The Fray Oceans Away chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Oceans Away chords and for experienced players who want accurate Oceans Away lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, Em, G/F#, Cadd9, G/F.

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