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Yer Not The Ocean

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Intro
 D5   A5   G5  G5/ F#   A5x2
GAgainA, I'm Dtalking to a lake, 	I'm standing on the rocks
Yer not the ocean,		I'm better to watch
Britney invisible 		or the stranger in myself
than a wall of water 		just hitting the shelf
Chorus
  D5        A5   G5  G5/ F#  A5  
Yer not the ocean 		You're up to my toes
  D5        A5   G5  G5/ F#  A5  
Yer not the ocean 		You're not even close
GThough Ayou're so Dreal 		and you've more youth everyday
and you can think and feel 	and get out of your own way
and though I'm nothing 		you are just a lake
made to take it 		and take and take and take
  D5        A5   G5  G5/ F#  A5  
Yer not the ocean 		I'm standing on my toes
Yer not the ocean 		You're not even close
Yer not the ocean 		You're up to my chin
Yer not the ocean 		You're not coming in
	A5	B5	C5	You're not coming in
	A5	B5	C5	You're not coming in
	C5	D5	E5	You're not coming in
(No bar chords here)
   D         A    G    G/F#   Ax2
DYer Anot the GoceG/F#an 		YAou're up to my chin
Yer not the ocean 		You're not coming in
				You're not coming in
				You're not coming in
				You're not coming in
and I send you what I can, but I mostly do just chords as I am a rythm guitarist.

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Yer Not The Ocean

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

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Intro

D5 A5 G5 G5 F# A5

/ x2

G A D

Again, I'm talking to a lake, I'm standing on the rocks

Yer not the ocean, I'm better to watch

Britney invisible or the stranger in myself

than a wall of water just hitting the shelf

Chorus

D5 A5 G5 G5 F# A5

Yer not the ocean You're up to my toes

D5 A5 G5 G5 F# A5

Yer not the ocean You're not even close

G A D

Though you're so real and you've more youth everyday

and you can think and feel and get out of your own way

and though I'm nothing you are just a lake

made to take it and take and take and take

D5 A5 G5 G5 F# A5

Yer not the ocean I'm standing on my toes

Yer not the ocean You're not even close

Yer not the ocean You're up to my chin

Yer not the ocean You're not coming in

A5 B5 C5 You're not coming in

C5 D5 E5 You're not coming in

(No bar chords here)

D A G G/F# A

Yer not the ocean You're up to my chin

Yer not the ocean You're not coming in

You're not coming in

and I send you what I can, but I mostly do just chords as I am a rythm guitarist.

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