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The Ocean

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THE OCEAN - Noah Gundersen
Capo 3
[Chords]
Verse:    Em    Dadd4add9     Am         CChorus:    D/F#     Am      C  G  
e|------0-------0------0----0-----------------2----0----0----3-----|
B|------0-------3------1----1-----------------3----1----1----0(3)--|
G|------0-------0------2----0-----------------2----2----0----0-----|
D|------2-------4------2----2-----------------0----2----2----0-----|
A|------2-------5------0----3-----------------0----0----3----2-----|
E|--3-2-0-------x------x----x-----------------2----x----x----3-----|
[Intro]
Em   Dadd4add9   Am    C    Em
[Verse 1]
EmSet your eyes low, set your eyes
oh wesDadd4add9t against the morning,
as I had no warAmning of this,
when they come Cto wake me up.
[Verse 2]
EmSet your sights love, set your sights
oh far Dadd4add9across the ocean,
as if I never Amtouch the ocean,
I would only Ccome back home  ...to D/F#sleep.
[Chorus]
D/F#But oh my souAml(?),   Cam I alGright, am I alrighD/F#t?
D/F#Oh my sAmoul,     Cam I aGlright, am I alrightEm?
Dadd4add9   Am   C
[Verse 3]
EmCut your ties love, cut your ties,
And say I Dadd4add9never knew you,
they'll see rAmight through you.
And you canCnot run and hide.
[Verse 4]
BuEmt keep the faith love, keep the faith,
though I knDadd4add9ow it's gonna bring you high(?),
know it's gonna bring yAmou down,
But though the Cdevil may not take you, you never will escape this D/F#love.
[Chorus]
D/F#But oh my Amsoul,   Cam I aGlright, am I alrigD/F#ht.
D/F#oh my soAmul,     Cam I alGright, am I alriD/F#ght.
[Bridge]
D/F#Still this buAmrning in my thCroat, is going Gthrough all of the motD/F#ions,
D/F#And I will sAmome day come to my hCome,
and maybe Gone day I wD/F#ill reach the oEmcean,
Dadd4add9Oh, oh. Oh, OhhhAmhhhh.C  Em  
(That's it. The second to last Em doesn't have the bottom E string (-3-2-) section, 
and the final Dadd4add9 has variations with the top e string being played (-0-5-).)

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The Ocean

by Noah Gundersen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

THE OCEAN - Noah Gundersen

Capo 3

[Chords]

Em Dadd4add9 Am C D/F# Am C G

Verse: Chorus:

e|------0-------0------0----0-----------------2----0----0----3-----|

B|------0-------3------1----1-----------------3----1----1----0(3)--|

G|------0-------0------2----0-----------------2----2----0----0-----|

D|------2-------4------2----2-----------------0----2----2----0-----|

A|------2-------5------0----3-----------------0----0----3----2-----|

E|--3-2-0-------x------x----x-----------------2----x----x----3-----|

[Intro]

Em Dadd4add9 Am C Em

[Verse 1]

Set your eyes low, set your eyes

Dadd4add9

oh west against the morning,

as I had no warning of this,

when they come to wake me up.

[Verse 2]

Set your sights love, set your sights

Dadd4add9

oh far across the ocean,

as if I never touch the ocean,

C D/F#

I would only come back home ...to sleep.

[Chorus]

D/F# Am C G D/F#

But oh my soul(?), am I alright, am I alright?

D/F# Am C G Em

Oh my soul, am I alright, am I alright?

Dadd4add9 Am C

[Verse 3]

Cut your ties love, cut your ties,

Dadd4add9

And say I never knew you,

they'll see right through you.

And you cannot run and hide.

[Verse 4]

But keep the faith love, keep the faith,

Dadd4add9

though I know it's gonna bring you high(?),

know it's gonna bring you down,

C D/F#

But though the devil may not take you, you never will escape this love.

[Chorus]

D/F# Am C G D/F#

But oh my soul, am I alright, am I alright.

D/F# Am C G D/F#

oh my soul, am I alright, am I alright.

[Bridge]

D/F# Am C G D/F#

Still this burning in my throat, is going through all of the motions,

D/F# Am C

And I will some day come to my home,

G D/F# Em

and maybe one day I will reach the ocean,

Dadd4add9 Am C Em

Oh, oh. Oh, Ohhhhhhh.

(That's it. The second to last Em doesn't have the bottom E string (-3-2-) section,

and the final Dadd4add9 has variations with the top e string being played (-0-5-).)

About The Ocean Chords by Noah Gundersen

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