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Intro:
F C E Am
F C E Am
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FPushing oars
Cyour arms are Esore
but you Amown the seaF  
and the Cbirds are Esinging just for Amme
Fbut then a holeC  
you can't Econtrol
it's wAmearingF  C  
and it's Edrowning Amme
and the Fboat's Cswaying
and the Fmermaids Care prayingE  
and the Amearth
is Ftaking Cme
Fbut water turnedC  
is air Elearned
I Amam the seaF  
and the Cfish
are Etaking to Amme
and the Fwall falls Caway
and you Fswim what you Csay
and the Eweight of your Amday 
is one Fhundred miles aGway
and it's Cclear
withEout fear, my dear
that Amwe're
one Fhundred miles aGway 
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Outro:
F C E Am
F C E Am
F C
F C E Am
F G C E
Am F G C

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Pushing Oars

by The Whispertown 2000

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Intro:

F C E Am

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Pushing oars

C E

your arms are sore

Am F

but you own the sea

C E Am

and the birds are singing just for me

F C

but then a hole

you can't control

Am F C

it's wearing

E Am

and it's drowning me

F C

and the boat's swaying

F C E

and the mermaids are praying

and the earth

F C

is taking me

F C

but water turned

is air learned

Am F

I am the sea

and the fish

E Am

are taking to me

F C

and the wall falls away

F C

and you swim what you say

E Am

and the weight of your day

F G

is one hundred miles away

and it's clear

without fear, my dear

that we're

F G

one hundred miles away

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Outro:

F C E Am

F C

F C E Am

F G C E

Am F G C

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