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Ocean

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Cmajor

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(question marks means it's optional)
C= e|---|---|-X?| Em7= e|---|---|---| Am= e|---|---|---| 
   B|-X-|---|---|      B|---|---|-X-|     B|-X-|---|---|    
   G|---|---|---|      G|---|---|---|     G|---|-X-|---|    
   D|---|-X-|---|      D|---|---|---|     D|---|-X-|---|   
   A|---|---|-X-|      A|---|-X-|---|     A|---|---|---|      
   E|---|---|---|      E|---|---|---|     E|---|---|---|    
G= e|---|---|-X?| Fmajor= e|-X-|---|---|(bar chord)
   B|---|---|---|         B|-X-|---|---|
   G|---|---|---|         G|---|-X-|---|
   D|---|---|---|         D|---|---|-X-|
   A|---|-X-|---|         A|---|---|-X-|
   E|---|---|-X-|         E|-X-|---|---|
Intro: strum G, C... Am, G, C(begin fingure picking the song, if you want?)
(C and Em7 have 2 counts, and Am has 4 counts)
C            Em7            Am     G(hit on the last beat of Am's 4 counts)
I think I'll go down to the ocean
Fmajor(4counts)                    C         G  
I think I'll go down, and lie by the sea
 CSit aEm7lone and watch the wavAmes breakG  
Fmajor(2 counts)                 G           C  
I don't think I'm ever going to leave
       Em7        Am(hit 0 then 2 on the A string before going to C)
To leave, to leave
CFind a gEm7irl that looks like an aAmngelG  
FmajorTake her home just to Cbe by her Gside
CThe kind of Em7girl you'd love to AmmarryG  
FmajorSomeday to Gbe your brand new Cbride
Em7Your brand new Ambride
CI think I'll Em7go down to the oAmceanG  
FmajorI think I'll go down and Clie by the Gsea
 CSit aEm7lone and watch the waAmves breakG  
FmajorI don't think I'm eGver going to Cleave
       Em7         Am  G(two counts on all chords here)
to leave, to leave,
Cto leave, Em7to leave, Amto leave,G  
(the song says it once more, but i don't do it)
CWell I knEm7ow I've got this AmmissionG  
 FmajorOf things to do and things to Csay, every Gday
CAnd if you Em7give your heart perAmmissionG  
FmajorI know you'd Gfeel the same old Cway
            Em7   Am(hit 0 then 2 on the A string again)   
The same, same way
CI think I'll Em7go down to the oAmceanG  
FmajorI think I'll go down and Clie by the Gsea
 CSit aEm7lone and watch the Amsun setG  
FmajorI don't think I'm Gever going to Cleave
Em7to leave, Amto leave, G  
Cto leave, Em7to leave, She'll be Amwaiting by the Gshore I 
Cbelieve, I don't Em7wanna be aAmlone anymorGe
            C              Em7  Am(all four counts, then end with C)
I think I'll go down to the ocean

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Ocean

by Hanna Mceuen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmajor

Em7

(question marks means it's optional)

C= e|---|---|-X?| Em7= e|---|---|---| Am= e|---|---|---|

B|-X-|---|---| B|---|---|-X-| B|-X-|---|---|

G|---|---|---| G|---|---|---| G|---|-X-|---|

D|---|-X-|---| D|---|---|---| D|---|-X-|---|

A|---|---|-X-| A|---|-X-|---| A|---|---|---|

E|---|---|---| E|---|---|---| E|---|---|---|

G= e|---|---|-X?| Fmajor= e|-X-|---|---|(bar chord)

B|---|---|---| B|-X-|---|---|

G|---|---|---| G|---|-X-|---|

D|---|---|---| D|---|---|-X-|

A|---|-X-|---| A|---|---|-X-|

E|---|---|-X-| E|-X-|---|---|

Intro: strum G, C... Am, G, C(begin fingure picking the song, if you want?)

(C and Em7 have 2 counts, and Am has 4 counts)

C Em7 Am G(hit on the last beat of Am's 4 counts)

I think I'll go down to the ocean

Fmajor C G

(4counts)

I think I'll go down, and lie by the sea

C Em7 Am G

Sit alone and watch the waves break

Fmajor G C

(2 counts)

I don't think I'm ever going to leave

Em7 Am

(hit 0 then 2 on the A string before going to C)

To leave, to leave

C Em7 Am G

Find a girl that looks like an angel

Fmajor C G

Take her home just to be by her side

C Em7 Am G

The kind of girl you'd love to marry

Fmajor G C

Someday to be your brand new bride

Em7 Am

Your brand new bride

C Em7 Am G

I think I'll go down to the ocean

Fmajor C G

I think I'll go down and lie by the sea

C Em7 Am G

Sit alone and watch the waves break

Fmajor G C

I don't think I'm ever going to leave

Em7 Am G

(two counts on all chords here)

to leave, to leave,

C Em7 Am G

to leave, to leave, to leave,

(the song says it once more, but i don't do it)

C Em7 Am G

Well I know I've got this mission

Fmajor C G

Of things to do and things to say, every day

C Em7 Am G

And if you give your heart permission

Fmajor G C

I know you'd feel the same old way

Em7 Am

(hit 0 then 2 on the A string again)

The same, same way

C Em7 Am G

I think I'll go down to the ocean

Fmajor C G

I think I'll go down and lie by the sea

C Em7 Am G

Sit alone and watch the sun set

Fmajor G C

I don't think I'm ever going to leave

Em7 Am G

to leave, to leave,

C Em7 Am G

to leave, to leave, She'll be waiting by the shore I

C Em7 Am G

believe, I don't wanna be alone anymore

C Em7 Am C

(all four counts, then end with )

I think I'll go down to the ocean

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