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To The Sea

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  Standard tuning, no capo
Verse:
EBring on your hunterAs
Let them Dbring their dogBsD#  
It's me that you wanted
I've been right here all along
Right here all along
You better bring your buckets
We've got some dreams to drain
I'll be at the bottom
I've been right here waiting so long
Just waiting so longE  A  D  B  C  
Chorus:
C#mDreams to draiF#n
BPut them in a cagAe
C#mUnlock the paiF#n
BAnd I'll be herAe waiF#ting
You fell asleep with the keyC#m  
All your wallF#s
Mean nothing to C#mme
I know you'll come baEck
To set us freeB  
Verse 2:
Run my dear son
Until we get to the trees
And then keep on going all the way
We've got to get right down to the sea
We've got to get to the sea
Oh my dear son
We've got to get to the sea
But don't you touch the water
Don't you barely breathe
And if you see yourself
Looking back at you
You're going to have to leave
You're going to have to leave
I don't want you to go
But you've got to leave
[Chorus]
[Solo - same chords as verse]
Verse 3:
I don't want you to go
But you've got to leave
You can always come to me
I'll give you what you need
Run my dear son
We've got to get to the sea

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To The Sea

by Jack Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Standard tuning, no capo

Verse:

E A

Bring on your hunters

D B D#

Let them bring their dogs

It's me that you wanted

I've been right here all along

Right here all along

You better bring your buckets

We've got some dreams to drain

I'll be at the bottom

I've been right here waiting so long

E A D B C

Just waiting so long

Chorus:

C#m F#

Dreams to drain

B A

Put them in a cage

C#m F#

Unlock the pain

B A F#

And I'll be here waiting

C#m

You fell asleep with the key

All your walls

C#m

Mean nothing to me

I know you'll come back

To set us free

Verse 2:

Run my dear son

Until we get to the trees

And then keep on going all the way

We've got to get right down to the sea

We've got to get to the sea

Oh my dear son

We've got to get to the sea

But don't you touch the water

Don't you barely breathe

And if you see yourself

Looking back at you

You're going to have to leave

I don't want you to go

But you've got to leave

[Chorus]

[Solo - same chords as verse]

Verse 3:

I don't want you to go

But you've got to leave

You can always come to me

I'll give you what you need

Run my dear son

We've got to get to the sea

About To The Sea Chords by Jack Johnson

Learn how to play To The Sea by Jack Johnson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “To The Sea chords”, “To The Sea guitar chords”, or “Jack Johnson To The Sea 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 To The Sea chords and for experienced players who want accurate To The Sea lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, D, B, D#, C.

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What key is "To The Sea" in?

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