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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: Am
Key: Bbm
For chords in original key transpose +1 (and "use flats")
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SPECIAL CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm/F#    2-2-4-4-3-2
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[Intro]
|  Am|  Am|  D|  D|
[Verse]
The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of light
The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of light
[Bridge]
The Gship's going down
All Dhands overboard
I Emcan't stay afloat
My Bm/F#raft's taking water 
My Gfriends, if you see my Doar float alone
Then you'll Amknow I won't be back
And I Emnever made it home, wave Abye
[Chorus]
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Aoar
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Amoar
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Doar
If you see my Doar
[Verse]
The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of light
The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of light
[Bridge]
The Gship's going down
All Dhands overboard
I Emcan't stay afloat
My Bm/F#raft's taking water 
My Gfriends, if you see my Doar float alone
Then you'll Amknow I won't be back
And I Emnever made it home.  I'm Agone
[Chorus]
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Aoar
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Aoar
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Aoar
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Amoar
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Amoar
If you see my Emoar, if you see my Amoar
[Verse]
[spoken] The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of light
[spoken] The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of light
[Coda]
The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of Dblight
The Amwaves hit the caves and the men underwater 
Try to Dswim through the shards of Dblight

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Oar

by Optiganally Yours

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/F#

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Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st fret

Play: Am

Key: Bbm

For chords in original key transpose +1 (and "use flats")

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

SPECIAL CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Bm/F# 2-2-4-4-3-2

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[Intro]

Am Am D D

| | | | |

[Verse]

The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

Try to swim through the shards of light

The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

Try to swim through the shards of light

[Bridge]

The ship's going down

All hands overboard

I can't stay afloat

Bm/F#

My raft's taking water

G D

My friends, if you see my oar float alone

Then you'll know I won't be back

Em A

And I never made it home, wave bye

[Chorus]

Em A

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

Em Am

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

Em D

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

If you see my oar

[Verse]

The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

Try to swim through the shards of light

The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

Try to swim through the shards of light

[Bridge]

The ship's going down

All hands overboard

I can't stay afloat

Bm/F#

My raft's taking water

G D

My friends, if you see my oar float alone

Then you'll know I won't be back

Em A

And I never made it home. I'm gone

[Chorus]

Em A

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

Em A

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

Em A

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

Em Am

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

Em Am

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

Em Am

If you see my oar, if you see my oar

[Verse]

[spoken] The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

Try to swim through the shards of light

[spoken] The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

Try to swim through the shards of light

[Coda]

The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

D Db

Try to swim through the shards of light

The waves hit the caves and the men underwater

D Db

Try to swim through the shards of light

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