Oceans Away

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A lovely song from Elton's newest album 'The Diving Board' - I'm a little amazed no one has tabbed it yet to
be honest with you.
I've had a go at notating the intro - I'm more of a pianist than a guitarist so I haven't tabbed it, but I
think my system is pretty easy to work out - listen to the record for the timing. Vertical lines ( | ) are bar
lines.
[Intro]
EbG BbC BbEbF G FEbCC BbEbG BbC BbEbF G FEbCC BbF
Notes | | | | | | |
EbAb Eb Cm Bb EbAb Eb Cm Bb
Chords | | | | | | |
[Verse 1]
Eb Eb9 Ab Eb
I hung out with the old folks, in the hope that I'd get wise.
Gm Cm F Bb
I was trying to bridge the gap, between the great divide.
Eb Eb9 Ab Eb
Hung on every recollection, in the theatre of their eyes
Gm Cm F Bb
Picking up on this and that, in the few that still survive.
[Chorus]
Eb
Call em up
Cm
Dust em off
D Gm
Let em shine
Ab Eb F Bb
The ones who hold onto the ones, they had to leave behind
Eb Cm
Those that flew, those that fell,
D Gm
The ones that had to stay,
Ab Eb
Beneath a little wooden cross
Bb Eb
Oceans away
[Interlude]
EbG BbC BbEbF G FEbCC BbEbG BbC BbEbF G FEbCC BbF
Notes | | | | | | |
EbAb Eb Cm Bb EbAb Eb Cm Bb
Chords | | | | | | |
[Verse 2]
Eb Eb9 Ab Eb
They bend like trees in winter, these shuffling old gray lions
Gm Cm F Bb
Though snow white start to gather, like the belt around Orion.
Eb Eb9 Ab Eb
Just a touch of faded lightning, of the powerful design,
Gm Cm F Bb
Of the generation gathered, for maybe the last time.
[Chorus]
Eb
Call em up
Cm
Dust em off
D Gm
Let em shine
Ab Eb F Bb
The ones who hold onto the ones, they had to leave behind
Eb Cm
Those that flew, those that fell,
D Gm
The ones that had to stay,
Ab Eb
Beneath a little wooden cross
Bb Eb
Oceans away
[Bridge]
Gb Ab Bbm
Oceans away where the green grass sways and the cool wind blows across the shadow of their graves.
Gb Ab
shoulder to shoulder, back in the day, sleeping bones to rest in Earth
Bbm Fsus4 Bbm
O - ceans away
Gb Ab Bb
O - ceans away
[Chorus]
Eb
Call em up
Cm
Dust em off
D Gm
Let em shine
Ab Eb F Bb
The ones who hold onto the ones, they had to leave behind
Eb Cm
Those that flew, those that fell,
D Gm
The ones that had to stay,
Ab Eb
Beneath a little wooden cross
Bb Eb
Oceans away
[Interlude]
EbG BbC BbEbF G FEbCC BbEbG BbC BbEbF G FEbCC BbF
Notes | | | | | | |
EbAb Eb Cm Bb EbAb Eb Cm Bb
Chords | | | | | | |
[Outro]
Eb
*Single note fading into the distance*

Oceans Away chords and lyrics

Free chords for Oceans Away by Elton John. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

A lovely song from Elton's newest album 'The Diving Board' - I'm a little amazed no one has tabbed it yet to
be honest with you.
I've had a go at notating the intro - I'm more of a pianist than a guitarist so I haven't tabbed it, but I
think my system is pretty easy to work out - listen to the record for the timing. Vertical lines ( | ) are bar
lines.
[Intro]
Notes  Eb G | Bb C  | Bb Eb F | G  F Eb C C  Bb Eb G | Bb C  | Bb Eb F | G  F Eb C C  Bb F |
Chords      | Eb Ab | Eb      | Cm        Bb         | Eb Ab | Eb      | Cm        Bb      |
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
Notes  Eb G | Bb C  | Bb Eb F | G  F Eb C C  Bb Eb G | Bb C  | Bb Eb F | G  F Eb C C  Bb F |
Chords      | Eb Ab | Eb      | Cm        Bb         | Eb Ab | Eb      | Cm        Bb      |
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
Notes  Eb G | Bb C  | Bb Eb F | G  F Eb C C  Bb Eb G | Bb C  | Bb Eb F | G  F Eb C C  Bb F |
Chords      | Eb Ab | Eb      | Cm        Bb         | Eb Ab | Eb      | Cm        Bb      |
[Outro]

Oceans Away Chords by Elton John

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