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Octopuss Garden

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Song: Octopus's garden
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Richard Starkey
Album: Abbey Road
Tabbed by DJ  5th June 2017
[Bass riff]
    G (G)(G/A)(G/B)
e|--3--------------|
B|--0--------------|
G|--0--------------|
D|--0--------------|
A|--2-------0---2--|
E|--3---3----------|
CAPO: 4th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
(The slash chords shown are intended to be played
 as passing bass notes only)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
B   = x24442    C    = x32010    (G/A) = x0xxxx
C * = x35553   (C/B) = x2x010    (G/B) = x2xxxx
Am7 = x02010    Am   = x02210     Dm   = xx0231
F   = 133211    Am/G = 302210     Bb   = x13331
G   = 320003   (G)   = 3xxxxx     C7   = x32310
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
                  B C
                     *
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  C            Am7          F
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | 
[Verse 1]
G G G/AG/BC               C/BAm
 ()()()                () 
                  I'd like to be    ...under the sea,
Am/G        F                       G
      In an octopus's garden in the shade,
 G G/AG/BC
()()() 
                 He'd let us in,
 C/BAm
() 
       ...Knows where we've been,
Am/G         F                       G
      In his octopus's garden in the shade
[Verse 2]
Am                                 Am    G
    I'd ask my friends to come and see-----,
F                G
    An octopus's garden with me,
G G G/AG/BC               C/BAm
 ()()()                () 
                  I'd like to be    ...under the sea,
Am/G    F        G     G/A G/BC
                      ()  () 
      In an octopus's garden  ...in the  shade
[Verse 3]
C                    C/BAm
                    () 
    We would be warm (Oo - oo!) ...below the storm,
Am/G        F                           G
     In our little hideaway beneath the waves,
(Oo --------oo!)                       (Ah, ah, ah!)
 G  G/AG/BC
() ()() 
(Ah, ah - ah,  ah!)   Resting our head....
 C/BAm
() 
(Oo - oo!)...on the sea bed,
Am/G      F                       G
    In an octopus's garden near a cave
(Oo ------oo!)                   (Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ah!)
[Verse 4]
Am                              Am     G
    We would sing and dance a - round-----,
F                      G
    Because we know we can’t be found,
G G G/AG/BC               C/BAm
 ()()()                () 
                  I'd like to be    ...under the sea,
Am/G    F        G     G/A G/BC    C7
                      ()  ()      
      In an octopus's garden  ...in the  shade
[Bridge]
F            Dm    Bb           C
Ah----, ah - ah!   Ah----, ah - ah!
F            Dm    Bb       C        F
Ah----, ah - ah!   Ah - ah, ah - ah, ah!
     G  G/AG/BC
       () () 
Ah - ah, ah,   ah---ah!
[Verse 5]
C                   C/B  Am
    We would shout (Ah - ah!)...and swim about,
Am/G      F
      The coral that lies beneath the...
(Oo -----oo!)
   G    G/AG/BG  G/AG/BC
       ()() () ()() 
...waves,
  (Lies  be - neath the o  - cean waves!)
             C/B      Am
Oh, what joy   ...for every girl and boy,
             (Ah------ah!)
Am/G  F
      Knowing they're happy...
(Oo---oo!)
            G                 Am
And they're safe,
            (Happy and they're safe!)
[Verse 6]
Am
    We would be so happy, you and me,
Am/G  F                               G
      No-one there to tell us what to do,
 G G/AG/BC
()()() 
                 I'd like to be...
 C/B  Am
(Ah - ah!) ...under the sea...
[Coda]
Am/G        F         G           Am
      In an octopus's garden with you,
(Ah-------  ah--------ah--------- oo!)
Am/G        F         G           Am
      In an octopus's garden with you,
(Ah-------  ah--------ah--------- oo!)
Am/G    F        G          C      BC
                             *       *
      In an octopus's garden with you!
(Ah ------- ah------  ah----!)

Octopuss Garden chords and lyrics

Free chords for Octopuss Garden by The Beatles. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Octopus's garden
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Richard Starkey
Album: Abbey Road
Tabbed by DJ  5th June 2017
CAPO: 4th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
(The slash chords shown are intended to be played
 as passing bass notes only)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
B   = x24442    C    = x32010    (G/A) = x0xxxx
C * = x35553   (C/B) = x2x010    (G/B) = x2xxxx
Am7 = x02010    Am   = x02210     Dm   = xx0231
F   = 133211    Am/G = 302210     Bb   = x13331
G   = 320003   (G)   = 3xxxxx     C7   = x32310
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
(Oo ------oo!)                   (Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ah!)
[Verse 4]
[Bridge]
[Verse 5]
  (Lies  be - neath the o  - cean waves!)
            (Happy and they're safe!)
[Verse 6]
[Coda]

Octopuss Garden Chords by The Beatles

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