On The Ocean Chords

by Guster
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author arcboot [a] 40. Last edit on Sep 16, 2023

Chords

F
Dm
Am
C
C7
Bb
Gm

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This song consist of five chords played round and round throughout the verses and
chorus, except for the bridge.
 
Four main chords:  F Dm Am C C7
Bridge chords: Bb Gm F C
 
(F) Am I asleep?  (Am, not A minor)
(Dm)Is this a dream?
(Am) Oh my God, what have I (C) done?
Any(C7)thing?
 
(F)At twenty-three,
You (Dm)walked out on me.
(Am)Oh my God, where have you (C)gone?
Any(C7)way?
 
Chorus:
On the (F)ocean,
I think I'm taking on (Dm)water.
The storm is on the (Am)way,
But I will hold on (C)anyway.(C7)
 
Verse:
(F)Ten thousand leagues,
(Dm)under the sea,
(Am)Oh my God, what have you (C)done?
Any(C7)thing?
 
Verse with Alternate melody:
(F)Twenty nine years,
I've wondered around,
There's no (Dm)beauty here,
No emerald town,
(Am)I shout aloud, "What will be for(C)gotten?
Every(C7)thing?"
 
Chorus:
On the (F)ocean,
I think I'm taking on (Dm)water.
The storm is on the (Am)way,
But I will hold on (C)anyway.(C7)
 
Bridge:
(Bb)I close my eyes and there's someone beside me.
(Gm)Hand in hand we can only speak in (F)tongues.
She's pulling me a(C)long.
 
(Bb)Follow her down, a trail of crumbs behind me,
My (Gm)head's in her hands,
But everything, it still feels (F)wrong.
This isn't what I (C)thought,
So can I just go (F)home?
 
Piano interlude: F Dm Am C C7
Numma-nummas:  F Dm Am C C7 (softly)
 
Verse:
(F)Am I asleep?
(Dm)Is this a dream?
(Am)Oh my God, what have I (C)done?
Any(C7)thing?
 
(ROUND)
On the (F)ocean,
Ten thousand leagues,
I think I'm taking on (Dm)water,
Under the sea,
The storm is on the (Am)way,
Oh my God, what have you done?
But I will be? you? (C)anyway.(C7)
Anything?
On the (F)ocean
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3 comments
smitherzMAR
Very nice job, love this song!
+1
joncampbelljr
Great, love it. If you listen to the recording (at least the album version, I assume the shorter radio edit too), he unmistakably says "At twenty-three, he walked out on me" - not "...you walked out on me". I've seen it "...she walked out on me" also, but he definitely sings "he":).
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arcboot
The Am in the first line is a word, not a chord.
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