Oceans Away
View chords used in this chart
Notes Eb G | Bb C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C Bb Eb G | Bc C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C B F |
Bb |
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.
[Refrão]
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
REPEAT INTRO
verse 2 (SAME CHORDS AS verse 1)
They bend like trees in winter, these shuffling old gray lions
Though snow white start to gather, like the belt around Orion.
Just a touch of faded lightning, of the powerful design,
Of the generation gathered, for maybe the last time.
REPEAT Chorus
BRIDGE
F# Ab Bbm
Oceans away where the green grass sways and the cool wind blows across the shadow of their graves.
F# AB
shoulder to shoulder, back in the day, sleeping bones to rest in Earth
Bbm Fsus4 Bbm
O - ceans away
F# Ab Bb
O - ceans away
REPEAT Chorus
REPEAT INTRO
OUTRO: Single Eb note fading into the distance
How to play Oceans Away
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.