Organs For Oceans
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capo 2nd
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Intro (First two lines of verse 1 & 2)
E||-0----------------0-----------|
B||-1--0h1p0---------0--0----0---|
G||-2---------2------0-----0---0-|
D||-2------------0---2-----------|
A||-0----------------2-----------|
E||------------------0-----------|
He slept in my bed after I filled his body
With insects and panic and grandfather sewn seeds
C Em C Em
I was useless inside him; trade organs for oceans
C Em Am Em
Is there a vaccine for this?
C Em Am Em
To clean out all the unborn kids?
C Em (x4)
Ohhhhhhh
He broke me good where the landlord left scars
Emptied all the bedrooms to reclaim the stretch marks
C Em
We were to our throats in grass
C Em
We tore down the treehouses
C Em Am Em
And our brothers were kindling
C Em Am Em
for the love songs that we couldn't sing
C Em (x4)
Ohhhhhh
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Final verse fingerpicking (first 4 lines)
E||-------------------|------------------|
B||-------------------|------------------|
G||----------0--------|----------0-------|
D||-----2-------(x4)--|-----2-------(x4)-|
A||--3-----3----------|-------2----------|
E||-------------------|---0--------------|
'Cause we drowned all our songs in the bathtub
You could hear them way up in the rafters
And the preachers sleeping in the attic
Stole them all for scriptures
C Em C Em
We sing nothing now, our mothers ask us how
C Em C Em
We pray with lights out for songs to fill our mouths
C Em (x4)
Ohhhhhh
How to play Organs For Oceans
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 E. 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.