The Ocean Of The Sky
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Intro: D Bm F#m F#m Em (x2)
verse 1
D Bm F#m
The war is over if there was a war
Em D
I hope we won
Bm F#m
A little boy waits with a lever on his own
Em D Bm F#m
So I craft a ship to fly my way back home
Em D Bm F#m
When the ocean of the sky swallows me whole
[Refrão] Em D Bm F#m
I've never felt so far from home and I like it
Em D Bm F#m
Never been so left alone for so long
G A
Forget the meaning but it needs one now
G A
Yet I pretended that it did somehow
I'm going home
D Bm F#m F#m Em
D Bm F#m F#m Em
verse 2
D Bm F#m
The whore?, the slavemaster, what guessed his eye
Em
Light Impairs?
D Bm F#m
Showed me just how close we may resemble pigs
Em D Bm F#m
For the blind man that must journey into hell
Em D Bm F#m
I was surprised to meet my mother there as well
[Refrão] Em D Bm F#m
I've never felt so far from home and I like it
Em D Bm F#m
Never been so left alone for so long
G A
Forget the meaning but it needs one now
G A
Yet I pretended that it did somehow
I'm going home
D5 B5 F#5 F#5 E5
D5 B5 F#5 F#5 E5
Bridge
D5 B5 F#5
I saw him flat so awkward up my hand
E5 D5
Below the stars
B5 F#5
He Hopped in my bed we pretended to be friends
E5 D5 B5 F#5
But his sigh that could have torn this man apart
E5 D5 B5 F#5
And in his face I saw the canopy inferno
Last Chorus
Em D Bm F#m
I've never felt so far from home and I like it
Em D Bm F#m
Never been so left alone for so long
G A
Forget the meaning but it needs one now
G A
Yet I pretended that it did somehow
D
I'm going home
(Drone out)
How to play The Ocean Of The Sky
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.