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THE OCEAN - The Bravery
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They play it with a capo on the first fret. This is tabbed without the capo,
so it is 1/2 step lower than it sounds on the recording. I made this tab from
It's not perfect, but it's way closer than anything else I've found for this
song. Also, this is just guitar 1, the rhythm part. If I'm feeling ambitious
I'll take a stab at guitar 2. Finally, I've seen videos for a "Moon Version"
on youtube, this is just the acoustic version.
Hope you like it, enjoy!
Tuning: standard
Chords: EADGBe
x24432
Bm? x04430 (not sure of this chord's name. BmM7/A?)
3x0033
D/F#? 2x0230 (again, not sure of the correct name for this. Asus/F#?)
022000
xx0232
x02220
022100
Intro & Verses:
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e|----22-2-|---00-0-|---33-3-|---00-0-|---00-0-|---00---|---33-3-|---33-3-|
B|----33-3-|---33-3-|---33-3-|---33-3-|---00-0-|---00---|---33-3-|---33-3-|
G|----44-4-|---44-4-|---00-0-|---22-2-|---00-0-|---00---|---00-0-|---00-0-|
D|----44-4-|---44-4-|---00-0-|---00-0-|---22-2-|---22---|---00-0-|---00-0-|
A|--2------|-0------|---xx-x-|---xx-x-|---22-2-|---22---|---xx-x-|---xx-x-|
E|---------|--------|-3------|-2------|-0------|-0----2-|-3------|-3------|
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3
Rhythm: 3/4 time; triplets of 1/4 notes.
Pre-chorus1:
e|-----33-3-|---33-3----|
B|-----33-3-|---33-3----|
G|-----00-0-|---00-0----|
D|-----00-0-|---00-0----|
A|-----xx-x-|---xx-x----|
E|---3------|-3---------|
1 2 3 | 1 2 3
Pre-chorus2:
e|----33-3-|-------|--------------------------------|
B|----33-3-|-------|--------------------------------|
G|----00-0-|-------|--------------------------------|
D|----00-0-|-------|--------------------------------|
A|----xx-x-|---0-1-|--------------------------------|
E|--3------|-3-----|--------------------------------|
1 2 3 | 1 2 3
These are just two variations that I heard in the performance I tabbed this
from, but I think there were other variations in other recordings, so give
a listen to a few. The pre-choruses are just half a measure thrown
Chorus:
This is just strumming |Bm|Bm|D|D|A|A|E|E|, same rhythm as the verse. I'm not
going to tab it out :P
Lyrics:
Notice the rhythm of the words have the same triplet rhythm as the strumming for
the most part. Listen to the recording for the timings, I've tried to place the
chords over the correct syllables below so you can more easily get the lyrical
timing.
[Intro x2]
[Verse x4]
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I climbed up the mountain and looked off the edge
at all of the lives that I never have led
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there's one where I stayed with you accross the sea
I wonder do you still think of me
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I will carry your image always in my head
folded and yellowed and torn at the edge
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and I'll look u-pon it for so many years
slowly I'm losing your face
[Pre-chorus1]
[Chorus x2]
Oh the ocean rolls us a-way, a-way,
a-way the ocean rolls us a-way
[Verse x4]
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Sixes and sevens we live on jet planes
so many faces I don't know the names
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So many friends now and none of them mine
forgotten as soon as we meet
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All of these moments are lost in time
but you're caught in my head like a thorn on a vine
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forever torment me and I wonder why
do I wish I'd never known you at all
[Pre-chorus2]
[Chorus x4]
Oh the ocean rolls us a-way, a-way,
a-way the ocean rolls us a-way
Oh the ocean rolls us a-way, a-way,
a-way the ocean rolls us a-way
[Verse x2]
[Verse x2]
...the
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Sun and the moon an o- cean of air
so ma-ny voi- ces and no-thing is there but the
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ghost of you ask- ing me why, why did I
leave
[Pre-chorus1]
[Chorus x4]
Oh the ocean rolls us a-way, a-way,
a-way the ocean rolls us a-way
Oh the ocean rolls us a-way, a-way,
a-way and I loose your hand through the waves
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