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Ocean Chords

(ver. 2)
The Bravery
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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"

Hope you like it, enjoy!

Tuning: standard 

Chords:       EADGBe
        Bm    x24432
        Bm?   x04430 (not sure of this chord's name. BmM7/A?)
        G     3x0033
        D/F#? 2x0230 (again, not sure of the correct name for this. Asus/F#?)
        Em    022000
        D     xx0232
        A     x02220
        E     022100
	
	
	
Intro & Verses:

    Bm       Bm?      G        D/F#?     Em       Em       G        G
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:             
   
      G        G	 
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:

    G        G
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]
  Bm             Bm?          G              D/F#?
I climbed up the mountain and looked off the edge
   Em         Em           G          G
at all of the lives that I never have led
        Bm          Bm?             G           D/F#?
there's one where I stayed with you accross the sea
  Em            Em             G      G
I wonder do you still think of me

       Bm         Bm?     G          D/F#?
I will carry your image always in my head
Em         Em           G           G
folded and yellowed and torn at the edge
    Bm          Bm?        G       D/F#?
and I'll look u-pon it for so many years
Em         Em          G       G
slowly I'm losing your face

[Pre-chorus1]

[Chorus x2] 
Bm    Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
Oh       the ocean rolls us a-way,    a-way, 
 Bm   Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
a-way    the ocean rolls us a-way


[Verse x4]
Bm        Bm?       G           D/F#?
Sixes and sevens we live on jet planes
Em      Em      G              G 
so many faces I don't know the names
Bm      Bm?             G            D/F#
So many friends now and none of them mine
Em           Em         G      G
forgotten as soon as we meet

Bm           Bm?         G       D/F#
All of these moments are lost in time
           Em           Em          G          G
but you're caught in my head like a thorn on a vine
   Bm      Bm?         G        D/F#
forever torment me and I wonder why
     Em             Em           G        G      
do I wish I'd never known you at all

[Pre-chorus2]

[Chorus x4] 
Bm    Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
Oh       the ocean rolls us a-way,    a-way, 
  Bm  Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
a-way    the ocean rolls us a-way

Bm    Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
Oh       the ocean rolls us a-way,    a-way, 
  Bm  Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
a-way    the ocean rolls us a-way


[Verse x2]

[Verse x2]
...the
Bm               Bm?          G             D/F#?
Sun  and    the  moon     an  o-  cean  of  air
Em               Em           G             G
so    ma-ny      voi- ces and no-thing  is  there but the
Bm               Bm?          G             D/F#?
ghost of you     ask- ing me  why,          why did I 
Em               Em           G             G
leave

[Pre-chorus1]

[Chorus x4] 
Bm    Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
Oh       the ocean rolls us a-way,    a-way, 
 Bm   Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
a-way    the ocean rolls us a-way


Bm    Bm     D     D          A    A    E   E
Oh       the ocean rolls us a-way,    a-way, 
 Bm   Bm     D          D                A      A    E   E
a-way  and I loose your hand through the waves
  
 
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