This song consist of five chords played round and round throughout the verses and
chorus, except for the bridge.
Four main chords: F Dm Am C C7
Bridge chords: Bb Gm F C
(F) Am I asleep?
(Dm)Is this a dream?
(Am) Oh my God, what have I (C) done?
Any(C7)thing?
(F)At twenty-three,
You (Dm)walked out on me.
(Am)Oh my God, where have you (C)gone?
Any(C7)way?
Chorus:
On the (F)ocean,
I think I'm taking on (Dm)water.
The storm is on the (Am)way,
But I will hold on (C)anyway.(C7)
Verse:
(F)Ten thousand leagues,
(Dm)under the sea,
(Am)Oh my God, what have you (C)done?
Any(C7)thing?
Verse with Alternate melody:
(F)Twenty nine years,
I've wondered around,
There's no (Dm)beauty here,
No emerald town,
(Am)I shout aloud, "What will be for(C)gotten?
Every(C7)thing?"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guster/on_the_ocean_crd_ver_2.html ]
Chorus:
On the (F)ocean,
I think I'm taking on (Dm)water.
The storm is on the (Am)way,
But I will hold on (C)anyway.(C7)
Bridge:
(Bb)I close my eyes and there's someone beside me.
(Gm)Hand in hand we can only speak in (F)tongues.
She's pulling me a(C)long.
(Bb)Follow her down, a trail of crumbs behind me,
My (Gm)head's in her hands,
But everything, it still feels (F)wrong.
This isn't what I (C)thought,
So can I just go (F)home?
Piano interlude: F Dm Am C C7
Numma-nummas: F Dm Am C C7 (softly)
Verse:
(F)Am I asleep?
(Dm)Is this a dream?
(Am)Oh my God, what have I (C)done?
Any(C7)thing?
(ROUND)
On the (F)ocean,
Ten thousand leagues,
I think I'm taking on (Dm)water,
Under the sea,
The storm is on the (Am)way,
Oh my God, what have you done?
But I will be? you? (C)anyway.(C7)
Anything?
On the (F)ocean
