Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E MajorE
Verse 1:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Through a cloudy haze on the sunlit sea
BB E MajorE
We waved them away from the southern quay
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Seventeen hands but the one in charge
BB E MajorE
Was one fine man from the Bayou Sauvage
Verse 2:
E MajorE A augmentedA
"Mon cher, Simeon, keep safe" says I
BB E MajorE
I try not to show him the tear in my eye
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
I said, "My love, I'll wait for you"
BB C# minorC#m BB
Farewell sweet boy from the wide bayou
Chorus:
E MajorE F# minorF#m
Where does the ocean go?
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB F# minorF#m
Should I let it take me?
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Any second they may wake me
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Does anybody know?
A augmentedA E MajorE
Where does the ocean go?
Verse 3:
E MajorE A augmentedA
I knew back then as I always known
BB E MajorE
That sailors pray as the trade winds blow
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
But the ship went down off the coast of Spain
BB C# minorC#m BB
I read the letter and felt his pain
Chorus:
E MajorE F# minorF#m
Where does the ocean go?
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB F# minorF#m
Should I let it take me?
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Any second they may wake me
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Does anybody know?
A augmentedA E MajorE
Where does the ocean go?
Verse 4:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Some days I walk on the harbor side
BB E MajorE
And I watch the sea and the rising tide
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
And I see him there like a sad mirage
BB C# minorC#m BB
My lost man in a Monde Sauvage
Chorus:
E MajorE F# minorF#m
Where does the ocean go?
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB F# minorF#m
Should I let it take me?
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Any second they may wake me
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Does anybody know?
A augmentedA E MajorE
Where does the ocean go?
Outro:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Does anybody know?
A augmentedA E MajorE
Where does the ocean go?