The Ocean Grew Hands To Hold Me chords by The Wonder Years

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

Cadd9: The Ocean Grew Hands to Hold Me
Artist: The Wonder Years
Album: Sister Cities

Intro:
G Cadd9 Em D5


Verse 1:
              G
I stopped making deals with God
         Cadd9
Right around when you left
      Em
I said that I would start believing
    D5
If they made you well again
            Em7
Guess they knew it was bullshit
       Cadd9
Never hold up my end
    G
All the walls are stained in your nicotine
    Gmaj9
I could feel closing in

Verse 2:
         Em7
I heard somebody cry
         Cadd9
I thought I was alone
     Em7
I came to numb my lungs in the salt air
    Gmaj9
Let the breakers heal my bones
        Em7      Cadd9
I wish that the current would carry me home
     G
I've been running for a decade now
   Gmaj9
And I think I'm ready to go
Gmaj9
Oh, I'm ready to go

G Cadd9 Em Gmaj9


Verse 3:
              G
I stopped making deals with God
            Cadd9
When the light finally died
     Em
I'm gonna guard what's left of the good in us
     Gmaj9
When the ash blocks out the sky
           Em7
And hold you with my left hand
      Cadd9
And ball up my right
      G
And if the bastards come for both of us
    Gmaj9
I'll be right there by your side
Gmaj9
I'm by your side

G Cadd9 Em Gmaj9

Chorus:
       Bm
When I was in shambles
      G
When I got too weak
     D       G
The ocean grew hands to hold me
       Bm
When I was in shambles
      G
When I got too weak
     D       G
The ocean grew hands to hold me


Verse 4:
         Em
I stopped blaming God
            Cadd9
When you said you were sick
       G
I learned to lean on the people who love me
     Gmaj9
When the sutures start to split
       Em7         Cadd9
I trust in the current to pull you back in
    G
I miss everyone at once
      Gmaj9
But most of all, I miss the ocean


Outro:
G Cadd9 Em7 Gmaj9
G