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