Chords for Elton John - Oceans Away (Official Lyric Video)

Tempo:
158.25 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Cm

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - Oceans Away (Official Lyric Video) chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] I hung out [Db] with the old [Bbm] folks [Ab] in the hope that I'd get [Eb] wise
I [Gm] was trying to bridge [Cm] the gap [F] between the great
[Bb] divide
[Eb] Hung on every [Db] recollection in the [Ab] theater of [Eb] their eyes
[Gm] Picking up on this and [Cm] that and [F] the few that still [Bb] survive
[Eb] Call them up, [Cm] dust them off,
[D] let them [Gm]
shine
[Ab] The ones who [Eb] hold on to the ones [F] they had to leave [Bb] behind
Those that [Eb]
flew and those that [A] fell, [D] the ones that had to [Gm] stay
[Ab] Beneath the little wooden [Eb]
cross, [Bb] oceans [Eb] away
They [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] bend like trees in [Bbm] winter, [Ab] these shuffling old [Eb] gray lines
[Gm] Those snow white stars still [Cm] gather [F] like the belt around [Bb] Orion
[Eb] Just a touch, the faded [Bbm] lightning of [Ab] the powerful
[Eb] design
Of [Gm] a generation [Cm] gaping [F] for maybe the [Bb] last time
[Eb] Call them up, [A] dust them off, [D] let them [Gm] shine
The [Ab] ones who [Eb] hold on to the ones [F] they had to leave [Bb] behind
Those [Eb] that flew and those that [Cm]
fell, [D] the ones that had to [Gm] stay
[Ab] Beneath the little wooden [Eb] cross, [Bb] oceans [Eb] away
[Ab] [Eb]
[Gb] Oceans away where the green grass sways [Ab] and the cool wind blows
Across the shadow [Db] of their [Bbm] [Eb]
graves
[Bbm]
[Gb] Shoulder to shoulder, back in the day, [Ab] sleeping bones to rest in [Bbm] earth
Oceans away,
[Gb] [Ab] oceans [Bb]
away
Call
[Eb] them up, [Cm] dust them off, [D] let them [Gm] shine
[Ab] The ones who hold [Cm] on to [Eb] the ones [F]
they had to leave [Bb] behind
Those [Eb] that flew and those [Cm] that fell,
[D] the ones that had to [Gm]
stay
[Ab] Beneath the little wooden [Eb] cross, oceans [Bb]
[Eb] away
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Cm
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Bb
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Gm
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Eb
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Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
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To learn Elton John - Oceans Away chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Cm, Eb, Ab, Eb, F, Bb and Eb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 79 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 158 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] I hung out [Db] with the old [Bbm] folks [Ab] in the hope that I'd get [Eb] _ wise
I [Gm] was trying to bridge [Cm] the gap _ _ [F] between the great _
_ [Bb] _ divide _
[Eb] Hung on every _ [Db] recollection _ in the [Ab] theater of [Eb] their _ eyes
[Gm] Picking up on this and [Cm] that _ and [F] the few that still [Bb] survive _
_ [Eb] Call them up, _ [Cm] dust them off, _ _
[D] _ let them _ [Gm]
shine
_ [Ab] The ones who [Eb] hold on to the ones [F] they had to leave [Bb] behind
_ Those that [Eb]
flew and those that [A] fell, _ _ [D] the ones that had to [Gm] _ stay _
[Ab] Beneath the little wooden [Eb]
cross, _ _ _ _ [Bb] oceans _ [Eb] away _ _
_ They _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] bend like trees in [Bbm] winter, _ _ [Ab] these shuffling old [Eb] gray lines
_ [Gm] Those snow white stars still [Cm] gather _ [F] like the belt around [Bb] Orion
_ [Eb] Just a touch, the faded [Bbm] lightning _ of [Ab] the powerful _
[Eb] _ design
Of [Gm] a _ generation [Cm] _ gaping _ [F] for maybe the [Bb] last time
_ [Eb] Call them up, _ [A] dust them off, _ _ [D] let them _ [Gm] shine
_ The [Ab] ones who [Eb] hold on to the ones [F] they had to leave [Bb] behind
_ Those [Eb] that flew and those that [Cm]
fell, _ _ [D] the ones that had to [Gm] stay _ _
[Ab] Beneath the little wooden [Eb] cross, _ _ _ _ [Bb] oceans _ [Eb] away _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gb] _ _ Oceans away where the green grass sways [Ab] and the cool wind blows
Across the shadow [Db] of their [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
graves
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ Shoulder to shoulder, _ back in the day, [Ab] _ sleeping bones to rest in [Bbm] earth _ _ _ _ _
_ Oceans away, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] oceans _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
away
_ Call _
[Eb] them up, [Cm] dust them off, _ _ [D] let _ them [Gm] shine _
_ [Ab] The ones who hold [Cm] on to [Eb] the ones [F]
they had to leave [Bb] behind
_ Those [Eb] that flew and those [Cm] that fell, _ _
[D] the ones that had to [Gm]
stay
_ _ [Ab] Beneath the little wooden [Eb] cross, _ _ _ oceans [Bb] _
[Eb] away _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the The Diving Board album.

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