Against Me! – The Ocean (Ukulele)

Bm
If I could have chosen where God would hide his heaven

D
I would wish for it to be in the salt and swell of the ocean

Em
Carried by the currents to all continents' shores

Bm
Reaching into depths where the sun’s light has never shown

Bm
Mixed with algae and coral, breathed in by sharks and dolphins

D
Sailed by tanker ships, private yachts, swam in by tourists

C#m                Em
Working its way up through inlets, lakes, and rivers,

Bm
Swamps, and estuaries, down through limestone into the aquifer

Em
Purified by the county, pumped through pipes and out faucets

Bm                     D                            Bm
Filled into a glass to meet the thirst of our children

Bm
If I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman

D
My mother once told me she would have named me Laura

C#m                                             Em
I would grow up to be strong and beautiful like her

Bm
One day, I’d find an honest man to make my husband

Bm
We would have two children, build our home on the Gulf of Mexico

D
Our family would spend hot summer days at the beach together

C#m                                                      Em
The sun would kiss our skin as we played in the sand and water

Bm
And we would know we loved each other without having to say it

Em
At night, we would sleep with the windows of our house left open

Bm                         D                                          Bm
Letting the cool ocean air soothe the sunburned shoulders of our children

A-Bm A-Bm A-Bm

Bm
There is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve

                                       A      Em       Bm
There is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve