Elton John – Oceans Away (Guitar)
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A lovely song from Elton's newest album 'The Diving Board' - I'm a little amazed no one has tabbed it yet to
be honest with you.
I've had a go at notating the intro - I'm more of a pianist than a guitarist so I haven't tabbed it, but I
think my system is pretty easy to work out - listen to the record for the timing. Vertical lines ( | ) are bar
lines.
[Intro]
Notes Eb G | Bb C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C Bb Eb G | Bb C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C Bb F |
Chords | Eb Ab | Eb | Cm Bb | Eb Ab | Eb | Cm Bb |
[Verse 1]
Eb Eb9 Ab Eb I hung out with the old folks, in the hope that I'd get wise. Gm Cm F Bb I was trying to bridge the gap, between the great divide. Eb Eb9 Ab Eb Hung on every recollection, in the theatre of their eyes Gm Cm F Bb Picking up on this and that, in the few that still survive.
[Chorus]
Eb Call em up Cm Dust em off D Gm Let em shine Ab Eb F Bb The ones who hold onto the ones, they had to leave behind Eb Cm Those that flew, those that fell, D Gm The ones that had to stay, Ab Eb Beneath a little wooden cross Bb Eb Oceans away
[Interlude]
Notes Eb G | Bb C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C Bb Eb G | Bb C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C Bb F |
Chords | Eb Ab | Eb | Cm Bb | Eb Ab | Eb | Cm Bb |
[Verse 2]
Eb Eb9 Ab Eb They bend like trees in winter, these shuffling old gray lions Gm Cm F Bb Though snow white start to gather, like the belt around Orion. Eb Eb9 Ab Eb Just a touch of faded lightning, of the powerful design, Gm Cm F Bb Of the generation gathered, for maybe the last time.
[Chorus]
Eb Call em up Cm Dust em off D Gm Let em shine Ab Eb F Bb The ones who hold onto the ones, they had to leave behind Eb Cm Those that flew, those that fell, D Gm The ones that had to stay, Ab Eb Beneath a little wooden cross Bb Eb Oceans away
[Bridge]
Gb Ab Bbm Oceans away where the green grass sways and the cool wind blows across the shadow of their graves. Gb Ab shoulder to shoulder, back in the day, sleeping bones to rest in Earth Bbm Fsus4 Bbm O - ceans away Gb Ab Bb O - ceans away
[Chorus]
Eb Call em up Cm Dust em off D Gm Let em shine Ab Eb F Bb The ones who hold onto the ones, they had to leave behind Eb Cm Those that flew, those that fell, D Gm The ones that had to stay, Ab Eb Beneath a little wooden cross Bb Eb Oceans away
[Interlude]
Notes Eb G | Bb C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C Bb Eb G | Bb C | Bb Eb F | G F Eb C C Bb F |
Chords | Eb Ab | Eb | Cm Bb | Eb Ab | Eb | Cm Bb |
[Outro]
Eb
*Single note fading into the distance*