Jacob Lee – Oceans Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

Jacob Lee – Oceans Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Oceans by Jacob Lee on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse]
Am
I learned to let go when I was younger
G
Scared of growing old
F
I would swim far into the ocean

And try to stay afloat
Am
Until my lungs would cough up water
G                                                           F
And sand would coat my bones, and I hope, now

Am
That someday I’ll open up the floodgates
G
And let the lyrics flow
F
Someday I’ll understand the dry taste

When the words are trapped below
Am
Some days I wonder if my airway
G                                               F
Is clogged with all the quotes, that I wrote, now

[Pre-Chorus]
F
I feel worthless
G                        Am
Maybe I should open the drawer

Burn the pages
Write poems with the ash on the floor
F
Pour the ink, into the sink
G                                               Am
And watch it drain from the shore

[Chorus]
Am
I don’t want love no more
G                                                                      F
Though it’s the one thing I’ve been searching for
Dm                                                                      Am
Though it’s the one thing that I miss the most
G                        Dm                        F
Now I’m afraid to be alone

[Verse]
Am
I learnt to grow old when I was younger
Am
Scared of staying young
Am
Afraid of the thoughts that I had conjured
Am
That sat atop my tongue
F
Knowing I’d change the worlds opinion
Dm
If they would just, listen up
Am
But they won’t, now

[Pre-Chorus]
F
I feel worthless
G                                               Am
Maybe I should open the drawer

Burn the pages
Write poems with the ash on the floor
F
Pour the ink, into the sink
G                                               Am
And watch it drain from the shore

[Chorus]
Am
I don’t want love no more
G                                                                      F
Though it’s the one thing I’ve been searching for
Dm                                               Am
Though it’s the one thing that I miss the most
G                                               Dm
Now I’m afraid to be alone
F
(I’m afraid to be alone, to be alone)

[Bridge]
Am
Looking in the mirror like
G                                               F
Maybe I will find myself tonight

I ask for a better mind
Dm                                                Am
Then tap into the sight through my third eye

I had never realized
G                                              Dm
I thought I had a chosen my design
F                                               G
I thought I was broken all this time

[Chorus]
Am
I don’t want love no more
G                                               F
Though it’s the one thing I’ve been searching for
Am
Though it’s the one thing that I miss the most
G                                               F
Now I’m afraid to be alone

[Outro]
Am G F Dm.

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How to play Oceans: key, chords and progression

Oceans by Jacob Lee sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 4 chords to play it: Am, G, F and Dm.

Most of the song cycles through F – Am – G – F (VI – i – VII – VI in A minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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Oceans chords: questions

What key is Oceans in?

Oceans by Jacob Lee is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Oceans?

Oceans uses 4 chords: Am, G, F, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Oceans?

The main progression is F – Am – G – F (VI – i – VII – VI).

Is Oceans easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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