Key: G
G
C9
G
A
Em7
C9
G
We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail
A
Em7
C9
G
D/F#
A
A4
A
where are we going, that's so far away?
G
C9
G
A
Em7
D/F#
G
Now somebody told me this is the place
A
G/B
C9
G
D/F#
A
A4
A5
Where everything's better and everything's safe
(chorus)
Em7
D/F#
G
D
A
Walk on the ocean Step on the stones
Em7
D/F#
G
D
A
Flesh becomes water Wood becomes bone
(verse2)
G
C9
G
A
Em7
C9
G
Half an hour later we packed up our things
A
Em7
C9
G
D/F#
A
A4
A
Said we'd send letters, and all of those little things
G
C9
G
A
Em7
D/F#
G
And they knew we were lying, but they smiled just the same
A
G/B
C9
G
D/F#
A
A4
A5
It seemed they'd already forgotten we came
(chorus)
G
C9
G
A
Em7
D/F#
G
Back at the homestead, where the air makes you choke
A
G/B
C9
G
D/F#
A
A4
A
And people don't know you and trust is a joke
G
C9
G
A
Em7
D/F#
G
Don't even have pictures, just memories to hold
A
G/B
C9
G
D/F#
A
They grow sweeter each season as we slowly grow old