Intro: E Gbm D Verse: E Gbm D There's a place off Ocean Avenue Where I used to sit and talk with you E Gbm D We were both 16 And it felt so right Sleeping all day, staying up all E Gbm D E Gbm D Night, Staying up all night Verse: E Gbm D There's a place on the corner of Cherry Street We would walk on the beach in our bare feet E Gbm D We were both 18 And it felt so right Sleeping all day, staying up all E Gbm D E Gbm D Night, Staying up all night Chorus: E Gbm D If I could find you now Things would get better E Gbm D We would leave this town And run forever E Gbm D Let your waves crash down on me and take me away, yeah Interlude: E Gbm D Verse: E Gbm D Theres a piece of you that's here with me Its everywhere I go It's everything I see E Gbm D When I sleep I dream and it gets me by I can make believe that you're here E Gbm D E Gbm D tonight, That you're here tonight Chorus: E Gbm D If I could find you now Things would get better E Gbm D We would leave this town And run forever E Gbm D I know somewhere, somehow We'll be together E Gbm D Let your waves crash down on me and take me away, yeah Interlude: A A Gbm E D Bridge: A I remember that look in your eyes Gbm When I told you this was good bye E You were begging me not tonight D Not here Not now A When looking up at the same night sky Gbm And keep pretending the sun will not rise E We'll be together for one more night D Somewhere somehow Chorus: E Gbm D If I could find you now Things would get better E Gbm D We would leave this town And run forever E Gbm D I know somewhere, somehow We'll be together E Gbm D Let your waves crash down on me and take me away, yeah Outro: E Gbm D D E Gbm This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Ocean Avenue chords by Yellowcard
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
2
u
3
d
4
u
Also works: busy upbeat 4/4 d – d u d u d u
How to play Ocean Avenue on ukulele
The strumming pattern for Ocean Avenue: d u d u. The groove sits around 176 bpm, a brisk pace. This arrangement is in Gb minor. The chords ask a bit more of you, so I rate them proficient. Fast down-up eighths throughout and stay tight into the chorus.
4 ukulele chords used in "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard: A, D, E and Gbm
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I found that a variant of E6, 1102, plays extremely well as a substitution for the standard E chord in this song and takes playing it in-key from a 4/5 difficulty to a 1.5/5.