Jack Johnson - Only The Ocean

by far the best song on the album , here are the chords that i figured out , strum along

standard tuning
eadgbe
key of Fmaj/Dmin ( if you feel like improving )
fgabbcde

intro
Fmaj – amin – gmin – A#maj – Cmaj – Cmaj – Fmaj – Cmaj

Fmaj
after all this time
Fmaj
after all of this season
Fmaj A#maj
after your own decision to go to the water for a reason
A#maj Cmaj
it’s only the ocean and you
Fmaj
and all of this lines
Fmaj
will all be erased soon
Fmaj
they’ll go out with the tide
A#maj
and come back with the waves
A#maj Cmaj
it’s only the ocean and you

Fmaj
you don’t want
amin
you don’t wait
gmin A#maj
you don’t love but you don’t hate
Cmaj Cmaj
you just roll over me
Fmaj Cmaj
and you pull me in . . . . . .

( 1 : 24 )
solo ( you can play this part on either the B or G string , i thought it sounded best on
B , so if you want to play it on the G , start it on the 5th fret )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 1 – /6~ – 6^v5 – – 5^v4 – – 4^v3 – – 3 – /5 – 5 – 7^ – – – 5 – 6 – – – 6/1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Fmaj
and this work is done
Fmaj
and this cold is dry
Fmaj
when this world’s too much
A#maj A#maj Cmaj
it will be . . . . . . . . . only the ocean and me
Fmaj
when this sales go off
Fmaj
mountanis fade away
Fmaj
stars come back
A#maj
i’m finaly free
A#maj Cmaj
it’s only the ocean and me

Fmaj
you don’t want
amin
you don’t wait
gmin A#maj
you don’t love but you don’t hate
Cmaj Cmaj
you just roll over me
Fmaj
and you pull me in
Cmaj
and you pull me in

Fmaj
you don’t want
amin
you don’t wait
gmin A#maj
you don’t love but you don’t hate
Cmaj Cmaj
you just roll right over me
Fmaj Cmaj
and you pull me in . . . . . . . . . .

Fmaj amin – gmin – A#maj
and you pull me in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cmaj Cmaj
you just roll over me
Fmaj
and you pull me in