Owl City - The Yacht Club

song : the yacht club
artist : owl city
album : all things bright and beautiful

capo : 1st fret

this song is on the fast side , so you have to be quick with the chords! i
played it by ear so it might not be 100% accurate , but it sounds pretty
close at least . i also addEd all of the instrumental bits in the middle
( they can be pretty tricky if you want to time it just right with the song )
which are optional to play . enjoy!

[ intro ]
G C F C ( 4x )

[ verse 1 ]
F C G C F
my raw candy passion is bitter – sweet ,
C G
onto the teeth ,
F C G
’cause she would rather fall in chocolate ,
C F C G
than fall in love , especially with me .
Dm C F G
i stood under the waterfall ,
Dm C F G
with a kiwi pineapple parasol ,
Dm C F G
as cinderella dropped the crystal ball ,
Am E7 C Dm F Fm
and made a concrete cavern of caterpillar concert hall .

[ chorus ]
G Am F C G Am C F
i wish that we could sail our sad days away , forever ,
G Am F C G
in deep blue seas of paper mache ,
Am C
( let’s dance in the moonlight! )
F G Am F C G Am C F
a barracuda chased our dog days away , forever ,
G Am F C G
let’s sink or swim , ’til we fall in love ,
Am C
( and dance in the moonlight! )
F C
when we join the yacht club .

[ short instrumental ]
F C G C
F C G

[ verse 2 ]
F C G C F
i would rather go swimming with great white sharks ,
C G C
than wade in romance ,
F C G C F C G
’cause i can never find the courage to ask her to dinner , or even to dance ,
Dm C F G
don’t sweat under your overcoat ,
Dm C F G
’cause my heart can’t hover this paddle boat ,
Dm C F G
you’ll hit the bottom of the highest note ,
Am E7 C Dm F Fm
and the chatty tree frogs will never wanna leave your throat .

[ chorus ]
G Am F C G Am C F
i wish that we could sail our sad days away , forever ,
G Am F C G
in deep blue seas of paper mache ,
Am C
( let’s dance in the moonlight! )
F G Am F C G Am C F
a barracuda chased our dog days away , forever ,
G Am F C G
let’s sink or swim , ’til we fall in love ,
Am C
( and dance in the moonlight! )
F C
when we join the yacht club .

[ short instrumental 2 ]
F Am
F Am – E7
F Am
F Am – E7

[ bridge ]
Dm C
( let go of the world you know ,
F G
and plug in the party lights )
Dm C
soak your cares in the solar flares ,
F G
that light up these island nights ,
Dm C
( orange eclipse , i can taste your lips ,
F G
in the citrus afternoon )
Dm C
if you can fly , don’t stop at the sky ,
F G
’cause there’s footprints on the moon .
C
( it was you . . . )

[ short instrumental 3 ]
G Am F C
G Am C F
[ repeat ]

[ chorus ]
G Am F C G Am C F
i wish that we could sail our sad days away , forever ,
G Am F C G
in deep blue seas of paper mache ,
Am C
( let’s dance in the moonlight! )
F G Am F C G Am C F
a barracuda chased our dog days away , forever ,
G Am F C G
let’s sink or swim , ’til we fall in love ,
Am C
( and dance in the moonlight! )
F C
when we join the yacht club .

[ outro ]
G Am F C G Am C
( let’s dance in the moonlight! )
F C
when we join the yacht club .

[ fading out ]
G Am F C
G Am C F