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Hudson Taylor - Drop In The Ocean

Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for E
Chord diagram for Dbm
Chord diagram for B
Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for Em11
      The original is with 2 guitars, so this is just an approximation but is as good as I could get it.

The Asus4 in the instrumental is to simulate what was played in the intro and verse. The Em11 is just all open
strings.

[Intro]
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----0----------3--------|----0-------2--3p2------|
G|--------1------2-----2--|--------1-----2-----2---| x2
D|----2-------0--------2--|----2----------------2--|
A|----2-------------0-----|----2-------0-----------|
E|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|

[Verse 1]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----0------------0------|----0-------2--3p2------|----0------------0------|----0-------2--3p2------|
G|--------1------------1--|--------1-----2-----2---|--------1------------1--|--------1-----2-----2---|
D|----2------------2------|----2----------------2--|----2------------2------|----2----------------2--|
A|----2-------0-----------|----2-------0-----------|----2-------0-----------|----2-------0-----------|
E|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|
  People break too easily                          Myself included don't you see

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----0------------0------|----0-------2--3p2------|----0------------0------|----0----------0--------|
G|--------1------------1--|--------1-----2-----2---|--------1------------1--|--------1----------1----|
D|----2------------2------|----2----------------2--|----2------------2------|----2----------2--------|
A|----2-------0-----------|----2-------0-----------|----2-------0-----------|----2----------2--------|
E|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------0-----------|
You think you landed everything                  The best of times come with a sting

[Chorus]
      A           E         C#m
I'm a drop in the ocean I,
        B
live my life
     A        E            C#m
On a wave of emotion and,
         B
now it's time
        A                      C#m   B
to find someone to call my own
         A                       E
is there someone to call my own

[Instrumental]
d = Down strum     u = Up strum
4 = Asus4          0 = All open

        |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
pattern |d   d     u d u|d u d u   u d u|   x3
chords  |E   E     E E E|A A 4 A   0 0 0|

        |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
pattern |d   d     u d u|d   d u d   d u|   x1
chords  |E   E     E E E|D   D x A   A x|
(the dead notes are just for the chord change)

[Verse 2]
E                D      A     E A/Asus4 Em11 E
Good times never happen slow
       E                        D        A       E A/Asus4 Em11 E
It was great while it lasted, I hope you know
E            D        A        E A/Asus4 Em11 E
Lie back and catch my breath
E                  D      A      E
Welcome home to my former self

[Chorus]
      A           E         C#m
I'm a drop in the ocean I,
        B
live my life
     A        E            C#m
On a wave of emotion and,
         B
now it's time
        A                     C#m   B
to find someone to call my own
         A                     C#m   B
is there someone to call my own
            A                           B
It's just a thought that I throw on the ocean
(for these last two lines the chords are just strummed once)

[Break]
A                                  B
Suddenly, we're at the stage where all I know
   A                                  B
Is rugged rage and words that blaze into the bone
A                              B
I don't want a world at war so let me go
            A                           B
It's just a thought that I throw on the ocean
       A                           B
Just a thought that I throw on the ocean

[Instrumental]
e|---------------2--------|-------------------0----| (it doesn't really matter what you play in the last half
B|----0----------4--------|----0-------0-----------| of this bar as long as you reach the open e on time)
G|--------1----------4----|----2-------2---2-------|
D|----2--------------4----|--------2-----2---------| x4
A|------------2-----------|-0----------------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|

e|-------------------0----|
B|----0-------0-----------|
G|----2-------2---2-------|
D|--------2-----2---------|
A|-0----------------------|
E|------------------------|

[Chorus]
      A           E         C#m
I'm a drop in the ocean I,
        B
live my life
     A        E            C#m
On a wave of emotion and,
         B
now it's time
        A
to find someone to call my
A
someone to call my
         A                       C#m  E
is there someone to call my own
            A              A                        (the last chord is just strummed once and let to fade)
It's just a thought that I throw on the ocean


    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/hudson_taylor/drop_in_the_ocean_chords_2359951

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