Chord/Tab song: Across the Sea

submitted by m. burgess

tuning: 1/2 step down

Intro

and this is how you would play it on the guitar

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Verse

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[G]You are an [B]eighte[E]en year old[D]
girl[G] who lives in th[B]e small city[C] of Japa[D]n
[G] You heard m[B]e on the r[E]adio[D]
Abou[G]t one year ago[B] and you w[C]anted to know[D]
[G] All about[B] me and my[E] hobbies[D]
[G] My favori[B]te food and [E]my birthday[D]

Chorus
[G] Why are you so [B]far a way [E]from me?[D/B]
[G] I need help[B] and your way ac[E]cccross the sea[D]

[C]
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I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever

[B]

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touch youuuuuu

[A]

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I think it would be wrong oh

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I've got your letter You've got my song

Riff A
[E] [D] [C] [B]

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Verse
[G]They don't make station[B]ary l[E]ike[D]
th[G]is where I'm from so fragi[B]le, so refin[C]ed[D]
[G] So I sni[B]ff [E] and I l[D]ick
(So I snare) (and I lick)
[G] Your envelope and[B] fall to little [C]pieces every[D]
[G]time I won[B]der what clothes you w[C]ear to[D]
scho[G]ol. I wonde[B]r how you decorate your[C][D]
roo[G]m I wonde[B]r how you tou[C]ch yourself [D]and
G B C D (play fill 1)
curse myself for being across the sea

Filll 1

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Chorus

Solo

Fixed from the previous version. May not be completely right, but
it's a helluva lot closer than the last one.

[A#] [A] [G] [F][D#][E#][G][D]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/weezer/across_the_sea_tab.html )

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[E] [D#] [C#] [B] [A][G#][F#]
At ten I shaved my head and tried to be a monk

[E] [D#] [C#] [B] [A][G#][F#]
I thought the older women would like me if i did

[E] You see m[D#]om I'[C#]m a good little[B] boy[A][G#][F#/G#]
(good little boy)
[E] It's al[D#]l your fault[C#] mo[B]mma It's al[A]l your f[G#]ault[F#/G#][B]

Verse

[G]Goddamn T[B]his business is[C] really lame[D]

[G] I gotta liv[B]e on an island to [C]find the juic[D]e

[G] So you send [B] me you[E]r love[D]
(So you send) (me your love)

[G] From all around the world [B] As [C]if I could live on[D]
(from all around the world)

[G]Words and dreams and a mi[B]llion screams oh[C][D]

[E]How I need a[B] hand in mine[C] to feel[D]

[G] Why are you so [B]far away from me[A][E][E][E][E][DDDDDD]

[G] Why are you so [B]far away from me[A][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E]

[C]
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I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever

[B]

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touch youuuuuu

[A]

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I think it would be wrong oh

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I've got your letter You've got my song
(I've got your

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I've got your letter you've got my song
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