Chords for Kate and Anna McGarrigle: My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (1992)
Tempo:
166.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Yes, well now, [Am] our Mountain City Four is going to sing something different, a song called
Mother is the Ocean Sea.
I want this to be just right because it's a beautiful song.
[D] [Am] Oh,
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
Mother is the Ocean Sea.
I want this to be just right because it's a beautiful song.
[D] [Am] Oh,
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
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_ Yes, _ well now, _ [Am] our Mountain City Four is going to sing _ _ something different, _ _ _ a song called
My Mother is the Ocean Sea.
_ I _ _ _ want this to be just right because it's a beautiful song. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] Oh, _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] my _ mother [D] _ [Em] is the _
_ [D] ocean [Em] _ _ _
[D] sea.
[G] My _ father [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] long died loving _ [G] _ _
_ me _ [Am] _
before [D] time had [Am] _
begun.
_ [D] All [G] _ _
away, _ _ [C] _
all away _ _ [Em] _
_ children, _ _ [A] _
_ once [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am]
on one shore.
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] White [A] waters changing [D] _ high [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] on [G] the shore. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] The salty _ [G] warm sea, home [Am] of _ _ [A] our [Am] baby's glory.
_ [D] All [G] _
away, _ _ _ [C] _
all _ _ [Em] away _ children, _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] once [Em] on one _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
shore.
[D] _ _ [Am] So _ [D] _ may [A] _
sunshine _ [D] _ _ [Em] on _ _ [D] ocean [Em] _ _
sea, [D] may [G] we _ flirt, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] may see _ _ [G] mother finding.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
All _ away, [Em] _
_ all away children, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] once [Em] on one _ [D] _ _ [Am]
shore.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] All _ away, _ [Em] _ _
all away children, _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] once _ [Em] on _ _ [D] one [Am] _
shore.
[D] All _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
away, _ _ _ [C] _ _
all _ [Em] away _ children, _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] once [Em] on one _ [D] _ _ [Am] shore.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] Once [Em] on _ _ [D] one _ [Am] shore.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] Once _ [Em] on _ [D] one _ [Am] shore.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] Once _ [Em] on _ [D] one _ [A] shore.
_ _ Once _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ on one _ _ [C#] shore.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
My Mother is the Ocean Sea.
_ I _ _ _ want this to be just right because it's a beautiful song. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] Oh, _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] my _ mother [D] _ [Em] is the _
_ [D] ocean [Em] _ _ _
[D] sea.
[G] My _ father [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] long died loving _ [G] _ _
_ me _ [Am] _
before [D] time had [Am] _
begun.
_ [D] All [G] _ _
away, _ _ [C] _
all away _ _ [Em] _
_ children, _ _ [A] _
_ once [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am]
on one shore.
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] White [A] waters changing [D] _ high [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] on [G] the shore. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] The salty _ [G] warm sea, home [Am] of _ _ [A] our [Am] baby's glory.
_ [D] All [G] _
away, _ _ _ [C] _
all _ _ [Em] away _ children, _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] once [Em] on one _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
shore.
[D] _ _ [Am] So _ [D] _ may [A] _
sunshine _ [D] _ _ [Em] on _ _ [D] ocean [Em] _ _
sea, [D] may [G] we _ flirt, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] may see _ _ [G] mother finding.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
All _ away, [Em] _
_ all away children, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] once [Em] on one _ [D] _ _ [Am]
shore.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] All _ away, _ [Em] _ _
all away children, _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] once _ [Em] on _ _ [D] one [Am] _
shore.
[D] All _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
away, _ _ _ [C] _ _
all _ [Em] away _ children, _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] once [Em] on one _ [D] _ _ [Am] shore.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] Once [Em] on _ _ [D] one _ [Am] shore.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] Once _ [Em] on _ [D] one _ [Am] shore.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] Once _ [Em] on _ [D] one _ [A] shore.
_ _ Once _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ on one _ _ [C#] shore.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _