D                                A             Csus2
i need a new song, shift it all around, like the ocean
           G
when the riptide gets you down
D                             A           Csus2
take some, from the ones you love, in the old town
            G
when the riptide gets you down

D
sing i can still breathe i can still walk
A
i can still see children walking up the dock
D7                                   G
i remember when i carved my name into this cedar tree
D
sing while i'm walking sammys on the rocks
A
with a new reel flashing casting as he talks
D7
he came home from the city
              G
when they choked out all of his dreams

Gm                                     D
and i guess you could say that this is me
Gm                                                 D   
and i guess that these folks are the only ones i believe
    
Em                                  G      A
everywhere i go i'm going to the ocean
Em                               G         A
every river flows into the ocean
Em                                             G      A
the water in my soul is going to the ocean
Em                                                   G       A
i sing the great unknown i'm singing to the ocean

D
sing i can still breathe i can still walk
A
i can still see children walking up the dock
D7                                   G
i remember when i carved my name into this cedar tree
D
sing while i'm walking sammys on the rocks
A
with a new reel flashing casting as he talks
D7
he came home from the city
              G
when they choked out all of his dreams

D                                 A              Csus2
i need a new song, shift it all around, like the ocean
           G
when the riptide gets you down
D                             A          Csus2
take some, from the ones you love, in the old town
            G
when the riptide gets you down