A Dip in the Ocean

This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #--------------------------------------------------------# Artist: Fountains of Wayne Album: Sky Full of Holes Song: A Dip in the Ocean tabber: John Baer (eddiebauerman16@aol.com) tabbed on 8/3/2011 *Note: This song has been preformed in the key of E by the band, but on the album it is in F, and that is how I've tabbed it here. Intro: F Guitar 1 (intro riff): F Bb (Let notes ring) E-------------------------------|-----------| B-11-11-11-10-------------------|--------11-| G-------------12-10-------------|-----10----|(x2) D-------------------12-10-------|--10-------| A-------------------------10-12-|13---------| E-------------------------------|-----------| Verse 1: F Bb F It's you and me on a beach/ In nineteen-ninety eight Bb Dm Bb F Leaning into the breeze/ From the willows and rivermen grace Am Bb F C Are reborn in this place/ I'm assured the procedure is painless F Bb F The taxicab with no brakes/ around the mountain pass Bb Dm Bb F Keep your head in your hands/ if anybody askes what you mean when Am Bb F C You were picking a fight/ you were only complimenting the waitress Chorus 1: Am Bb Give us a room, with a mountain view: F C F C Bb A tiny cabana by the water, yeah by the water and I, C F Bb Got a rental for an hour or two, for a ride up the coast C F And a dip in the ocean. (Repeat Intro) Verse 2: F Bb F The waterfront is alight/ with Citronella flame Bb Dm Tourists flash in the night/ from the grottoes and Bb F Am Bb F Gathering now on the heel-worn planks for a drunken C Form another, a mumble (?) F Bb F And lovers paddle a boat/ on the molten bay Bb Dm Peering into the the reeds/ on a ripple Bb F Am Bb And playing it cool/ in a bar by the pool F C With a Caribbean Kiss Amaretto Chorus 2: Am Bb Give us a room, with a mountain view: F C F C Bb A tiny cabana by the water, yeah by the water and I, C F Bb Got a rental for an hour or two, for a ride up the coast C F And a dip in the ocean. (Repeat intro) Bridge: Am Bb Get a load of the light in the trees and the F C F C Sweet decay on the maritime breeze Dm C Bb The sun's hitching on a weather balloon C And the heat of the tarmac G C F Burning a hole in a gold afternoon (Solo- variation on the intro/verse) Chorus 3: Am Bb Give us a room, with a mountain view: F C F C Bb A tiny cabana by the water, yeah by the water and I, C F Bb Got a rental for an hour or two, and a bottle and cooler C F C Bb With some maps and a big brown towel Am Dm It's a beater, but today will do Bb C F For a ride up the coast, and a dip in the ocean. Outro: F Bb F Bb ((repeat intro riff) In the ocean (x2)) F Bb Dm Bb ((repeat intro riff) In the ocean (x2)) End: Fade out. Cheers, and buy Sky Full of Holes! www.fountainsofwayne.com -John Baer