Tom: Am
E 022100
C/G 332010
G 320003
A X02220
D XX0232
[Refrain 1] (Begins with abrupt, tom-tom thump!]
E C/G G D
I have a drink, I start to sink,
A C/G G C/G
I put my toe in the oce-an.
E C/G G D
I have a drink, I start to sink,
A C/G G C/G
Another toe in the oce-an.
[Verse 1]
E C/G G D
Down on the sh-elf, an elf I saw,
A C/G G C/G
I took his picture, he was wav-ing.
E C/G G D
I passed again, and now they're gone,
A C/G G C/G
I think my picture, is worth sav-ing.
[Chorus 1]
D
No more waiting for the new day,
F
You gotta swim sometimes.
G A
I'll be here for the rest of my li-fe,
C/G E
Up in the land of green.
G A
Making love in the cool black sand,
C/G E
Thinking where I've be-en.
[Refrain 2]
C/G G D
Oo - Ooh!
A C/G G C/G
I put my toe in the oce-an,
E C/G G D (Instrumental riff, over)
(No Lyrics)
A C/G G C/G
Another toe in the oce-an.
[Verse 2]
C/G G D
Merry making, with the fair-ies,
A C/G G C/G
Going down to the on-ion pat-ch.
G C/G G D
To you and me, to shining sea-s,
A C/G G C/G
I see the lights of Edward That-ch
[Chorus 2]
D
No more waiting for the new day,
F
You gotta swim sometimes.
G A
I'll be here for the rest of my li-fe,
C/G E
Up in the land of green.
G A
Making love in the cool black sand,
C/G E
Thinking where I've be-en.
[Refrain 3]
C/G G D
Oo - Ooh!
A C/G G C/G
I put my toe in the oce-an.
E C/G G D
I have a drink, I start to sink,
A C/G G C/G
Another toe in the oce-an.
[Instrumental Break]
E C/G D E D C/G G D
E C/G E C/G D C/G G D
[Refrain 4]
E C/G G D
I have a drink, I start to sink,
A C/G G C/G
I put my toe in the oce-an.
E C/G G D
I have a drink, I start to sink,
A C/G G C/G
Another toe in the oce-an.
[Refrain 5]
E C/G G D
I have a drink, I start to sink,
A C/G G C/G
Another toe in the oce-an.
[Instrumental Outro]
E C/G G D E C/G E D
E C/G E D E C/G E D
E C/G E C/G E C/G E C/G
E E E E (Fade Out)
