Counting Crows - God Of Ocean Tides: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "God Of Ocean Tides" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn God Of Ocean Tides ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "God Of Ocean Tides" smoothly on your ukulele.

G
Close the door on a short night
D
Lift the lid on the daylight
Em                   C
6:09 West Tennessee time
                  G
And I buy all my days
        D                                   C
At the same place where the girl sells her nights
      C            G
To a God of ocean tides.

Chorus:
D    G     D
All night long,
 G       C            G
Writing poems to California
Em
Melodies of failure
         Am
And the people I have thrown
  D    G    D     G          C        G
Away, meanwhile, somewhere west of Carolina
      Em
In a congregation of strangers
        A7
We are digging holes to China
          C
Then we pray to our reflections
In the water when it rises.

Headlights pin the highway down
Jesus spins the world around
I spend all my tomorrows coming down
Goodbye all my days
I know I said I never loved you
But I might just try again tonight

 G               C
Truck stops and river gods
      D               G
Gas stations of the Cross
 D
Following a ghost,
Am
Following a ghost,
    C             D
I pray the water wash away
     Em      D       Cmaj7
The memories and the cost.
D          G            C
Carry me south, to the sea
 D               G           Cmaj7
Along with your memories of me
        D           G
We are born in the water
                        C
And I will re-turn to Thee.

C
Colored lights
     G 
And birthday cakes
C
Candle wax
    G
On paper plates.
C
Breathe the water
 G
Hush-a-bye, hush-a-bye.
         C
You can see through water
                        G
All the way up to the sky.

Gods of water
Gods of rain
Cover up the sun again
We are crossing at the Mississippi line
I tried all my days
To love you just the way you hoped I might
But I’m leaving here tonight
I can’t remember yesterday
I tried
If I said I could
I lied

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A7

Ukulele chord A7

C

Ukulele chord C

Cmaj7

Ukulele chord Cmaj7

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

B

Ukulele chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "God Of Ocean Tides" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "God Of Ocean Tides" by Counting Crows.