"Into the Ocean (Acoustic)" by Blue October
(Transcription by AggiePhil--phil@phildorsett.com)



"I'm just a normal boy that sank when I feel overboard..."
(Single Strum)

e|-------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------
g|-------0--------0--------
D|-------2----0-2-2--------
A|-------3--------3--------
E|-------x--------x--------
---------C--------C--------



"Without a life vest, I'd be stuck again..."
(Strum)
• At "...cold as cold...", do a single strum C & let ring; then do 16 muted strums as it goes into the Chorus

e|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------1--------x--------
g|-------2--------2--------0--------x--------
D|-------2--------3--------2--------x--------
A|-------0--------3--------3--------x--------
E|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
---------Am-------F--------C--------x--------



Chorus ("I wanna swim away but don't know how...")
(Strum)

e|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------
g|-------0--------2--------2--------0--------
D|-------2--------2--------3--------2--------
A|-------3--------0--------3--------3--------
E|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
---------C--------Am-------F--------C--------



"Where is the Coast Guard, I keep looking each direction..."
(Strum)
• Follow the C chord with 16 muted strums as it goes into the Chorus

e|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------x--------
g|-------0--------2--------2--------0--------x--------
D|-------2--------2--------3--------2--------x--------
A|-------3--------0--------3--------3--------x--------
E|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------x--------
---------C--------Am-------F--------C--------x--------



Chorus ("I wanna swim away but don't know how...")
(Strum)

e|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------
g|-------0--------2--------2--------0--------
D|-------2--------2--------3--------2--------
A|-------3--------0--------3--------3--------
E|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
---------C--------Am-------F--------C--------



"Now waking to the sun, I calculate..."
(Single Strum)

e|-------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------
g|-------0--------0--------
D|-------2----0-2-2--------
A|-------3--------3--------
E|-------x--------x--------
---------C--------C--------



"It's midnight's late reminder of..."
(Strum)
• Follow the C chord with 16 muted strums as it goes into the Chorus

e|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------1--------x--------
g|-------2--------2--------0--------x--------
D|-------2--------3--------2--------x--------
A|-------0--------3--------3--------x--------
E|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
---------Am-------F--------C--------x--------



Chorus ("I wanna swim away but don't know how...")
(Strum)

e|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------
g|-------0--------2--------2--------0--------
D|-------2--------2--------3--------2--------
A|-------3--------0--------3--------3--------
E|-------x--------x--------x--------x--------
---------C--------Am-------F--------C--------



Outro ("Into space...")
(Single Strum once every two measures)

e|-------x--------x--------
b|-------1--------1--------
g|-------2--------0--------
D|-------3--------2--------
A|-------3--------3--------
E|-------x--------x--------
---------F--------C--------