Concrete Sea — Terry Jacks
Chords and lyrics for Concrete Sea by Terry Jacks (key of G).
Verse 1
[*The Intro riff or what I am going refer to as the [Refrain] riff
reoccurs throughout the song.*
*Note that he adds the riff an extra time in the final verse.]
I know a few ways to play it:
1) on the low E and A strings
2) I prefer to play it using power chords- or you could use any other
chords you can think of
The riff just goes B- A- G- F# X2
3) Or you can get away with just strumming the Em chord
Terry Jacks- Concrete Sea (1972)
Verse 1
[Em]I heard some music being [C]played today
[D]I heard a song but the [Em]words were wrong
[Em]It didn't matter to me [C]anyway
[D]Some people really don't care what they say
Verse 2
[Em]I started looking to the [C]sky today
[D]'Cause it's so big and it's so [Em]far away
[Em]I've got too many things [C]inside my head
D [Refrain]
I wish that I could be up there instead
Chorus
[Em]No one is [G]meant to be
[Am]Living here in a [Em]concrete sea
[Em]Everyone, [G]including me
Am [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free
Verse 3
[Em]And then I looked into the [C]ocean blue
[D]'Cause it's so deep and it's so [Em]quiet too
[Em]There's just too many people [C]everywhere
D [Refrain]
I wish that I was down there
Chorus
[Em]No one is [G]meant to be
[Am]Living here in a [Em]concrete sea
[Em]Everyone, [G]including me
Am [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free
Verse 4
[Em]I heard a story being [C]told today
D [Refrain]
About a man and just how he got away
[Em]You got to leave the things you [C]grow up for
D [Refrain]
Turn your head and start to swim for shore
Chorus
[Em]No one is [G]meant to be
[Am]Living here in a [Em]concrete sea
[Em]Everyone, [G]including me
Am [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free
[Em]No one is [G]meant to be
[Am]Living here in a [Em]concrete sea
[Em]Everyone, [G]including me
Am [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free
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