Going Across the Sea

Weezer

Traditional

Key of G · Chords: I II III IV V VI VII bII bii bv i ii iii iv v vi vii

Verse 5

Weezer - Across the Sea

Verse 6

I play the D/F# like this: 20023x
Tune down a half step to match the album recording.

Verse 1

G   Bm  Em D        G        Bm      C     D       G
You are 18 year old girl who live in small city in Japan.
    Bm    Em        D
You heard me on the radio.
G         Bm   C           D         G
About one year ago and you wanted to know,
    Bm       Em     D
all about me and my hobbies.
G  Bm       Em          D
My favorite food and my birthday

Chorus

G           Bm          Em      D
Why are you so far away from me?
G           Bm                    Em     D
I need help and you're way across the sea
C             G             Am
I could never touch you - I think it would be wrong
     G    D/F#     Em    D
Oh - I've got your letter
C      D      G
you've got my song

Break 1

Em D C Bm Am Am D

Verse 2

G          Bm   Em         D    G
They don't make stationery like this
          Bm        C
where I'm from - so fragile,
D  G
so refined
     Bm    Em    D
So I sniff and I lick
G    Bm           C              D            G
your envelope and fall to little pieces every time
  Bm          Em          D       G
I wonder what clothes you wear to school
  Bm             C        D    G
I wonder how you decorate your room
  Bm             Em    D
I wonder how you touch yourself
    G     Bm         C     D          G
and curse myself for being across the sea

Chorus

G       Bm         Em        D
Why are you so far away from me?
G      Bm                  Em         D
I need help and you're way across the sea
C             G           Am
I could never touch you - I think it would be wrong
G    D/F#     Em    D
I've got your letter
C      D      G
you've got my song

Break 2

Bb Am Gm F Eb F
Gm Dm Gm Dm Cm
Em Bm Em Bm Am
C#m G#m C#m G#m F#m B

Verse 3

E  Emaj7 C#m7     G#m7     A             Amaj7
At 10 I shaved my head and tried to be a monk
E Emaj7       C#m7  G#7         A            Amaj7
I thought the older women would like me if i did
E   Emaj7 C#m      B           A                B
You see mom, I'm a good little boy (good little boy)
E    Emaj7    C#m    B
It's all your fault, momma.
A    G#m      F#m  B
It's all your fault

Verse 4

G Bm          Em          D      G
Goddamn, this business is really lame
        Bm         C         D        G
I gotta live on an island to find the juice
       Bm   Em      D
So you send me your love
     G              Bm
from all around the world
        C     D       G         Bm           C       D
As if I could live on words and dreams and a million screams
    G     Bm     C       D       G
oh, how I need a hand in mine to feel.

Bridge

G       Bm         Am        E  D
Why are you so far away from me?
G       Bm         Am        E
Why are you so far away from me?

Outro

C             G           Am
I could never touch you - I think it would be wrong
G    D/F#     Em    D
I've got your letter
C      D      G
you've got my song
G    D/F#     Em    D
I've got your letter
C      D      G
you've got my song