Drop In The Ocean Chords
by Midnight Oil
Drop In The Ocean by Midnight Oil is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Bb/F, Ab7/Gb, Gm, Cm/G, Ab, Abm/F, Db2, C, Eb, Cm, F and Abm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
| Bb | Bb |
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| Bb/F | Bb/F | Ab7/Gb | Ab7/Gb |
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Here comes the olive branch man
| Bb/F | Bb/F |Eb |Eb |
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He'll press it any way he can
| Gm | Gm | Cm/G /F | /Eb /C |
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He tries so hard to under - stand
| Bb/F | Bb/F | Ab7/Gb | Ab7/Gb |
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Here comes the tired states- man
| Bb/F | Bb/F |Eb |Eb |
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Heavy lidded, bearded, nowhere left to land
| Ab | Abm/F | Db2 | Db2 | C |
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He makes a jig-saw fit with a hammer in his hand
| C {tacet} | Eb | Eb |
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It's just a drop in the ocean
| Bb | Bb | Eb | Cm F |
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It's just a drop in the ocean
| Gm | Gm | Eb | Eb |
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It's just a drop in the ocean
| Bb | Bb | Eb | Cm F |
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It's just a drop in the ocean
| Abm | Abm | Eb | Eb | Bb | Bb |
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| Bb/F | Bb/F | Ab7/Gb | Ab7/Gb |
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Here comes the night - mare man
| Bb/F | Bb/F |Eb |Eb |
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He's got the numbers, bottom-line and sleight of hand
| Gm | Gm | Cm/G /F | /Eb /C |
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He's smiling everywhere he can with feel - ing
| Ab | Abm/F | Db2 | Db2 | C |
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For every fallen soldier For every grain of sand
| C {tacet} | Eb | Eb |
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It's just a drop in the ocean
| Bb | Bb | Eb | Cm F |
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It's just a drop in the ocean
|: Gm | Gm | Eb | Eb |
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It's just a drop in the ocean
| Bb | Bb | Eb | Cm F :|
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It's just a drop in the ocean
(repeat to end)