• Song:

    Octopus

  • Artist:

    Jonathan Coulton

Transcribed by Khavall.

Intro: A5 ( A5 )  ( A5 )   E5

Verse 1:

C#5                  A5
I still remember the words you said
F#5                       B5       G#5
They were hard enough to leave a mark
C#5                 A5
And now they echo inside my head
F#5                B5      G#5
As I spiral down into the dark
A5                 E5
I windmill upside down
F#5                 C#5    B5
Knowing you'll come at me again
A5                      F#5
And I feel your shadow pass above me


Chorus:

E5 E5  E5 E5
Octopus
             E5 E5  E5 E5
Some kind of octopus
           B5         F#5
Tearing my shell apart
            C#5   
Letting the sea get in
    A5                           E5
You make my insides outside


Verse 2:

C#5                  A5
I don't think I ever saw you blink
F#5                         B5      G#5
You were so controlled that no one knew
C#5                    A5
And by the time we all stopped to think
F#5                 B5        G#5
We were already too close to you
A5                   E5
Now you keep coming by
F#5             C#5        B5
Telling me it's not what I think
      A5             F#5
But I know a murder when I see one


Chorus:

E5 E5  E5 E5
Octopus
             E5 E5  E5 E5
Some kind of octopus
           B5         F#5
Tearing my shell apart
            C#5   
Letting the sea get in
    A5
You make my insides outside


Bridge:

A5        B5             A5             B5
And far above me I can see the world
A5        B5             A5    B5
Receding slowly out of view
A5           B5               A5            B5
The sinking feeling that my worst mistake
A5           B5                 A5
Was all the time I spent with you

Verse 3:

N.C.
You said you're sorry, you said you'd try
But you never did, I guess we're done
Now bits of pieces of me float by
And I die in front of everyone
And you're already gone
Halfway to wherever you sleep
And you make me wish I never met you

Chorus:

E5 E5  E5 E5
Octopus
             E5 E5  E5 E5
Some kind of octopus
           B5         F#5
Tearing my shell apart
            C#5   
Letting the sea get in
    A5
You make my insides outside
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