Me By The Sea

ME BY THE SEA (Edie Brickell)
E|-----------------------------| 

[Capo 1.]
[The A* measures in the verses are 
actually A - Asus9 - A,
 alternating between 0 and 2 on the 
B string.  Similarly, E* is
 E - Esus4 - E, switching between 1 
and 2 on the G string.]
[Hammer on from 0 to 2 on the A 
string in the E chords after
 the line, "I can't on my own."]
[F#m7(4) is 244200.  Use your 
thumb.]

A*  Dsus9  A*  Asus9    A*  
[intro]
Dsus9  A  Asus9


    A*            Dsus9      A*  
I'm glad no one's here, just me 
      Asus9
by the sea
    A*            Dsus9   Esus4  
I'm glad no one's here to mess it
        E
 up for me
    A*            Dsus9      
I'm glad no one's here, just 
F#m7(4)   E
me by the sea
    Bm            G             A
But man, I wish I had a hand to 
    A
hold

A*  Dsus9  A*  Asus9    A*  
[instrumental]
Dsus9  A  Asus9


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  A                 Dsus9       A
I saw an orange starfish on the 
         Asus9
side of a rock
  A*           Dsus9    Esus4    
I poked on his back and tried to 
         E*
pull him off
    A*            Dsus9       
A crab scared me away, he ran 
F#m7(4)     E
close to my toes
    Bm            G             A
And man, I wish I had a hand to 
    A
hold

A*  Dsus9  A*  Asus9      A*  
[instrumental]
Dsus9  Esus4  E*

A*  Dsus9  F#m7(4)  E     Bm   
[instrumental]
G   A   A


    A*        Dsus9         A*   
The moon is nowhere, almost time 
        Asus9
for the sun
    A*           Dsus9        
The voice of the waves sounds 
Esus4       E*
anciently young
      A*          Dsus9        
I'm a prisoner of freedom, ten 
F#m7(4)     E
toes in the sand
    Bm            G             A
And man, I wish I had a hand to 
    A
hold

G          G        D      D
I'm in the habit of being alone
Dm            Dm          A     
I try hard to break it, I can't 
      E   E   E   E
on my own

    A*            Dsus9      A*  
I'm glad no one's here, just me 
      Asus9
by the sea
    A*            Dsus9   Esus4  
I'm glad no one's here to mess it
        E*
 up for me
    A*            Dsus9      
I'm glad no one's here, just 
F#m7(4)   E
me by the sea
    Bm            G             A
But man, I wish I had a hand to 
    A
hold
Bm   G   A   A
[instrumental]

A*  Dsus9  A*  Asus9     A*  
[instrumental]
Dsus9  Esus4  E*

A*  Dsus9  F#m7(4)  E    Bm   
[instrumental]
G   A   A.