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[Verse 1]
D
 Downhill from the prison
A
 Downhill from the mall
E                                               D  A
 Downhill from the factory farm and the hospital
E
 Downhill from the border wall
D
 Downhill from the high school
A
 Downhill from the gym
E                                        D  A
 Downhill from the church and the stadium
E
 Downhill from the baby's room
D
 Downhill from the office
A
 Downhill from the bar
E                                               D  A
 Downhill from the theme park and the family car
E
 Downhill from happy hour


[Chorus]
C#m           D
Downhill from everywhere
E    G#            C#m
 Downhill from all you see
    D                      E
The ocean is downhill from gravity
C#m           Eaug
Downhill from here
E             E(b5)
Downhill from everywhere
A
Downhill from all of humanity


[Post-Chorus]
D  A  E
       Downhill from the silver screen
D  A  E
       Downhill from the end of the sea


[Verse 2]
D
 Downhill from the vineyard
A
 Downhill from the mine
E                                                  D  A
 Downhill from the fruity plain and the bottom line
E
 Downhill from Columbine
D
 Downhill from the racetrack
A
 Downhill from the news
E                                               D  A
 Downhill from the sponsors and the camera crews
E
 Downhill from the pain to lose
D                    A
 Downhill from God’s golden shore
E
 Downhill from the grocery store
D                  A
 Downhill from the center floor
E
K Street, and the never-ending war


[Chorus]
C#m           D
Downhill from everywhere
E    G#            C#m
 Downhill from all you see
    D                     E
The ocean is the last stop for gravity
C#m           Eaug
Downhill from here
E             E(b5)
Downhill from everywhere
A
All mankind's ambition and validity


[Bridge]
       D            A        E
Do you think of the ocean as yours?
            D        A        E
Because you need the ocean to breathe
             C#m
Every second breath you take
                   A
Is coming from the sea
                A
We don't really know
                        E
Because we don’t really see
       D            A        E
Do you think of the ocean as yours?
       D      A          E
Do you think about it at all?


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
D
 Downhill from the campus
A
 Downhill from the loan
E
 Downhill from the funeral home
D
 Downhill from the laptop
A
 Downhill from the trough
E
 Downhill from the Russian doll
D                  A
 Downhill from the N.R.A
E
 Downhill from the I.C.E.P
D                  A
Downhill from the I.C.E
        E
And you hide all the masses yearning to be free


[Outro]
D   A   E  E
 Oh yeah
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