Concrete Sea

1) on the low E and A strings

A|-2-0------2-0-----| 
E|-----3-2------3-2-| 

2) I prefer to play it using power 
chords- or you could use any other
   chords you can think of
   The riff just goes B- A- G- F# X2

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-4-2------4-2------| 
D|-4-2-3-2--4-2-3-2--| 
A|-2-0-3-2--2-0-3-2--| 
E|-----5-4------5-4--| 

3) Or you can get away with just 
strumming the Em chord
Terry Jacks- Concrete Sea (1972)

[Intro or Refrain]

[Verse 1]
Em                       C
I heard some music being played 
today
D                      Em
I heard a song but the words were 
wrong
Em                     C
It didn't matter to me anyway
D
Some people really don't care what 
they say

[Verse 2]
Em                       C
I started looking to the sky today
D                              Em
'Cause it's so big and it's so far 
away
Em                       C
I've got too many things inside my 
head
D                          [Refrain]
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I wish that I could be up there 
instead

[Chorus]
Em        G
No one is meant to be
Am               Em
Living here in a concrete sea
Em        G
Everyone, including me
Am                 [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free

[Verse 3]
Em                         C
And then I looked into the ocean 
blue
D                               
'Cause it's so deep and it's so 
Em
quiet too
Em                         
There's just too many people 
  C
everywhere
D                   [Refrain]
I wish that I was down there

[Chorus]
Em        G
No one is meant to be
Am               Em
Living here in a concrete sea
Em        G
Everyone, including me
Am                 [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free

[Verse 4]
Em                    C
I heard a story being told today
D                         [Refrain]
About a man and just how he got away
Em                              C
You got to leave the things you grow
 up for
D                            
[Refrain]
Turn your head and start to swim for
 shore

[Chorus]
Em        G
No one is meant to be
Am               Em
Living here in a concrete sea
Em        G
Everyone, including me
Am                 [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free

Em        G
No one is meant to be
Am               Em
Living here in a concrete sea
Em        G
Everyone, including me
Am                 [Refrain]
Wishes he could be set free