Biography:
Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Cousins, 7 January 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex, England) has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967. He has performed frequently as a much-in-demand acoustic duo with Strawbs guitarist Brian Willoughby.
His first solo album, Two Weeks Last Summer, was released in 1972. His next two albums "Old School Songs" (1980) and The Bridge (1994) were by Dave Cousins & Brian Willoughby.
Cousins remains active, regularly touring with Acoustic Strawbs.
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Other songs:
- A Song For Me
- All In Vain
- Beat The Retreat
- Beside The Rio Grande
- Can You Believe
- Forever Ocean Blue
- Going Home
- Grace Darling
- Hanging In The Gallery
- Higher Germanie
- Hummingbird
- I Turned My Face Into The Wind
- Ill Show You Where To Sleep
- Josephine For Better Or For Worse
- Lay Down
- Never Take Sweets From A Stranger
- October To May
- Ringing Down The Years
- Song For Alex
- Song Of A Sad Little Girl
- Stone Cold Is The Womans Heart
- Thats The Way It Ends
- The Battle
- The Hangman And The Papist
- The Shepherds Song
- The Young Pretender
- Ways And Means
- Well Meet Again Sometime
- When You Were A Child
- You Keep Going Your Way
- You Never Needed Water
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Dave Cousins - Forever Ocean Blue
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C Dm C F C E7 Am F G
[Verse 1]
C Em F G
Treasure each passing day
E7 Am G C
Each hour and every moment
Em F G
This is where we belong
E7 Am
Where the heart beats strong
E7 F G Am
Should you ever feel alone, don't despair
Bb F C Dm C
I'll always be around to take good care
[Verse 2]
Em F G
On lonely winter days
E7 Am G C
We'll think of one another
Em F G
And in your darkest night
E7 Am
Look for my guiding light
E7 F G Am
And should you ever feel alone, don't despair
Bb F C Dm C
We'll soon be on our way, but who knows where
[Chorus]
E7 F
We'll build ourselves a dreamboat
D7 F
Me and you
G C F
Forever ocean blue
[Instrumental]]
C Dm C F C E7 Am F G
[Verse 3]
Em F G
I sometimes close my eyes
E7 Am G C
When I'm in distant places
Em F G
I see you wild and free
E7 Am
Down beside the sea
E7 F G Am
Should you ever feel alone, then don't despair
Bb F Em Dm C
We've got our everlasting love affair
[Chorus]
E7 F
We'll build ourselves a dreamboat
D7 F
Me and you
G C F
Forever ocean blue
[Chorus]
E7 F
We'll build ourselves a dreamboat
D7 F
Me and you
G C F
Forever ocean blue
[Outro]
C Dm C F C E7 Am F G
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C Dm C F C E7 Am F G
[Verse 1]
C Em F G
Treasure each passing day
E7 Am G C
Each hour and every moment
Em F G
This is where we belong
E7 Am
Where the heart beats strong
E7 F G Am
Should you ever feel alone, don't despair
Bb F C Dm C
I'll always be around to take good care
[Verse 2]
Em F G
On lonely winter days
E7 Am G C
We'll think of one another
Em F G
And in your darkest night
E7 Am
Look for my guiding light
E7 F G Am
And should you ever feel alone, don't despair
Bb F C Dm C
We'll soon be on our way, but who knows where
[Chorus]
E7 F
We'll build ourselves a dreamboat
D7 F
Me and you
G C F
Forever ocean blue
[Instrumental]]
C Dm C F C E7 Am F G
[Verse 3]
Em F G
I sometimes close my eyes
E7 Am G C
When I'm in distant places
Em F G
I see you wild and free
E7 Am
Down beside the sea
E7 F G Am
Should you ever feel alone, then don't despair
Bb F Em Dm C
We've got our everlasting love affair
[Chorus]
E7 F
We'll build ourselves a dreamboat
D7 F
Me and you
G C F
Forever ocean blue
[Chorus]
E7 F
We'll build ourselves a dreamboat
D7 F
Me and you
G C F
Forever ocean blue
[Outro]
C Dm C F C E7 Am F G
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