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The Saltwater Room

Biography:

Owl City is an American electropop musical project by Adam Young. Young started out making music in 2007 in his basement in his hometown of Owatonna, Minnesota, United States, later developing a following through his MySpace profile before being signed to Universal Republic. Young has released six albums under the Owl City moniker: "Maybe I'm Dreaming" (2008), "Ocean Eyes" (2009), "All Things Bright and Beautiful" (2011), "The Midsummer Station" (2012), "Mobile Orchestra" (2015), and "Cinematic" (2018).

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The Saltwater Room, by Owl City
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th

I think to get the most sound of chords in this song without arpeggiating is
this variation of C and G only in the verse, every other chord is played as
standard in the rest of the song (including the chorus). Also it sounds
better to end both verses with a standard G chord.

Variation of C chord

e|-x
B|-3
G|-0
D|-2
A|-3
E|-x

Variation of G chord

e|-x
B|-0
G|-2
D|-0
A|-2
E|-3

[Verse 1]
C G
I opened my eyes last night, and saw you in the lowlight
C
Walking down by the bay, on the shore
Em C D
Staring up at the planes that aren't there anymore
C G
I was feeling the night, grow old, and you were looking so cold
C
Like an introvert, I drew my overshirt
Em C D
Around my arms and began to shiver violently before
C G
You happened to look and see the tunnels all around me
C
Running into the dark underground
Em C D
All the subways around create a great sound
C G
To my motion fatigue farewell

With your ear to a seashell
C
You can hear the waves in underwater caves
Em C D G (standard)
As if you actually were inside a saltwater room

[Chorus]
D Em C G
Time together is just never quite enough
D Em G C
When you and I are alone, I've never felt so at home
D Em C G
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
D Em G C
We need time, only time
D Em C G
When we're apart whatever are you thinking of?
D Em G C
If this is what I call home, I've never felt so alone
D Em C G
So tell me darling, do you wish we'd fall in love?
D Em G C
All the time, all the time

[Verse 2]
C G
Can you believe that the crew has gone, and wouldn't let me sign on?
C Em C D
All my islands have sunk in the deep, so I can hardly relax or even oversleep
C G
I feel as if I were home some nights, when we count all the ship lights
C
I guess I'll never know, why sparrows love the snow
Em C D G (standard)
Well, turn off all of the lights, and set this ballroom aglow

D Em C G
So tell me darling, do you wish we'd fall in love?
D Em G C
All the time

[Chorus]
D Em C G
Time together is just never quite enough
D Em G C
When you and I are alone, I've never felt so at home
D Em C G
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
D Em G C
We need time, only time
D Em C G
When we're apart whatever are you thinking of?
D Em G C
If this is what I call home, I've never felt so alone
D Em C G
So tell me darling, do you wish we'd fall in love?
D Em G C
All the time, all the time

[Outro]
C
Time together is just never quite enough
G
When we're apart whatever are you thinking of?
C
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
Em C D
So tell me darling, do you wish we'd fall in love?
C
All the time