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Author/Artist: Mother Mother
Title: Polynesia
Album: Touch Up
Transcribed by: Rory Lidstone
Email: rlidstone@gmail.com
Standard tuning.
Intro: G#5 G#5/G G#5/F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
E F# G#m----0---0---0---2-2-4---|----0---0---0---2-2-4---|----1---1---1---3-3-4---|-2--2---2---2---4-4-6---|-2--2---2---2---4-4-6---|-0----0-0-0-0---2-2-4---|
Verse: G#5 G#5/E B5 F#5 G5------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|---4---4-------------------------|-------------------------|---6---6---6---6--|---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5-|-------------------------|---6---6---6---6--|-2-2-2-2---4---4---5---5---5---5-|-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------| pm_____________ x4 pm_____________________________
G#5 G#5/E G#5 G#m-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------4-4-4-4---|----------------------------------------|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-6-6---|----------------------------------------|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-6-6---|----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---|----------------------------------------| pm_____________________
Verse 2: G#5 G#5/E B5 F#5 G5 E------------------|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0-----------|------------------|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0-----------|------------------|---4---4---4---4-----------------|-----1---1---1-----------|---6---6---6---6--|---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5-|--2------2---2-----------|---6---6---6---6--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4---4---5---5-|--2------2---2-----------|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--|-----------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|--0----0-0-0-0-----------| pm_____________ x4 pm_____________________________
Prechorus 1: F# G#m F# G#m B E F# G#m B-2-2-2-4----2-2-2-4.---7---0----2-2-2-4----7----|-2-2-2-4----2-2-2-4.---7---0----2-2-2-4----7----|-3-3-3-4----3-3-3-4.---8---1----3-3-3-4----8----|-4-4-4-6----4-4-4-6.---9---2----4-4-4-6----9----|-4-4-4-6----4-4-4-6.---9---2----4-4-4-6----9----|-2-2-2-4----2-2-2-4.---7---0----2-2-2-4----7----|
E Em E-0--0--0-----------0--0--0---|-0--0--0-----------0--0--0---|-1--1--1--0--0--0--1--1--1---|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
Chorus 1:
G#5 G#5/E B5 F#5 G------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|-4-4-4-4----------4~~~~------|---6---6---6---6--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5~~~~------|---6---6---6---6--|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--5~~~~------|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--|---------2-2-2-2--3~~~~------| pm_____________ x4
E F# G#m----0---0---0---2-2-4---|----0---0---0---2-2-4---|----1---1---1---3-3-4---|-2--2---2---2---4-4-6---|-2--2---2---2---4-4-6---|-0----0-0-0-0---2-2-4---|
Prechorus 2: E F# G#m B E F# G#m B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-4----7----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-4----7----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-4----8----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4--6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-6----9----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4--6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-6----9----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-4----7----|
E Em E-0--0--0-----------0--0--0---|-0--0--0-----------0--0--0---|-1--1--1--0--0--0--1--1--1---|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
Chorus 2: B E B E B E B E A E--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--5--5--5--5---0~~~~---------|--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--5--5--5--5---0~~~~---------|--8--8--1--1--8--8--1--1--8--8--1--1--8--8--1--1--6--6--6--6---1~~~~---------|--9--9--2--2--9--9--2--2--9--9--2--2--9--9--2--2--7--7--7--7---2~~~~---------|--9--9--2--2--9--9--2--2--9--9--2--2--9--9--2--2--7--7--7--7---2~~~~---------|--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--7--7--0--0--5--5--5--5---0~~~~---------|
CHORDS!!
G#5 G#5/E
We're on the sea
G#5 G#5/E G#5 G#5/E
We're in a ship and we are sailing by
G#5 G#5/E B5 F#5
All of the fish and all the octopi
G5 G#5 G#5/E G#5 G#m
We look them right into their octopi eyes
G#5 G#5/E
I'm on the sea
G#5 G#5/E G#5 G#5/E
I caught a mermaid looking right at me
G#5 G#5/E B5 F#5
I said, "Hey, baby. Why don't you come up top?
G5 E
You could flip flop while we cruise the Florida Quays."
F# G#m
Remember when we said,
F# G#m B
"You gonna see us on a red ship sailing."?
E
We'll think of you on your solid ground
F# G#m B E
We hope you think of us out here sailing around
Em E
Sailing around, sailing around Sailing
G#5 G#5/E G#5 G#5/E G#5 G#5/E
Polynesia, Polynesia, Poly nes ia
G#5 G#5/E B
Oceana, New Caledonia
F#5 G E
We dropped the hook on the Capricorn
F# G#m E F# G#m
Remember when we said,
G#m B
"You gonna see us with a sailor tan."?
E
We'll think of you and your stark white hands
F# G#m
Building your model ships
B E
Wishing you were sailing around
Em E
Sailing around Sailing around Sailing
B E B E B E
Polynesia, Polynesia, Polynesia
B E A
Oceana, oh New Caledonia
E
We dropped the hook on the Capricorn
Hopefully that's all good. Lemme know if it's not.
