So Low chords by
Ocean Colour Scene (Official Version)

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Key: F majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

F

F/E

Dm

Bb

F

C/G

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

Verse 1
F F 
 
F/E F/E 
 
If anyone rises at six   thirty- one
Dm Dm 
 
And fakes all day
Bb Bb 
 
that they're hav ing their fun
F F 
 
C6 C6 
 
They never did get it right
Bb Bb 
 
Since they got it so  low

Verse 2

F

F/E

To anyone drinking the mor ning away

Dm

Bb

The afternoon will prove a mistake

F

C6

They never will get it right

Bb

Now they've got it so low

Interlude 1

F

C/E

Dm

Bb

F

C/G

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

Chorus 1

F

C

And we laugh and we drink

Dm

Bbmaj7

And we teach ourselves not to think

F

C

We never did get it right

Bbmaj7

Since we got it so low

Verse 3
F F 
 
To all of the faces
F/E F/E 
 
that freeze for you there
Dm Dm 
 
In your memory
Bb Bb 
 
when you try not to care
F F 
 
C6 C6 
 
They never disappear
Bb Bb 
 
down the slow road

Verse 4
F F 
 
For all of those people
F/E F/E 
 
who bleed by the side
Dm Dm 
 
And split from their tongues
Bb Bb 
 
And sharpen their knives
F F 
 
C6 C6 
 
They never will get a life
Bb Bb 
 
Now they've got it so  low

Chorus 2

F

C

And we laugh and we drink

Dm

Bbmaj7

And we teach ourselves not to think

F

C

We never did get it right

Bbmaj7

Since we got it so low

Interlude 2

F

C6

Dm

Bb

F

C/G

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

Verse 5
F F 
 
Cornfields and pig-tails
Am Am 
 
and fish in the stream
Dm Dm 
 
The night when the boys
Bb Bb 
 
stole the bil ion- dollar dream
F F 
 
C6 C6 
 
From the high-jinx school for girls
Bb Bb 
 
Down the road

Verse 6
F F 
 
Stories are smoke trails
C6 C6 
 
And some may be true
Dm Dm 
 
You're listening to me
Bb Bb 
 
But I'm talking to you
F F 
 
C6 C6 
 
I hope you never fall from grace
Bb Bb 
 
If you get it so  low

Chorus 3

F

C

And we laugh and we drink

Dm

Bbmaj7

And we teach ourselves not to think

F

C

We never did get it right

Bbmaj7

Since we got it so low

Chorus 4
F F 
 
C C 
 
Yes, we laugh and we drink
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
And we find it hard not to think
F F 
 
C C 
 
We never did get it right
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Since we got it so        low
F F 
 
C C 
 
We never did get it right
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Since we got it so        low

Outro 1

F

Am/E

Dm

Bb

F

C6

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF F/E Dm Bb C/G...

Chords

F
F/E
Dm
Bb
C/G
Bbmaj7
C6
C/E
C
Am
Am/E

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F/E: x-x-2-2-1-1
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am/E: 0-x-2-2-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of So Low by Ocean Colour Scene, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Ocean Colour Scene's performance.

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