Originally in E, I play in E.
Intro; I just do some riffing on I and IV for the first line
| E | E | B | E |
| E | C#m | A | B |
| E | C#m |
| I’d like to be | under the sea |
| A | B | |
| In an | octopus’s garden in the sh | ade |
| E | C#m |
| He’d let us in, | knows where we’ve been |
| A | B | |
| In his | octopus’s garden in the sh | ade |
| C#m | C#m/B |
| I’d ask my friends to come and see |
| A | B |
| An octopus’s | garden with me |
| E | C#m |
| I’d like to be | under the sea |
| A | B | E | |
| In an | octopus’s | garden in the sh | ade |
| E | C#m |
| We would be warm | below the storm |
| A | B | |
| In our | little hideaway beneath the w | aves |
| E | C#m |
| Resting our head | on the sea bed |
| A | B | |
| In an | octopus’s garden near a c | ave |
| C#m | C#m/B |
| We would sing and dance around |
| A | B |
| Because we know we | can’t be found |
| E | C#m |
| I’d like to be | under the sea |
| A | B | E | |
| In an | octopus’s | garden in the sh | ade |
Weird solo bit with underwater noises; I usually skip when playing acoustic.
| A | F#m | D | E | ||
| A | F#m | D | E | A | B7 |
| E | C#m |
| We would shout | and swim about |
| A | B | |
| The | coral that lies beneath the w | aves |
| E | C#m |
| Oh, what joy for | every girl and boy |
| A | B |
| Knowing they’re happy and they’re s | afe |
| C#m | B |
| We would be so happy, you and me |
| A | B |
| No-one there to tell us what to | do |
| E | C#m |
| I’d like to be | under the sea |
| A | B | C#m | C#m/B | |
| In an | octopus’s | garden with | you |
| A | B | C#m | C#m/B | |
| In an | octopus’s | garden with | you |
| A | B | E | |
| In an | octopus’s | garden with | you |