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Sea Of Heartbreak by Johnny Cash
Sea Of Heartbreak
capo first fret
intro D
B A G
1. The lights in the harbor
A D
don't shine for me
B A G
I'm like a lost ship
A (tacet)
adrift on the sea
D
Ch. This sea of heartbreak
A
lost love and lonliness
D
memories of your caress
so devine
G
how I wish you were mine
D
again my dear
A (tacet)
I'm on this sea of tears
D { G A } D
sea of heartbreak {X4 on last time}
2. Oh how did I lose you
Oh where did I fail
why did you leave me
always for sail
(chorus)
G D
bridge: Oh what I'd give just sail back to shore
G Gb
back to your arms once more
D
3. come to my rescue
oh come here to me
take me and keep me
away from the sea
(chorus)
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
There is a basic embellishment played at the end of the chorus which
is just switching between D, Dsus2 (D2), and Dsus4 (D4):
D D2 D D4 D D2 D
e|-2---0---2---3---2---0---2---|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
I will be representing this using the symbol (D D)
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D Bm G A Asus4 A
The lights in the harbor don't shine for me
D Bm G A /STOP/
I'm like a lost ship adrift on the sea
[Chorus]
D A
This sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
D G
Memories of your caress, so divine, how I wish
D A /STOP/
you were mine again my dear, I'm on this sea of tears
(D D) x2
Sea of heartbreak
[Verse 2]
D Bm G A Asus2 A
Oh, how did I lose you oh, where did I fail
D Bm G A /STOP/
Why did you leave me always to sail
[Chorus]
D A
This sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
D G
Memories of your caress, so divine, how I wish
D A /STOP/
you were mine again my dear, I'm on this sea of tears
(D D) D7
Sea of heartbreak
[Bridge]
G D
Oh, what I'd give just to sail back to shore
G F#
Back to your arms once more
[Verse 3]
D Bm G A Asus4 A
Come to my rescue oh, come here to me
D Bm G A /STOP/
Take me and keep me away from the sea
[Final Chorus]
D A
Sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
D G
Memories of your caress, so divine, how I wish
D A /STOP/
you were mine again my dear, I'm on this sea of tears
(D D) G A
Sea of heartbreak
(D D) G A
Sea of heartbreak
(D D) G A
Sea of heartbreak
(D D) G A D
Sea of heartbreak
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version 3
Capo:3rd fret
[Chords]
C Am C7 F G
E|-0--0--0-----3--|
B|-1--1--1--1--0--|
G|-0--2--3--2--0--|
D|-2--2--2--3--0--|
A|-3--0--3--3--2--|
E|-------------3--|
(The F Chord is Cashes cheat chord so you don't have to play a barre chord listen to the song and see that
the F chord is played between the words to fit in with the piano run down.)
[Verse 1]
C Am F G
The lights in the harbor don't shine for me,
C Am F G
I'm like a lost ship, adrift on the sea.
[Chorus]
N.C C G
This sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
C C7 F
mem'ries of your caress, so divine, how I wish
C G
you were mine again, my dear, I'm on this sea of tears,
N.C C
Sea of Heartbreak
[Verse 2]
C Am F G
Oh, how did I lose you, oh, where did I fail ?
C Am F G
Why did you leave me always to sail ....
[Chorus 2]
N.C C G
This sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
C C7 F
mem'ries of your caress, so divine, how I wish
C G
you were mine again, my dear, I'm on this sea of tears,
N.C C
Sea of Heartbreak
[Verse 3]
F C
Oh, what I'd give just to sail back to shore.
F E
back to your arms once more
[Verse 4]
C Am F G
Come to my rescue, oh, come here to me,
C Am F G
take me and keep me away from this sea.
[Chorus 3]
N.C C G
This sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
C C7 F
mem'ries of your caress, so divine, how I wish
C G
you were mine again, my dear, I'm on this sea of tears,
N.C C
Sea of Heartbreak
[Bridge]
F G C
Sea of heartbreak.
F G C
Sea of heartbreak.
F G C
Sea of heartbreak.
[Outro]
F G C
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