Sea of Sorrow Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays520

Sea of Sorrow by Alice in Chains is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G5, F, C5, A, G and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G5 
Mind, of destructive taste 
G5 
I choose...to stroll amongst the waste 
G5 
That was your heart 
G5 
Lost in the dark 
G5 
Call off the chase 

G5 
Walls of thought, strong and high 
G5 
As my castle crumbles with time... 
G5 
I think of you 
G5 
Oh, yes I do 
G5 
Such a crime 

F          C5     G5 
You opened fire....and your mark was true 
F          C5     G5 
you opened fire....aim my smiling skull at you 
F          C5       A 
you opened fire........ 

G A    E 
I   live tomorrow..... 
G     A       E 
You are not follow.... 
G  A      E 
As you wallow....... 
G    A        E 
In a sea of sorrow...... 

G5 
Lines cut across my face 
G5 
Why you laugh at my disgrace 
G5 
I'll never know 
G5 
How far to go 
G5 
To reach that place 

F          C5     G5 
You opened fire....and your mark was true 
F          C5     G5 
you opened fire....aim my smiling skull at you 
F          C5       A 
you opened fire........ 

G A    E 
I   live tomorrow..... 
G     A       E 
You are not follow.... 
G  A      E 
As you wallow....... 
G    A        E 
In a sea of sorrow...... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante