Sea Of Heartbreak Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays484

Sea Of Heartbreak by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bm, A, G and Gb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Sea of Heartbreak (written by Paul Hampton/Hal David) 
  -- Johnny Cash(Unchained Album 1996) 
 
cappo first fret 
intro  D 
 
                          Bm       A G 
1.      The lights in the harbor       
                A   D 
don't shine for me 
           Bm          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 divine  
    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) 
 
Enjoy! 
 

    	

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