Sea Of Heartbreak

song : sea of heartbreak
artist : johnny cash
album : unchained
tabbed by jason o . kaveh

i condensed the lyrics down so the page isn’t unnecessarily long .

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 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – |
E – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – |

i will be representing this using the symbol ( dd )

enjoy yo’self!

capo 1

– – – – – sea of heartbreak – – – – –

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
( dd ) x2
sea of heartbreak

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 ]

[ bridge ] :
G D
oh what i’d give just to sail back to shore
G E7
back to your arms once more

D Bm G A Asus4 A
oh 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
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
( dd ) G A
sea of heartbreak
( dd ) G A
sea of heartbreak
( dd ) G A
sea of heartbreak
( dd ) G A D
sea of heartbreak