The Storms Are On The Ocean
intermediate

The Storms Are On The Ocean

Key: C
Chords: 3
Carter Family Waltzes

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Chord Chart

Verse

C
F
C
C
C
G
C
C
C
F
C
C
C
G
C
C

Chorus

F
F
C
C
C
G
C
C
F
F
C
C
C
G
C
C
Chords used: C F G

Lyrics

I'm going away to leave you love I'm going away for a while But I'll return to see you sometime If I go ten thousand miles
The storms are on the ocean The heavens may cease to be This world may lose it's motion love If I prove false to thee
Oh who will dress your pretty little feet And who will glove your hand Oh who will kiss your rosy red cheeks When I'm in a foreign land Papa will dress my pretty little feet And Mama will glove my hand You may kiss my rosy red cheeks When you return again Have you seen those mournful doves Flying from pine to pine A-mournin' for their own true love Just like I mourn for mine I'll never go back on the ocean love I'll never go back on the sea I'll never go back on my blue-eyed girl 'Til she goes back on me

Demo Videos

Sharon White & Ricky Skaggs Storms Are On The Ocean

Sharon White & Ricky Skaggs Storms Are On The Ocean

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The Storms Are on the Ocean (Feat. Gabriel Lusk)

The Storms Are on the Ocean (Feat. Gabriel Lusk)

Michael Mark

About This Song

The Storms Are On The Ocean is a Carter Family classic from the 1920s that became a bluegrass standard. The waltz time signature (3/4) gives it a distinctive, swaying feel that sets it apart from most bluegrass songs. It's typically played in C and remains a popular choice at jam sessions.

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