Chords for Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson: Storms are on the Ocean (1963)
Tempo:
168.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[C] [F]
[C]
[G]
[C]
I'm going [F] away [C] far to leave you, love, [G] I'm going away [C] for a while, [A]
[C] But I'll [F] return [C] to you [G] sometime, If we go ten [C] thousand miles.
[F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, [D]
[C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[G]
[C]
Now who [F] will shoo [C] your pretty little feet, And who [G] will blub [C] your hair, And who [F] will kiss [C] your red rosy cheek, Till [G] I return [C] again.
[D] [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may [C] cease to be, [F#]
[F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[F]
[C]
[G]
[C]
Now papa [F] will shoo [C] my pretty little feet, And mama [G] will blub [C] my hair, And you [F] can kiss [C] my red rosy cheek, When you [G] come [C] back again.
[D] [Am] [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to [D] be, [G] [F] This world may [C] lose its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[Em] [G] [C]
Oh see [F] that [C] lonesome turtle dove, As flies [G] from pine to [C]
pine, [A] [Em] [C] He's [F] moaning for [C] his old true love, Just way [G] I'm all [C] for mine.
[F] The storms are on [C] the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, [D] [C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[G] [C]
I'll never [F] go back [C] on the ocean, Love, I'll never [G] go back on [C] the sea, I'll never [F] go back on [C] my blue-eyed girl, Till she [G] goes back [C] on me.
[F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove [A] [C] false to thee.
[N]
[C] [F]
[C]
[G]
[C]
I'm going [F] away [C] far to leave you, love, [G] I'm going away [C] for a while, [A]
[C] But I'll [F] return [C] to you [G] sometime, If we go ten [C] thousand miles.
[F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, [D]
[C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[G]
[C]
Now who [F] will shoo [C] your pretty little feet, And who [G] will blub [C] your hair, And who [F] will kiss [C] your red rosy cheek, Till [G] I return [C] again.
[D] [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may [C] cease to be, [F#]
[F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[F]
[C]
[G]
[C]
Now papa [F] will shoo [C] my pretty little feet, And mama [G] will blub [C] my hair, And you [F] can kiss [C] my red rosy cheek, When you [G] come [C] back again.
[D] [Am] [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to [D] be, [G] [F] This world may [C] lose its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[Em] [G] [C]
Oh see [F] that [C] lonesome turtle dove, As flies [G] from pine to [C]
pine, [A] [Em] [C] He's [F] moaning for [C] his old true love, Just way [G] I'm all [C] for mine.
[F] The storms are on [C] the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, [D] [C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee.
[G] [C]
I'll never [F] go back [C] on the ocean, Love, I'll never [G] go back on [C] the sea, I'll never [F] go back on [C] my blue-eyed girl, Till she [G] goes back [C] on me.
[F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove [A] [C] false to thee.
[N]
Key:
C
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D
A
C
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _
I'm going [F] _ away [C] far to leave you, love, [G] I'm going _ away [C] for a while, [A] _ _
[C] But I'll [F] return [C] to you _ _ [G] sometime, If we go ten [C] thousand miles. _ _ _
[F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, _ [D] _
[C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, _ Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Now who [F] will shoo [C] your pretty little feet, And who [G] will blub [C] your hair, _ _ And who [F] will kiss [C] your red rosy cheek, Till [G] I _ return [C] again. _ _
[D] [F] The _ storms are [C] on the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may [C] cease to be, [F#] _
[F] _ This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now papa [F] will shoo [C] my pretty little feet, And mama [G] will blub [C] my _ hair, _ And you [F] can kiss [C] my red rosy cheek, When you [G] come _ [C] back again.
_ _ [D] _ [Am] [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to _ [D] be, [G] [F] This world may _ [C] lose its _ motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ Oh see [F] that _ [C] lonesome _ turtle dove, As flies [G] from pine to [C] _
pine, [A] _ [Em] [C] He's _ [F] moaning for [C] his old true love, Just way [G] I'm all [C] for _ _ mine.
[F] The storms are on [C] the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, _ [D] _ [C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ I'll never [F] go back [C] on the ocean, Love, I'll never [G] go back on [C] the sea, _ _ _ I'll never [F] go back on [C] my blue-eyed girl, Till she [G] goes back [C] on _ me.
_ [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, _ _ [F] This world may lose [C] its _ motion, Love, [G] If I prove _ [A] [C] false to thee. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _
I'm going [F] _ away [C] far to leave you, love, [G] I'm going _ away [C] for a while, [A] _ _
[C] But I'll [F] return [C] to you _ _ [G] sometime, If we go ten [C] thousand miles. _ _ _
[F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, _ [D] _
[C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, _ Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Now who [F] will shoo [C] your pretty little feet, And who [G] will blub [C] your hair, _ _ And who [F] will kiss [C] your red rosy cheek, Till [G] I _ return [C] again. _ _
[D] [F] The _ storms are [C] on the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may [C] cease to be, [F#] _
[F] _ This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now papa [F] will shoo [C] my pretty little feet, And mama [G] will blub [C] my _ hair, _ And you [F] can kiss [C] my red rosy cheek, When you [G] come _ [C] back again.
_ _ [D] _ [Am] [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to _ [D] be, [G] [F] This world may _ [C] lose its _ motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ Oh see [F] that _ [C] lonesome _ turtle dove, As flies [G] from pine to [C] _
pine, [A] _ [Em] [C] He's _ [F] moaning for [C] his old true love, Just way [G] I'm all [C] for _ _ mine.
[F] The storms are on [C] the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, _ [D] _ [C] [F] This world may lose [C] its motion, Love, [G] If I prove false [C] to thee. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ I'll never [F] go back [C] on the ocean, Love, I'll never [G] go back on [C] the sea, _ _ _ I'll never [F] go back on [C] my blue-eyed girl, Till she [G] goes back [C] on _ me.
_ [F] The storms are [C] on the ocean, _ _ The heavens [G] may cease [C] to be, _ _ [F] This world may lose [C] its _ motion, Love, [G] If I prove _ [A] [C] false to thee. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _