The Storms Are On The Ocean
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The Storms Are On The Ocean
Carter Family
Waltzes
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Chord Chart
Verse
CC
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CC
GG
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CC
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CC
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CC
Chorus
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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 meDemo Videos
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.