Standin In A Sea Of Teardrops chords by Don Williams

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

album: Listen to the Radio (1982)



Intro:
   D A   D A   D A   D A
 |     |     |     |     |


Chorus:
D             A      D         G
Standing in a sea of teardrops
     D              A       G
It's getting deeper all the time
D             A      Bm         G
Standing in a sea of teardrops
    D         A         D
And every day I feel it rise.

Verse 1:
    D                        G
For every bit of pain you've caused me
    D                        G
A - nother little tear falls down
D                    Bm       G
Baby, if you hurt me one more time
D           A         D       A
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown.


Link:
   Bm G   D A   G D
 |      |     |     |


Verse 2:
D                     G     D
Right from the start, I saw you
G                A
 I couldn't re - sist you
D                G       D
I guess my heart somehow knew
    G            A
The first time I kissed you.


Bridge:
    G                       D
But it wasn't long till you did me wrong
    G                           A
And I felt the first tears be – gin
G                    D
Oh, but that seems so long ago
G                         A
I've cried an ocean since then.


Chorus:
        D             A      Bm         G
Now I’m standing in a sea of teardrops
     D              A       G
It's getting deeper all the time
D             A      Bm         G
Standing in a sea of teardrops
    D         A         D
And every day I feel it rise.


Verse 3:
    D                        G
For every bit of pain you've caused me
    D                        G
A - nother little tear falls down
D            A       Bm       G
Baby, if you hurt me one more time
D           A         D       A
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown.


Link:
  Bm G   D A   D
 |     |     |   |


Bridge:
D              G       D
So many times, oh, you know
G              A
 I've tried to leave you
    D                   G       D
You say you've changed, foolish me
G              A
 I always be - lieve you.


Bridge:
G                  D
Baby, but then you hurt me a - gain
    G                         A
And there's not a thing I can do
    G                  D
I'm sinking I know but I need you so
  G                         A
I guess I'll go down loving you.


Chorus:
           D             A      D         G
‘Cause I’m standing in a sea of teardrops
     D              A       G
It's getting deeper all the time
D             A      Bm         G
Standing in a sea of teardrops
    D         A         D
And every day I feel it rise.


Verse 4:
    D                        G
For every bit of pain you've caused me
    D                        G
A - nother little tear falls down
D            A       Bm       G
Baby, if you hurt me one more time
D           A         D       A
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown.


Outro:
D            A       Bm       G
Baby, if you hurt me one more time
D           A         D       A      G D
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown.