Ship Song Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

:

G D

  C GD x 2

 IG remember the yellow room

 AD face I've never seen since

 AC picture on the far wall

 MGy haDnds on the bars

 AGnd I remember asking about ugliness

 aDnd I remember the sky was broken

 aCnd I remember rain

 oGn the other sDide of the road

 aGnd I remember the colour was wrong

 aDnd I remember a dream about darkness

 aCnd I remember the sound of birds G D

 aCnd I remember careless talk and I Gremember bloDod

and I remember an imagined place, running, laughing

 aGnd I remember a white cat with no tail

 ID remember the letter I gave to her husband

 aCnd I remember a terrible secret G D

 aGnd I remember jumping from the 14th step

 aDnd I remember pink ribbon in grey hair

 aCnd I remember 7:30 19G69 D

 aGnd I remember standing in the hall

 wDith strangers

 aCnd I remember leaving G D

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 CGome sail your shDips around me anCd burn your bridGges down D

we make a little history, baby, every time you come around

Let loose your dogs upon me and let your hair hang down

You are a mystery to me, every time you come around.

 YAmour face has fallen saEmddened nowC,

you know that the time is right

 fCor me to let gGo your wings **

 aCnd you, you mustG learn toD fly

repeat "come sail your ships . . ."

vvvvvvvvvvvvvv

 IG remember

 ID remember

 IC remember

 lGeaviDng

G D

 oCoohG D oooh etc.

end on

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All chords are standard (open) shapes.

I personally think that the third line of the bridge in the Ship Song (**,

above) sounds better played the same as the first two lines (i.e. Am, Em, C),

but that doesn't seem to be what's going on on the CD.

Any comments, corrections, etc. welcome.

Nic