Chords for Big Country - Ships (Where Were You)

Tempo:
113.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Country - Ships (Where Were You) chords
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Look at him now, [D] another [G] used man
[B] Wearing the [C] passing [G] of his dignity
[Am] With all the [A] courage that he [C] came
He stood in [Em] the storm,
[D] carved [G] out in stone
[Em]
[G] He [Bm] said, I wore [C] my honesty [Bm] with pride [Am] in everything [A] I've done
[C]
[G] [Am] [G] So where were you when [C] my ship went [D] down?
[Em] Where were you when [C] I [G] knew the ground?
Where were you when [C] I turned [G] into a [E] dragon?
Where were you when [C] they burned [G] me down?
Where were you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where were you [C] when I dragged [G] you to the ground?
Where will you [C] when I turn [G] it around?
[Em] Where will you [C] when it burns [G] me down?
[C]
[G] Look [D] at her [Em] now, [F#] oh, tired [G] and worn
[Em] [G] [Bm] She never [C] thought [Bm] her life would come to [A] be so cold
[D] I soon know
[C] She [Em] walked in the light, [F#m] fought bondage [G] for love
[Am]
[G] She [Bm] said I cast off [C] the chains that [G] I was born with
[Am] But it never [D] was enough
[C]
[G] Where will you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where will you [C] when I turn [G] it around?
Where will you when I turn it around?
[Em] Where will you when it [C] burns me down?
Silent souls washed [Em] up on the shore
[G] Left to walk the sands, [C] evermore, [D] evermore
[G] [C] [G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[C] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] Look [Em] at us now, [B] just a-chasing [G] our lives
[C] [G] Meek like [C] the saviors of [G] the planet, we're [Am] just trying to [D] get by
[C] You made me walk [Em] the line, now you [F#m] may see it all [G] through
I [Bm] know you [C] cry [G] yourself to sleep, and [Am] I just wonder [E] what to do
[C] [G] Where will you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where will you when [C] I [G]
[C] turn [G] it around?
[Em] Where will you when [C] it burns [G] me down?
Where will you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where will you when [G] I turn it around?
Where were you when [C] I turned [G] it around?
[Em] Where were you [C] when we burned the [G] city down?
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Em] When the ship went down?
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [G] When the ship went down?
Where were you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where were you when [C] I dragged it [G] around?
Where were you when [C] I turned [G] it [Em] around?
Where were you when [C] we burned [G] this town?
[C] [G] [Em]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To start learning Big Country - Ships chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C, G, Em and C in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 56 BPM before aiming for the song's 114 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ Look at him now, _ _ _ _ [D] another [G] used man
_ _ _ [B] Wearing the [C] passing [G] of his dignity
[Am] With all the [A] courage that he [C] came
_ He stood in [Em] the storm, _ _
_ _ _ [D] carved [G] out in stone
[Em] _
_ [G] He [Bm] said, I wore [C] my honesty [Bm] with pride [Am] in everything [A] I've done
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] So where were you when [C] my ship went [D] down?
[Em] Where were you when [C] I [G] knew the ground?
Where were you when [C] I turned [G] into a [E] dragon?
Where were you when [C] they burned [G] me down?
_ Where were you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where were you [C] when I dragged [G] you to the ground?
Where will you [C] when I turn [G] it around?
[Em] Where will you [C] when it burns [G] me down?
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Look [D] at her [Em] now, _ _ _ _ [F#] oh, tired [G] and worn
_ [Em] _ [G] _ [Bm] She never [C] thought [Bm] her life would come to [A] be so cold
[D] I soon know _
_ [C] _ She [Em] walked in the light, _ _ _ [F#m] fought bondage [G] for love
_ [Am] _
_ [G] She [Bm] said I cast off [C] the chains that [G] I was born with
[Am] But it never [D] was enough
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ Where will you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where will you [C] when I turn [G] it around?
Where will you when I turn it around?
[Em] Where will you when it [C] burns me down?
_ Silent souls washed [Em] up on the shore
[G] Left to walk the sands, [C] evermore, _ _ [D] _ _ evermore
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Look [Em] at us now, _ _ _ [B] just a-chasing [G] our lives
[C] _ [G] _ Meek like [C] the saviors of [G] the planet, we're [Am] just trying to [D] get by
_ _ _ [C] _ You made me walk [Em] the line, _ _ _ now you [F#m] may see it all [G] through
_ _ _ I [Bm] know you [C] cry [G] yourself to sleep, and [Am] I just wonder [E] what to do
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ Where will you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where will you when [C] I _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] turn [G] it around?
[Em] Where will you when [C] it burns [G] me down?
Where will you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where will you when [G] I turn it around?
Where were you when [C] I turned [G] it around?
[Em] Where were you [C] when we burned the [G] city down? _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Em] When the ship went down?
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ When the ship went down?
Where were you when [C] my ship [G] went down?
[Em] Where were you when [C] I dragged it [G] around?
Where were you when [C] I turned [G] it [Em] around?
Where were you when [C] we burned [G] this town?
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song finds its place within the The Buffalo Skinners album.

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