Chords for Grateful Dead - Ship Of Fools (Orchard Park, NY 7/16/90) (Official Live Video)
Tempo:
76.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [C] [D] [F]
And I'm going [Bb] to sing a song.
[Eb] [Ebm] [Bb]
[Eb] Went [Bb] [Gm] [Db] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
to see [Dm] the captain
[Eb] [E]
[Bb] Strangest I could find
Laid [D] my [Eb] proposition down
[Dm] [Cm]
Laid it on [F] the line
I won't say [Eb] [Bb] Fingers pain
[Dm]
Like wise [Cm]-going Jews
[Dm] [Eb] But I would [Cm] say
[Bb] To learn [F] the way
[Gm] [F] To sink [Eb] your ship of [Bb] fools
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea
Ship [F] of fools
[F] [Eb] Sail away [G] from
[Gm] me
Was later
That [G] I [Gm] thought
[D] [E]
When I first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
So your first ship
[F] [Eb] Sink and drown [E] From rocking
[Cm] [Bb] Of the boat
[Eb] And [Bb] [D]
all that [Eb] could not
Sink or [Bb] swim
[Cm] Is just left [F] there to float
I [Bb]
[F] won't leave [Eb] you [Bb] Drifting down
[Dm] Oh it makes [Cm] me wild
[Bb] [Eb] With 40 [Bb] years
[Bb] Upon [F] my [Gm] head
[F] To have [Eb] you call [Bb] me child
Ship [F] of fools
On [Eb] a [Bb] cruise sea
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
[G] [Gm] It was later
That I thought
[D] [E] When [Gbm] I [E] first believed you
Now [Cm] I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
[F] [Eb] [C]
[Am] [Bb] [D]
[Eb] [Cm] [Dm] [Eb]
[F] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Cm] [Eb] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] Ship [F] of fools
On [Eb] a cruise [Bb] sea
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
It [C] [Gm] was later
That I thought
When [E] [Em] I [E] first believed you
[Em] [Cm] Now I cannot share
[F] Your [Bb] laughter
Ship of fools
The bottle stays [F] And empty
[Eb] [E] As it was filled [Bb] Before
[Gm] [Bb] Time [D] there [Eb] was And then
But [Cm] [F] from that cup No more
Though I could [Eb] not
[Bb] Pass it on
[D] You know I still might want [Cm] a few
[Dm] [Eb] Don't let your head
[Bb] To raise or fail
[Gm] [F] But I [Eb] know
Ship [Bb] of fools
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea
[Bb] Ship [F] of fools
Ship of fools
[Bb] [F] Sail [Eb] away [Gm] from me
[G] It was [Gm] later
That I thought
[Em] When I [E] first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your laughter
[Eb] [Bb] Ship of fools
It [G] was later
[Gm]
That I thought
[E] [Gm] When I first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
[Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Eb]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
And I'm going [Bb] to sing a song.
[Eb] [Ebm] [Bb]
[Eb] Went [Bb] [Gm] [Db] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
to see [Dm] the captain
[Eb] [E]
[Bb] Strangest I could find
Laid [D] my [Eb] proposition down
[Dm] [Cm]
Laid it on [F] the line
I won't say [Eb] [Bb] Fingers pain
[Dm]
Like wise [Cm]-going Jews
[Dm] [Eb] But I would [Cm] say
[Bb] To learn [F] the way
[Gm] [F] To sink [Eb] your ship of [Bb] fools
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea
Ship [F] of fools
[F] [Eb] Sail away [G] from
[Gm] me
Was later
That [G] I [Gm] thought
[D] [E]
When I first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
So your first ship
[F] [Eb] Sink and drown [E] From rocking
[Cm] [Bb] Of the boat
[Eb] And [Bb] [D]
all that [Eb] could not
Sink or [Bb] swim
[Cm] Is just left [F] there to float
I [Bb]
[F] won't leave [Eb] you [Bb] Drifting down
[Dm] Oh it makes [Cm] me wild
[Bb] [Eb] With 40 [Bb] years
[Bb] Upon [F] my [Gm] head
[F] To have [Eb] you call [Bb] me child
Ship [F] of fools
On [Eb] a [Bb] cruise sea
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
[G] [Gm] It was later
That I thought
[D] [E] When [Gbm] I [E] first believed you
Now [Cm] I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
[F] [Eb] [C]
[Am] [Bb] [D]
[Eb] [Cm] [Dm] [Eb]
[F] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Cm] [Eb] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] Ship [F] of fools
On [Eb] a cruise [Bb] sea
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
It [C] [Gm] was later
That I thought
When [E] [Em] I [E] first believed you
[Em] [Cm] Now I cannot share
[F] Your [Bb] laughter
Ship of fools
The bottle stays [F] And empty
[Eb] [E] As it was filled [Bb] Before
[Gm] [Bb] Time [D] there [Eb] was And then
But [Cm] [F] from that cup No more
Though I could [Eb] not
[Bb] Pass it on
[D] You know I still might want [Cm] a few
[Dm] [Eb] Don't let your head
[Bb] To raise or fail
[Gm] [F] But I [Eb] know
Ship [Bb] of fools
Ship [F] of fools
[Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea
[Bb] Ship [F] of fools
Ship of fools
[Bb] [F] Sail [Eb] away [Gm] from me
[G] It was [Gm] later
That I thought
[Em] When I [E] first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your laughter
[Eb] [Bb] Ship of fools
It [G] was later
[Gm]
That I thought
[E] [Gm] When I first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
[Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Eb]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Bb
Eb
F
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [F] _
And I'm going [Bb] to sing a song.
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Went [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to see [Dm] the captain
[Eb] _ _ [E] _
_ [Bb] Strangest I could find
Laid _ [D] my [Eb] proposition down
[Dm] _ [Cm] _
Laid it on [F] the line
I won't say [Eb] _ [Bb] Fingers pain
[Dm] _
Like wise [Cm]-going Jews
_ [Dm] [Eb] But I would [Cm] say
[Bb] To learn [F] the way
[Gm] [F] To sink [Eb] your ship of [Bb] fools
Ship [F] of fools
_ _ [Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea
Ship _ _ _ [F] of _ fools
[F] _ [Eb] Sail away [G] from _
[Gm] me
_ _ _ Was later
That [G] I [Gm] thought
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
When I first believed you
_ [Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
So _ _ _ _ your first ship
[F] _ [Eb] Sink and drown [E] From rocking
[Cm] [Bb] Of the boat
[Eb] And [Bb] _ _ [D]
all that [Eb] could not
Sink or [Bb] swim
[Cm] Is just left [F] there to float
I _ _ [Bb]
[F] won't leave [Eb] you [Bb] Drifting down
[Dm] Oh it makes [Cm] me wild
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] With 40 [Bb] years
[Bb] Upon [F] my [Gm] head
[F] To have [Eb] you call [Bb] me child
Ship [F] of fools _
On _ [Eb] a [Bb] cruise sea
Ship _ _ _ _ [F] of fools
_ _ [Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] It was later
That I thought
_ [D] _ [E] _ When [Gbm] I [E] first believed you
Now [Cm] I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
[F] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ Ship [F] of fools
On _ [Eb] a cruise [Bb] sea _
_ _ _ Ship [F] of _ fools
_ [Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
It _ _ _ [C] [Gm] was later
That I thought
When _ [E] _ [Em] I [E] first believed you
[Em] [Cm] Now I cannot share
[F] Your [Bb] laughter
Ship of fools
_ _ _ _ _ The bottle stays [F] And empty
[Eb] _ [E] As it was filled [Bb] Before
[Gm] [Bb] Time _ [D] there [Eb] was And then
But [Cm] _ [F] from that cup No more
Though I could [Eb] not
[Bb] Pass it on
[D] You know I still might want [Cm] a few
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] Don't let your head
[Bb] To raise or fail
[Gm] [F] But I [Eb] know
Ship [Bb] of fools
_ Ship [F] of fools
_ _ [Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea _
[Bb] Ship _ _ _ [F] of fools
Ship of fools
[Bb] _ [F] Sail [Eb] away [Gm] from me _
_ _ _ [G] It was [Gm] later
That I thought
_ _ _ [Em] _ When I [E] first believed you
_ [Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your laughter
[Eb] _ [Bb] Ship of fools
It _ _ _ [G] was later
[Gm] _
That I thought
_ _ [E] _ [Gm] When I first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And I'm going [Bb] to sing a song.
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Went [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to see [Dm] the captain
[Eb] _ _ [E] _
_ [Bb] Strangest I could find
Laid _ [D] my [Eb] proposition down
[Dm] _ [Cm] _
Laid it on [F] the line
I won't say [Eb] _ [Bb] Fingers pain
[Dm] _
Like wise [Cm]-going Jews
_ [Dm] [Eb] But I would [Cm] say
[Bb] To learn [F] the way
[Gm] [F] To sink [Eb] your ship of [Bb] fools
Ship [F] of fools
_ _ [Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea
Ship _ _ _ [F] of _ fools
[F] _ [Eb] Sail away [G] from _
[Gm] me
_ _ _ Was later
That [G] I [Gm] thought
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
When I first believed you
_ [Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools
So _ _ _ _ your first ship
[F] _ [Eb] Sink and drown [E] From rocking
[Cm] [Bb] Of the boat
[Eb] And [Bb] _ _ [D]
all that [Eb] could not
Sink or [Bb] swim
[Cm] Is just left [F] there to float
I _ _ [Bb]
[F] won't leave [Eb] you [Bb] Drifting down
[Dm] Oh it makes [Cm] me wild
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] With 40 [Bb] years
[Bb] Upon [F] my [Gm] head
[F] To have [Eb] you call [Bb] me child
Ship [F] of fools _
On _ [Eb] a [Bb] cruise sea
Ship _ _ _ _ [F] of fools
_ _ [Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] It was later
That I thought
_ [D] _ [E] _ When [Gbm] I [E] first believed you
Now [Cm] I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
[F] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ Ship [F] of fools
On _ [Eb] a cruise [Bb] sea _
_ _ _ Ship [F] of _ fools
_ [Eb] Sail away [Gm] from me
It _ _ _ [C] [Gm] was later
That I thought
When _ [E] _ [Em] I [E] first believed you
[Em] [Cm] Now I cannot share
[F] Your [Bb] laughter
Ship of fools
_ _ _ _ _ The bottle stays [F] And empty
[Eb] _ [E] As it was filled [Bb] Before
[Gm] [Bb] Time _ [D] there [Eb] was And then
But [Cm] _ [F] from that cup No more
Though I could [Eb] not
[Bb] Pass it on
[D] You know I still might want [Cm] a few
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] Don't let your head
[Bb] To raise or fail
[Gm] [F] But I [Eb] know
Ship [Bb] of fools
_ Ship [F] of fools
_ _ [Eb] On a cruise [Bb] sea _
[Bb] Ship _ _ _ [F] of fools
Ship of fools
[Bb] _ [F] Sail [Eb] away [Gm] from me _
_ _ _ [G] It was [Gm] later
That I thought
_ _ _ [Em] _ When I [E] first believed you
_ [Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your laughter
[Eb] _ [Bb] Ship of fools
It _ _ _ [G] was later
[Gm] _
That I thought
_ _ [E] _ [Gm] When I first believed you
[Cm] Now I cannot share [F] Your [Eb] laughter
[Bb] Ship of fools _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _