Ship Of Fools Chords by John Illsley

Tempo:
78.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#

G#m

E

B

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JOHN ILLSLEY - SHIP OF FOOLS chords
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[C#m] [E] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[E] [B] [C#]
[B] [G#m] A land of [B] fear and [G#m] dirty tricks
Will take much [F#] more than [G#m] words to fix
Those monkeys [B] walked a [G#m] ways got free
Well [B] it never made [F#] much [G#m] sense to me
No one paints [B] pictures [G#m] on his ranch
The other makes [F#] money given [G#m] half a chance
It's a one way [B] ticket, a [G#m] one way track
[B] You can't shift a [F#] monkey off [G#m] your back
[E] Well the ship of fools [F#] goes [G#m] round again
[B] The [E] ship of [F#] fools without [G#m] a plan
[B] [E] All are lost, [F#] they're [G#m] all at sea
There's [C#] no place to hide, [E] no [F#] sanctuary
Well [G#m] invite them in [B] for a [G#m] cozy chat
Stop hiding behind [F#] some [G#m] legal crap
Now millions walk for eternity
To [B] find a safer [F#] place [G#m] to [D#m] be
[G#m] [E] The ship of fools [F#] goes [G#m] round again
[B] The [E] ship of fools [F#] without [G#m] a plan
[B] [E] All are lost, [F#] they're [G#m] all at sea
No [C#] place to hide, [E] no [F#] sanctuary
[E] [F#]
[G#m]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [E] [B]
[C#] [G#m] The risks you took [B] are far [G#m] too grand
Under crescent moon [F#] and [G#m] barren land
Security was what you sought
But [B] now your energies [F#] have come [G#m] to naught
[B] [G#m]
Yeah the price you paid [B] was much [G#m] too high
Cause one day [B] those oil wells [G#m] will dry
Ignore the pants [B] of [G#m] history
[B] Well it never made [G#m] much sense to me
Yeah [E] the ship of fools [F#] goes round [G#m] again
[B] [E] The ship of fools [F#] without [G#m] a plan
[B] [E] All are lost, [F#] they're all [G#m] at sea
There's [C#] no place to hide, [E] no [F#] sanctuary
[E]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [E] [B]
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[C#m]
[C#]
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G#m
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E
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B
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C#
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F#
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G#m
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E
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Let's start jamming John Illsley - Ship Of Fools chords, Practice these chords sequence - B, E, F#, G#m, B, F# and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 39 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 79 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: B Major.

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[C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] [G#m] A land of [B] fear and [G#m] dirty tricks
Will _ take much [F#] more than [G#m] words to fix
_ Those monkeys [B] walked a [G#m] ways got free
Well [B] it never made [F#] much [G#m] sense to me
No one paints [B] pictures [G#m] on his ranch
_ The other makes [F#] money given [G#m] half a chance
_ It's a one way [B] ticket, a [G#m] one way track
_ [B] You can't shift a [F#] monkey off [G#m] your back
_ [E] Well the ship of fools [F#] goes [G#m] round again
[B] The [E] ship of [F#] fools without [G#m] a plan
[B] _ _ [E] All are lost, [F#] they're [G#m] all at sea
There's [C#] no place to hide, [E] no [F#] sanctuary
_ Well [G#m] invite them in [B] for a [G#m] cozy chat
_ _ Stop hiding behind [F#] some [G#m] legal crap
_ _ Now millions walk for eternity
To _ [B] find a safer [F#] place [G#m] to [D#m] be
[G#m] _ [E] The ship of fools [F#] goes [G#m] round again
[B] The [E] ship of fools [F#] without [G#m] a plan
[B] _ _ [E] All are lost, [F#] they're [G#m] all at sea
No [C#] place to hide, [E] no [F#] sanctuary _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] The risks you took [B] are far [G#m] too grand
_ Under crescent moon [F#] and [G#m] barren land _
_ _ Security was what you sought
But [B] now your energies [F#] have come [G#m] to naught
_ [B] _ [G#m]
Yeah the price you paid [B] was much [G#m] too high
Cause one day [B] those oil wells [G#m] will dry
_ Ignore the pants [B] of [G#m] history
_ _ [B] Well it never made [G#m] much sense to me
Yeah [E] the ship of fools [F#] goes round [G#m] again
_ [B] _ [E] The ship of fools [F#] without [G#m] a plan
[B] _ _ [E] All are lost, [F#] they're all [G#m] at sea _
There's [C#] no place to hide, [E] no [F#] sanctuary _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _
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_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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