Shipbuilding Chords by June Tabor

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_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Is it worth it?
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[G] _ _ [Bm] A new winter _ coat [Gm] and shoes [D] for the wife
_ _ And _ _ _ _ a [C] bicycle _ on the boy's [D] birthday _ _
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It's just a rumour [G] that was spread around _ town _ _
By the women [D] and children
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[G] Soon we'll be _ _ shipbuilding _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Well I [B] ask you _ _ _
The [G] boys [Bb] said, Dad, [D] they're going to take me to _ Tars _
But _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I'll [C] be back by Christmas
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's just a [G]
rumour that was spread around _ town
_ _ _ Somebody said that someone got [D] _ filled in
[C] _ For _ saying [D] that people get _ killed in
[C] _
The results of [D] this _ _ shipbuilding
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ With all the [F] will in the _ world _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Diving for [Eb] dear _ life
_ _ [D] _ _ When we could be _ _ [Em] diving for _ pearls _ _ _ _ _
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It's just a rumour that [G] was spread around _ town
A _ _ telegram or [D] a picture _ _ _ [G] postcard _ _
Within weeks they'll be _ [A]
reopening the [D] _ _ [G] shipyards
And _ _ notifying the [D] next of kin _ _ _ [Bm] Once again _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] It's all [F] we're skilled _ in _ _ _ _ _ _
We will [Eb] be _ _ _ shipbuilding
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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With all [F] the will in the _ world _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Diving [Eb] for dear _ life
_ _ [D] _ _ _ When we could be _ [Em] diving for _ pearls
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With all [F] the will in the _ _ world _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Diving [Eb] for dear life
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