Good Ship Venus Chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

Tempo:
112.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

Gm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Loudon Wainwright III - Good Ship Venus chords
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[N]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Gm] [G] On the good ship Venus, by Christ you should have seen us
The figurehead was a whore in bed sucking a dead man's penis
The captain's name was Lugger, by Christ he was a bugger
[C] He wasn't fit [G] to shovel shit from one ship to another
And [C] [G]
[C] [G]
the second meet was end, by Christ he had it handy
[C] Till they crushed his [G] cock on a jagged rock from coming in the brandy
The third mate's name was Morgan, by God he was a gorgon
[C] From half past [G] eight he played till late upon the captain's organ
[C] [G]
The captain's wife was Mabel, and by God was she able
To give the crew their daily screw upon the galley table
The captain's daughter Charlotte was born in red harlot
Her thighs at night were lily white, by morning they were scarlet
[C] The [G]
[C] [G]
cabin boy was Kipper, by Christ he was a nipper
[Am] He stuffed his ass with [G] broken glass and circumcised the skipper
The captain's lovely daughter liked swimming in the water
Her [C] lighted squeals [G] came when some eels found her sexual corners
[C] [G] The cook his name was Freeman, and he was dirty demon
And he fed the crew on menstrual snoo and hymen, sprite and semen
And the ship's dog was called Rover, and we turned the poor thing over
And ground and ground that fateful hound from Tenerife to Dover
When we reached our station, through skillful navigation
[Am] The ship got [G] sunk in a wave of spunk from too much fornication
[A] On the good ship [G] Venus, by Christ you [Am] should have seen
[G] [C] The [G] figurehead was a whore in bed, sucking a dead man's penis
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To jam and learn Loudon Wainwright Iii - Good Ship Venus chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, C and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 56 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 113 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] On the good ship Venus, by Christ you should have seen us
The figurehead was a whore in bed sucking a dead man's penis
The captain's name was Lugger, by Christ he was a bugger
[C] He wasn't fit [G] to shovel shit from one ship to another _
And [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ the second meet was end, by Christ he had it handy
[C] Till they crushed his [G] cock on a jagged rock from coming in the brandy
The third mate's name was Morgan, by God he was a gorgon
[C] From half past [G] eight he played till late upon the captain's organ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ The captain's wife was Mabel, and by God was she able
To give the crew their daily screw upon the galley table
The captain's daughter Charlotte was born in red harlot
Her thighs at night were lily white, by morning they were scarlet
_ [C] The _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ cabin boy was Kipper, by Christ he was a nipper
[Am] He stuffed his ass with [G] broken glass and _ circumcised the skipper
The captain's lovely daughter liked swimming in the water
Her [C] lighted squeals [G] came when some eels found her sexual corners _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ The cook his name was Freeman, and he was dirty demon
And he fed the crew on menstrual snoo and hymen, sprite and semen
And the ship's dog was called Rover, and we turned the poor thing over
And ground and ground that fateful hound from Tenerife to Dover _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When we reached our station, through skillful navigation
[Am] The ship got [G] sunk in a wave of spunk from too much fornication _
[A] On the good ship [G] Venus, by Christ you [Am] should have seen
[G] _ [C] The [G] figurehead was a whore in bed, sucking a dead man's penis _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys album.

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