Chords for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
Tempo:
73.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'll tell you what.
[Am] [D]
[G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] Come sail your ships around me.
[C]
[G] Burn your bridges [D] down.
[G]
We [D] make a little history baby.
[C]
Every time [G] you call [D] me around.
[G]
Come [D] loose your dogs upon me.
[C]
And let [G] your hair hang [D] down.
[G]
You are a [D] little mystery to me.
[C]
Every time you call me [D] around.
[C]
Well we talk about [G] it all [D] night long.
[C]
[C] We divide [G] our [D] moral pain.
[E]
[Em] Yeah but when I [G] crumble into your arms.
[C]
Everything [G] comes to [D] a halt.
[G] Come sail your [D] ships around me.
[C] And burn your [G] bridges [D] down.
[G] We make a little [D] history baby.
[C] Every time [G] you call me around.
[D] [C] Your face is grown [G] sad [D] now.
[C] Well for you know that [G] the time [D] is nigh.
[Em] Yeah when I'm gonna [G] swim over your wings.
And [C] you, you must try.
[D]
[G] Come sail your [D] ships around [C] me.
Burn [G] your bridges [D] down.
[G] We make [D] a little history baby.
[C] Every [G] time you [D] call me
[G] [D] around.
Come loose your dogs upon [C] me.
And let your [G] hair [D] hang
[G] down.
You are a little [D] mystery to me.
[C] Every time you call me
[D] [G] around.
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [E] [G]
[D] [G]
[N] Thank you.
[G]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] Come sail your ships around me.
[C]
[G] Burn your bridges [D] down.
[G]
We [D] make a little history baby.
[C]
Every time [G] you call [D] me around.
[G]
Come [D] loose your dogs upon me.
[C]
And let [G] your hair hang [D] down.
[G]
You are a [D] little mystery to me.
[C]
Every time you call me [D] around.
[C]
Well we talk about [G] it all [D] night long.
[C]
[C] We divide [G] our [D] moral pain.
[E]
[Em] Yeah but when I [G] crumble into your arms.
[C]
Everything [G] comes to [D] a halt.
[G] Come sail your [D] ships around me.
[C] And burn your [G] bridges [D] down.
[G] We make a little [D] history baby.
[C] Every time [G] you call me around.
[D] [C] Your face is grown [G] sad [D] now.
[C] Well for you know that [G] the time [D] is nigh.
[Em] Yeah when I'm gonna [G] swim over your wings.
And [C] you, you must try.
[D]
[G] Come sail your [D] ships around [C] me.
Burn [G] your bridges [D] down.
[G] We make [D] a little history baby.
[C] Every [G] time you [D] call me
[G] [D] around.
Come loose your dogs upon [C] me.
And let your [G] hair [D] hang
[G] down.
You are a little [D] mystery to me.
[C] Every time you call me
[D] [G] around.
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [E] [G]
[D] [G]
[N] Thank you.
[G]
Key:
D
G
C
E
Em
D
G
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'll tell you what.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] Come sail your ships around me.
_ [C] _ _
_ [G] Burn your bridges [D] down.
_ [G] _ _
We [D] make a little history baby.
_ [C] _
Every time [G] you call [D] me around.
_ [G] _ _
Come [D] loose your dogs upon me.
_ [C] _ _
And let [G] your hair hang [D] down.
_ [G] _
You are a [D] little mystery to me.
_ [C] _ _
Every time you call me [D] around.
_ [C] _
Well we talk about [G] it all [D] night long.
[C] _
[C] We divide [G] our [D] moral pain.
[E] _
[Em] Yeah but when I [G] crumble into your arms.
_ [C] _ _
Everything [G] comes to [D] a _ halt.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Come sail your [D] ships around me.
[C] _ And burn your [G] bridges [D] down.
_ [G] _ We make a little [D] history baby.
_ [C] _ Every time [G] you call me around.
[D] _ _ [C] _ Your face is grown [G] sad [D] now.
_ [C] _ Well for you know that [G] the time [D] is nigh.
[Em] _ Yeah when I'm gonna [G] swim over your wings.
And [C] you, you must try.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Come sail your [D] ships around [C] me.
Burn [G] your bridges [D] down.
_ [G] We make [D] a little history baby.
_ [C] Every [G] time you [D] call me _
[G] _ _ _ [D] around.
Come loose your dogs upon _ [C] me.
And let your [G] hair [D] hang _
[G] down.
You are a little [D] mystery to me.
[C] _ Every time you call me _
[D] _ _ [G] around.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'll tell you what.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] Come sail your ships around me.
_ [C] _ _
_ [G] Burn your bridges [D] down.
_ [G] _ _
We [D] make a little history baby.
_ [C] _
Every time [G] you call [D] me around.
_ [G] _ _
Come [D] loose your dogs upon me.
_ [C] _ _
And let [G] your hair hang [D] down.
_ [G] _
You are a [D] little mystery to me.
_ [C] _ _
Every time you call me [D] around.
_ [C] _
Well we talk about [G] it all [D] night long.
[C] _
[C] We divide [G] our [D] moral pain.
[E] _
[Em] Yeah but when I [G] crumble into your arms.
_ [C] _ _
Everything [G] comes to [D] a _ halt.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Come sail your [D] ships around me.
[C] _ And burn your [G] bridges [D] down.
_ [G] _ We make a little [D] history baby.
_ [C] _ Every time [G] you call me around.
[D] _ _ [C] _ Your face is grown [G] sad [D] now.
_ [C] _ Well for you know that [G] the time [D] is nigh.
[Em] _ Yeah when I'm gonna [G] swim over your wings.
And [C] you, you must try.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Come sail your [D] ships around [C] me.
Burn [G] your bridges [D] down.
_ [G] We make [D] a little history baby.
_ [C] Every [G] time you [D] call me _
[G] _ _ _ [D] around.
Come loose your dogs upon _ [C] me.
And let your [G] hair [D] hang _
[G] down.
You are a little [D] mystery to me.
[C] _ Every time you call me _
[D] _ _ [G] around.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _