Chords for The Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone - Lyrics
Tempo:
112.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[B] [D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] If you [Bm]
choose [G] that we will [A] always lose, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [B]
this ship [G] alone.
[A]
[D] And if you [Bm]
decide to [G] give him another [A]
try, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [B]
this ship [G] alone.
[A]
Well [G] they said if I wrote [A] the perfect love [D] song, you would take me [Bm]
back.
Well [G] I wrote it, but [Em] I lost it, and [A] now will you take me back anyway?
[D] Now if you [Bm]
insist that [G] this is for [A] the best, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
[D] And if you [Bm] swear [G] that you no longer [A]
care, well [D] then I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, [G] between the pain and [A] the pleasure.
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, [G] amongst the sharks and [A] the treasure.
[G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way than [G] go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship alone.
[Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] If you're [Bm]
afraid [G] that I won't make [A] the grade, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
[D] And if you [Bm]
agree [G] to him instead [A] of me, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
[G] Well they said if I wrote [A] the perfect letter, [D] that I would have a [Bm]
chance.
Well [G] I wrote it, and [Em] you burned it, and [A] now do I have a chance anyway now?
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, [G] between the pain [A] and the pleasure.
I'll [D] sail this ship alone, [G] amongst the sharks [A] and the treasure.
[G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way [G] than go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship alone.
[Bm]
[A] [G] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[Ab] Well [G] they said if I [A] found myself alive, [D] you'd come [B] running
[G] [A]
[B] [D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] If you [Bm]
choose [G] that we will [A] always lose, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [B]
this ship [G] alone.
[A]
[D] And if you [Bm]
decide to [G] give him another [A]
try, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [B]
this ship [G] alone.
[A]
Well [G] they said if I wrote [A] the perfect love [D] song, you would take me [Bm]
back.
Well [G] I wrote it, but [Em] I lost it, and [A] now will you take me back anyway?
[D] Now if you [Bm]
insist that [G] this is for [A] the best, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
[D] And if you [Bm] swear [G] that you no longer [A]
care, well [D] then I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, [G] between the pain and [A] the pleasure.
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, [G] amongst the sharks and [A] the treasure.
[G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way than [G] go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship alone.
[Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] If you're [Bm]
afraid [G] that I won't make [A] the grade, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
[D] And if you [Bm]
agree [G] to him instead [A] of me, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm]
this ship [Em] alone.
[A]
[G] Well they said if I wrote [A] the perfect letter, [D] that I would have a [Bm]
chance.
Well [G] I wrote it, and [Em] you burned it, and [A] now do I have a chance anyway now?
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, [G] between the pain [A] and the pleasure.
I'll [D] sail this ship alone, [G] amongst the sharks [A] and the treasure.
[G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way [G] than go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship alone.
[Bm]
[A] [G] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[Ab] Well [G] they said if I [A] found myself alive, [D] you'd come [B] running
Key:
A
G
D
Bm
Em
A
G
D
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] If you [Bm] _
choose [G] that we will [A] always lose, [B] well then [D] I'll sail _ [B] _
this ship [G] alone.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] And if you [Bm]
decide to [G] give him another [A]
try, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [B] _ _
this ship [G] alone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ Well [G] they said if I wrote [A] the perfect love [D] song, you would take me [Bm]
back.
Well [G] I wrote it, but [Em] I lost it, and [A] now will you take me back _ anyway?
[D] Now if you [Bm] _
insist that [G] this is for [A] the best, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] And if you [Bm] swear _ _ [G] that you no longer [A]
care, well [D] then I'll sail _ [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ [A] _
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, _ _ _ _ [G] between the pain and [A] the pleasure.
I'll sail [D] this ship _ alone, _ _ _ [G] amongst the sharks and [A] the treasure.
_ _ [G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way than [G] go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship alone.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] If you're [Bm] _
afraid [G] that I won't make [A] the grade, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] And if you [Bm]
agree _ [G] to him instead [A] of me, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] Well they said if I wrote [A] the perfect letter, [D] that I would have a [Bm]
chance.
Well [G] I wrote it, and [Em] you burned it, and [A] now do I have a chance anyway now? _ _ _
_ I'll sail [D] this ship alone, _ _ _ _ [G] between the pain [A] and the pleasure.
I'll [D] sail this ship alone, _ _ _ [G] amongst the sharks [A] and the treasure.
_ _ [G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way [G] than go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship _ _ alone.
[Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Ab] Well [G] they said if I [A] found myself alive, [D] you'd come [B] running
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] If you [Bm] _
choose [G] that we will [A] always lose, [B] well then [D] I'll sail _ [B] _
this ship [G] alone.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] And if you [Bm]
decide to [G] give him another [A]
try, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [B] _ _
this ship [G] alone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ Well [G] they said if I wrote [A] the perfect love [D] song, you would take me [Bm]
back.
Well [G] I wrote it, but [Em] I lost it, and [A] now will you take me back _ anyway?
[D] Now if you [Bm] _
insist that [G] this is for [A] the best, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] And if you [Bm] swear _ _ [G] that you no longer [A]
care, well [D] then I'll sail _ [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ [A] _
I'll sail [D] this ship alone, _ _ _ _ [G] between the pain and [A] the pleasure.
I'll sail [D] this ship _ alone, _ _ _ [G] amongst the sharks and [A] the treasure.
_ _ [G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way than [G] go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship alone.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] If you're [Bm] _
afraid [G] that I won't make [A] the grade, [B] well then [D] I'll sail [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] And if you [Bm]
agree _ [G] to him instead [A] of me, well then [D] I'll sail [Bm] _
this ship [Em] alone.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] Well they said if I wrote [A] the perfect letter, [D] that I would have a [Bm]
chance.
Well [G] I wrote it, and [Em] you burned it, and [A] now do I have a chance anyway now? _ _ _
_ I'll sail [D] this ship alone, _ _ _ _ [G] between the pain [A] and the pleasure.
I'll [D] sail this ship alone, _ _ _ [G] amongst the sharks [A] and the treasure.
_ _ [G] You [A] would rather [G]
go your [A] way [G] than go [A] your way.
I'll sail this [D] ship _ _ alone.
[Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Ab] Well [G] they said if I [A] found myself alive, [D] you'd come [B] running