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