Chords for The Unthanks - Shipbuilding
Tempo:
98.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
Ab
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[Am]
[G] A new winter coat and shoes for [F] the wife
[C] And a bicycle [Dm] on the boy's [B] birthday
It's just a rumour [Am] that will spread around [C] town
By the women and [G] children
Soon [Am] we'll be ship building
[Dm] Well [F]
[B] [G]
[E] [C] [G] I ask you
[Am] The boy said
[G]
Dad they're going to take [F] me to task
[C]
But [F] I'll be home by [Dm] Christmas
[B] It's just a rumour that [Am] will spread around town
[C] Somebody said [G] that someone got filled [Am] in
For [G] saying that people get [Am] killed in
The result [C] [G] of this ship [C] building
With all [Bb] the will in the world
[Ab] Diving for dear [G] life
When we could [C] be diving for blood [Em] [Am] Ah
[C] Ah
[D] [F] [Ab] It's [G] [Bb]
[Ab] [G]
just a rumour [C] that will spread around [F] town
A telegram [G] or a picture [Am] postcard
Within weeks [G] they'll be reopening the [Am] shipyard
And notifying [G] the next of kin
[C] Once again
[Bb] It's all worth skelding
We will [Ab] be ship building
[G]
We will [Ab] be ship building
[G] We [C] will [Ab] be ship building
[G]
[C] With all [Bb] the will in the world
Diving [Ab] for dear [G] life
When we could be diving for blood
[Gm] [Cm]
[C]
[Am]
[G] A new winter coat and shoes for [F] the wife
[C] And a bicycle [Dm] on the boy's [B] birthday
It's just a rumour [Am] that will spread around [C] town
By the women and [G] children
Soon [Am] we'll be ship building
[Dm] Well [F]
[B] [G]
[E] [C] [G] I ask you
[Am] The boy said
[G]
Dad they're going to take [F] me to task
[C]
But [F] I'll be home by [Dm] Christmas
[B] It's just a rumour that [Am] will spread around town
[C] Somebody said [G] that someone got filled [Am] in
For [G] saying that people get [Am] killed in
The result [C] [G] of this ship [C] building
With all [Bb] the will in the world
[Ab] Diving for dear [G] life
When we could [C] be diving for blood [Em] [Am] Ah
[C] Ah
[D] [F] [Ab] It's [G] [Bb]
[Ab] [G]
just a rumour [C] that will spread around [F] town
A telegram [G] or a picture [Am] postcard
Within weeks [G] they'll be reopening the [Am] shipyard
And notifying [G] the next of kin
[C] Once again
[Bb] It's all worth skelding
We will [Ab] be ship building
[G]
We will [Ab] be ship building
[G] We [C] will [Ab] be ship building
[G]
[C] With all [Bb] the will in the world
Diving [Ab] for dear [G] life
When we could be diving for blood
[Gm] [Cm]
[C]
Key:
G
C
Am
Ab
F
G
C
Am
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] A new winter coat and shoes for [F] the wife
_ _ [C] And a bicycle [Dm] on the boy's [B] birthday
It's just a rumour [Am] that will spread around [C] town
By the women and [G] children
Soon [Am] we'll be ship building _
_ _ _ [Dm] Well _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] I ask you
[Am] The boy said
[G]
Dad they're going to take [F] me to task
_ [C] _
But [F] I'll be home by [Dm] Christmas
[B] _ It's just a rumour that [Am] will spread around town
[C] _ Somebody said [G] that someone got filled [Am] in
For [G] saying that people get [Am] killed in
The result [C] [G] of this ship [C] building
_ _ With _ _ all [Bb] the will in the _ world
_ [Ab] Diving for dear _ [G] life
When we could [C] be diving for blood _ [Em] _ [Am] Ah _ _
[C] Ah
_ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] It's _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _
just a rumour [C] that will spread around [F] town
A telegram [G] or a picture _ [Am] postcard
Within weeks [G] they'll be reopening the [Am] shipyard
And notifying [G] the next of kin
[C] _ Once again
_ [Bb] It's all worth skelding
We _ _ will [Ab] be ship building
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ We will [Ab] be ship building
_ [G] _ _ _ We _ _ [C] will [Ab] be ship _ building
[G] _
_ _ [C] With _ _ _ _ _ _ all [Bb] the will in the _ world
_ Diving [Ab] for dear _ _ [G] life _ _ _ _
When we could be diving for _ blood _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] A new winter coat and shoes for [F] the wife
_ _ [C] And a bicycle [Dm] on the boy's [B] birthday
It's just a rumour [Am] that will spread around [C] town
By the women and [G] children
Soon [Am] we'll be ship building _
_ _ _ [Dm] Well _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] I ask you
[Am] The boy said
[G]
Dad they're going to take [F] me to task
_ [C] _
But [F] I'll be home by [Dm] Christmas
[B] _ It's just a rumour that [Am] will spread around town
[C] _ Somebody said [G] that someone got filled [Am] in
For [G] saying that people get [Am] killed in
The result [C] [G] of this ship [C] building
_ _ With _ _ all [Bb] the will in the _ world
_ [Ab] Diving for dear _ [G] life
When we could [C] be diving for blood _ [Em] _ [Am] Ah _ _
[C] Ah
_ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] It's _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _
just a rumour [C] that will spread around [F] town
A telegram [G] or a picture _ [Am] postcard
Within weeks [G] they'll be reopening the [Am] shipyard
And notifying [G] the next of kin
[C] _ Once again
_ [Bb] It's all worth skelding
We _ _ will [Ab] be ship building
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ We will [Ab] be ship building
_ [G] _ _ _ We _ _ [C] will [Ab] be ship _ building
[G] _
_ _ [C] With _ _ _ _ _ _ all [Bb] the will in the _ world
_ Diving [Ab] for dear _ _ [G] life _ _ _ _
When we could be diving for _ blood _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _