{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1486093,"song":"Ships That Dont Come In","artist":"Joe Diffie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11270836-ships-that-dont-come-in-chords-by-joe-diffie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1486093?type=chord","rating":4.67524,"votes":207,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI could tell he'd had a tough life by the way he sat and stared[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  And, me, I'd come to push and shove - so, I pulled up a chair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe talked of roads untraveled we talked of love untrue[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf strings that come unraveled we were kings and kindred fools[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd just when I'd hit bottom - that old man raised his glass[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]Dsus4[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd said, at least we had our chances there's those who never have[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo, here's to all the soldiers who have ever died in vain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThe insane locked up in themselves the homeless down on Main[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo those who stand on empty shores and spit against the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    N.C.                      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd those who wait forever For Ships That Don't Come In[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe said its only life's illusions that bring us to this bar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo pick up these old crutches and compare each other’s scars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n'Cuz the things we're calling heartaches - hell, they're hardly worth our time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  We bitch about a dollar - when there's those without a dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]Dsus4[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd as he ordered one last round he said I guess we can’t complain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Dsus4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGod made life a gamble and we're still in the game[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo,  here's to all the soldiers who have ever died in vain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThe insane locked up in themselves the homeless down on Main[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo those who stand on empty shores and spit against the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    N.C.                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd those who wait forever For Ships That Don't Come In[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    N.C.                      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   x2\r\nAnd those who wait forever For Ships That Don't Come In[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG   C   Cm   G   x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]","chords":["G","C","Cm","Dm","Am","D","Dsus4","Em","C/G","Bm","Em7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}