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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1939757,"song":"Good Ship Venus","artist":"Loudon Wainwright III","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11433753-good-ship-venus-chords-by-loudon-wainwright-iii/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1939757?type=chord","rating":4.56458,"votes":14,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  On the good ship Venus[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy Christ, you should have seen us[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe figurehead was a whore in bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSucking a dead man's penis[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe captain's name was Lugger[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy Christ, he was a bugger[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe wasn't fit to shovel shit[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom one ship to another[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n(faster)\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the second mate was Andy[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy Christ, he had a dandy[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTill they crushed his cock on a jagged rock[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor cumming in the brandy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe third mate's name was Morgan[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy God, he was a gorgon[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom half past eight he played till late[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUpon the captain's organ[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe captain's wife was Mabel[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd by God, was she able[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo give the crew their daily screw[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUpon the galley table[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe captain's daughter Charlotte[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWas born and bred a harlot[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer thighs at night were lily white[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy morning they were scarlet[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n(original tempo)\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe cabin boy was Kipper[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy Christ, he was a nipper[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe stuffed his ass with broken glass[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd circumcised the skipper[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe captain's lovely daughter[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiked swimming in the water[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDelighted squeals came when some eels[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFound her sexual quarters[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n(faster)\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe cook, his name was Freeman[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he was a dirty demon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he fed the crew on menstrual stew[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd hymens fried in semen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the ship's dog was called Rover[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we turned the poor thing over[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd ground and ground that faithful hound[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom   Teneriff to Dover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n(original tempo)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen we reached our station[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThrough skillful navigation[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe ship got sunk in a wave of spunk[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom too much fornication[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 12]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the good ship Venus[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy Christ, you should have seen us[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe figurehead was a whore in bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSucking a dead man's penis[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n(faster)\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG C G D G \n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF C G\nF C G\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n(faster)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG C G D G\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF C G \nF C G \n\n\n[Verse 7]\n(original tempo)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n(faster)\nG C G D G\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF C G\nF C G\n\n\n[Verse 11]\n(original tempo)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 12]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n(faster)\nG C G D 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