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Tuning: Standard - Capo on 6th Fret
Chords:
# [ 3 3 0 2 1 x ]     (dont know the name of this chord)
G [ 3 2 0 0 0 x ]
F [ 1 3 3 2 x x ]
C [ 3 3 2p0 0 1 x ]      (pull off about half way through, listen to the song for exact timing)
Bb [ x 1 3 3 3 x ]
C' [ 0 3 2 0 1 x ]
Intro
        #                   G            F            C            G            Gx2  
Verse 1
        #                   G            F            C            G  G  
        Down at the docks......
        #                   G            F            C            G  G  
        You told me........ 
        F          C          F          C
        And you reached......
        F          C          F          C
        When your ship.........
        F          C          F
        When your ship.......
Break 1
        #                   G            F            C            G  G  
Verse 2 - Same As Verse 1
Break 2
                  Bb            F  C'                   Gx3
                  Bb            F   C'        C'
Verse 3
        G          G          F          Bb          F          G          G
        I won't plead.......
        G          G          F          Bb          F          G          G
        I won't weep.......
Verse 4
        #                   G            F            C                        G  
        Who's gonna hold......
        #                   G            F            C  G  
        Who's gonna kiss......
        F          G          F          G
        Who's gonna lay.......
                  F            G             Gx 1
        When your ship comes in 
Outro
         F         G          G
                G(fade out slowly)

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Ships

by Anaïs Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard - Capo on 6th Fret

Chords:

# [ 3 3 0 2 1 x ] (dont know the name of this chord)

G [ 3 2 0 0 0 x ]

F [ 1 3 3 2 x x ]

C [ 3 3 2p0 0 1 x ] (pull off about half way through, listen to the song for exact timing)

Bb [ x 1 3 3 3 x ]

C' [ 0 3 2 0 1 x ]

Intro

G F C G G

# x2

Verse 1

G F C G G

Down at the docks......

G F C G G

You told me........

F C F C

And you reached......

F C F C

When your ship.........

F C F

When your ship.......

Break 1

G F C G G

Verse 2 - Same As Verse 1

Break 2

Bb F C G

' x3

Bb F C C

' '

Verse 3

G G F Bb F G G

I won't plead.......

G G F Bb F G G

I won't weep.......

Verse 4

G F C G

Who's gonna hold......

G F C G

Who's gonna kiss......

F G F G

Who's gonna lay.......

F G G

x 1

When your ship comes in

Outro

F G G

(fade out slowly)

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