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Hey hey - here are the chords for Jack Bruce's masterpiece "Ships in the Night" off his 
Ships in the Amnight, Searching for Am/Abday
Beckoning lAm/Gips, So far Am/Gbaway
Shadows adrFift, Hiding from liEmght
Ships in the Dsus2night
Sometimes you fCeel, Then agaGin you can't
Morning comes dAmown, Soon after the dEmance
Time slowly dFrowns, Streets so unCreal
Needing to hBbealF  F  G  
Harbours of lAmove, Shining so Am/Abcalm
Far beyond pGain, Outside of hFarm
Why must we mCove, Into the rD7ain
AgGainG  Am  Em  F  C  Bb  F  F  G  
Ships in the Amnight, Riding the Am/Abwaves
Yesterday slAm/Gips, Into the hAm/Gbaze
Memories riFpped, Sliding from sEmight
Ships in the Dsus2night
Maybe you wCin, Maybe you lGose
Future seems lAmike, Just another rEmuse
Sirens inFvite, Us to beCgin
Come right on BbinF  F  G  
Harbours of lAmove, Shining so Am/Abcalm
Far beyond pGain, Outside of hFarm
Why must we mCove, Out of the sD7un
Into the raiE7nE  
        F     C     G     Am     Em     F     C        Bb   A(let ring)
Again
Solo:
Am    Am/Ab  G  Am/Gb   F   Em   Dsus2
C   G   Am   Em   F   C
   Bb     F   F        GX 2

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Ships In The Night

by Jack Bruce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/Ab

Am/G

Am/Gb

Dsus2

Hey hey - here are the chords for Jack Bruce's masterpiece "Ships in the Night" off his

Am Am/Ab

Ships in the night, Searching for day

Am/G Am/Gb

Beckoning lips, So far away

F Em

Shadows adrift, Hiding from light

Dsus2

Ships in the night

C G

Sometimes you feel, Then again you can't

Am Em

Morning comes down, Soon after the dance

F C

Time slowly drowns, Streets so unreal

Bb F F G

Needing to heal

Am Am/Ab

Harbours of love, Shining so calm

G F

Far beyond pain, Outside of harm

C D7

Why must we move, Into the rain

G G Am Em F C Bb F F G

Again

Am Am/Ab

Ships in the night, Riding the waves

Am/G Am/Gb

Yesterday slips, Into the haze

F Em

Memories ripped, Sliding from sight

Dsus2

Ships in the night

C G

Maybe you win, Maybe you lose

Am Em

Future seems like, Just another ruse

F C

Sirens invite, Us to begin

Bb F F G

Come right on in

Am Am/Ab

Harbours of love, Shining so calm

G F

Far beyond pain, Outside of harm

C D7

Why must we move, Out of the sun

E7 E

Into the rain

F C G Am Em F C Bb A

(let ring)

Again

Solo:

Am Am/Ab G Am/Gb F Em Dsus2

C G Am Em F C

Bb F F G

X 2

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