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Crimson Ship

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BADFINGER 
CRIMSON SHIP
EVANS/HAM
AMy life was colEoured, painting pF#mictures out of tEune
AYou came from nEowhere in a sF#ong
AIt might have Ebeen the way I F#mlaughed, he made the jokEes
ACould only Eshow me what was F#wrong
HHe took me flying on his crEimson ship
F#He never left me his nAumbEer
HHe took me flying on his crEimson ship
F#Then he was gone and I AwonderEedF#  
AWho put the knEots on all the cF#mrosses on the hEill?
AWhy did the Eold man wash his hF#ands?
AWho grew the Eflower that was bF#mig enough to Ekill?
AAnd blew the tErumpet in the vF#an, a-an 
HHe took me flying on his crEimson ship
F#He never left me his nAumbEer
HHe took me flying on his cErimson ship
F#Then he was gone and I AwonderEedF#  
AOh-Eoh, oHh-oF#h
AWhen they were buEsy throwing kisF#mses at the mooEn
AA father lEost his mother's F#son
AAnd though they kEnew the resurreF#mction would be Esoon
AThe time was speEnt, they carried F#on, o-on
HHe took me flying on his crEimson ship
F#He never left me his nAumbEer
HHe took me flying on his cErimson ship
F#Then he was gone and I wAondEeredF#  H  
F#Wondered Wondered Wondered . . . . . 

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Crimson Ship

by Badfinger

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F#m

BADFINGER

CRIMSON SHIP

EVANS/HAM

A E F#m E

My life was coloured, painting pictures out of tune

A E F#

You came from nowhere in a song

A E F#m E

It might have been the way I laughed, he made the jokes

A E F#

Could only show me what was wrong

H E

He took me flying on his crimson ship

F# A E

He never left me his number

H E

He took me flying on his crimson ship

F# A E F#

Then he was gone and I wondered

A E F#m E

Who put the knots on all the crosses on the hill?

A E F#

Why did the old man wash his hands?

A E F#m E

Who grew the flower that was big enough to kill?

A E F#

And blew the trumpet in the van, a-an

H E

He took me flying on his crimson ship

F# A E

He never left me his number

H E

He took me flying on his crimson ship

F# A E F#

Then he was gone and I wondered

A E H F#

Oh-oh, oh-oh

A E F#m E

When they were busy throwing kisses at the moon

A E F#

A father lost his mother's son

A E F#m E

And though they knew the resurrection would be soon

A E F#

The time was spent, they carried on, o-on

H E

He took me flying on his crimson ship

F# A E

He never left me his number

H E

He took me flying on his crimson ship

F# A E F# H

Then he was gone and I wondered

Wondered Wondered Wondered . . . . .

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