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The Ship Song

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 GCome sail your shDips around me
 CAnd burn your brGidges dDown
 GWe make a little hDistory baby
 CEvery time you cGome arDound
 GCome loose your dDogs upon me
 CAnd let your hGair hang dDown
 GYou are a little mDystery to me
 CEvery time you cGome arDound
 CWe talk about it Gall night lDong
 CWe define our mGoral grDound
 EmBut when I crawl intGo your arms
 CEverything it comes tGumbling dDown
 GCome sail your shDips around me
 CAnd burn your brGidges dDown
 GWe make a little hDistory baby
 CEvery time you cGome arDound
 CYour face has fallen sGad nDow
 CFor you know the tGime is nDigh
 EmWhen I must remGove your wings
 And yCou, you must trGy to flDy
      GSail your shDips around me
 CAnd burn your brGidges dDown
 GWe make a little hDistory baby
 CEvery time you cGome arDound
 GCome loose your dDogs upon me
 CAnd let your hGair hang dDown
 GYou are a little mDystery to me
 CEvery time you cGome arDound
 GCome sail your shDips around me
 CAnd burn your brGidges dDown
 GWe make a little hDistory baby
 CEvery time you cGome arDound
 GCome loose your dDogs upon me
 CAnd let your hGair hang dDown
 GYou are a little mDystery to me
 CEvery time you cGome arDound
 You cGome aroundD  
 You come arCound
 You cGome arDoundG  D  C  G  D  G  

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The Ship Song

by Lissie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G D

Come sail your ships around me

C G D

And burn your bridges down

G D

We make a little history baby

C G D

Every time you come around

G D

Come loose your dogs upon me

C G D

And let your hair hang down

G D

You are a little mystery to me

C G D

Every time you come around

C G D

We talk about it all night long

C G D

We define our moral ground

Em G

But when I crawl into your arms

C G D

Everything it comes tumbling down

G D

Come sail your ships around me

C G D

And burn your bridges down

G D

We make a little history baby

C G D

Every time you come around

C G D

Your face has fallen sad now

C G D

For you know the time is nigh

Em G

When I must remove your wings

C G D

And you, you must try to fly

G D

Sail your ships around me

C G D

And burn your bridges down

G D

We make a little history baby

C G D

Every time you come around

G D

Come loose your dogs upon me

C G D

And let your hair hang down

G D

You are a little mystery to me

C G D

Every time you come around

G D

Come sail your ships around me

C G D

And burn your bridges down

G D

We make a little history baby

C G D

Every time you come around

G D

Come loose your dogs upon me

C G D

And let your hair hang down

G D

You are a little mystery to me

C G D

Every time you come around

G D

You come around

G D G D C G D G

You come around

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