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"When the Ships Arrive" - Guano Apes (Album: Bel Air)
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Verse 1
C#mI leave you tomorrowA, will you C#mhunt my shadoAw
C#mYou treat me like horror. AI'm not Bfeeding your violence, Aforce you with the silence
C#mI'm leaving the harborA, teaC#mr drops to swallowA  
C#mWe stay on the water Atill your Bsonic reaches out for an Aaim
Chorus
And now we'Emll cry ouDt for the ocean
Cause when the Emships arrive again I hope for a Dmayday
C#mThey call our naAmes - C#mWe will fade aAway
C#mWill they be ashAamed - BWhen we fade aAway
Verse 2
C#mSo who do you follow A  
C#mHumans of sorrow  A  
Come C#mdown into the hollow       A  
BTearing me up in vAain
2x Chorus
Bridge:
C#m A B A
C#mWe fly like the wind
AAnd dive into the ground
BI'm lying in the sand
ATill the night brings us out
EmOhhohohooo ohohohooD  
2x Chorus

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When The Ships Arrive

by Guano Apes

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C#m

"When the Ships Arrive" - Guano Apes (Album: Bel Air)

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Verse 1

C#m A C#m A

I leave you tomorrow, will you hunt my shadow

C#m A B A

You treat me like horror. I'm not feeding your violence, force you with the silence

C#m A C#m A

I'm leaving the harbor, tear drops to swallow

C#m A B A

We stay on the water till your sonic reaches out for an aim

Chorus

Em D

And now we'll cry out for the ocean

Em D

Cause when the ships arrive again I hope for a mayday

C#m A C#m A

They call our names - We will fade away

C#m A B A

Will they be ashamed - When we fade away

Verse 2

C#m A

So who do you follow

C#m A

Humans of sorrow

C#m A

Come down into the hollow

B A

Tearing me up in vain

2x Chorus

Bridge:

C#m A B A

C#m

We fly like the wind

And dive into the ground

I'm lying in the sand

Till the night brings us out

Em D

Ohhohohooo ohohohoo

2x Chorus

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