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Melanie Safka - I Saw Three Ships
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   C    G    Am    G(4x)
I Csaw three Gships come Csailing Gin
On AmChristmas day, on GChristmas day
I Csaw three Gships come Amsailing Gin
On FChristmas day in the GmornCingG  Am  G  C  G  Am  G  
And Cwhat was Gin those Cships all Gthree
On AmChristmas day, on GChristmas day? 
And Cwhat was Gin those sAmhips all Gthree
On FChristmas day in the GmornCing?G  Am  G  C  G  Am  G  
The Cvirgin GMary and CChrist were Gthere
On AmChristmas day, on GChristmas day
The Cvirgin GMary and CChrist were Gthere
On FChristmas day in the GmornCingG  Am  G  C  G  Am  G  
   C  G  Am  G   C  G  Am  G
I Csaw three Gships come Csailing Gin
On AmChristmas day, on GChristmas day
I Csaw three Gships come Amsailing Gin
On FChristmas day in the GmornCingG  Am  G  
In the CmornGingAm  G  C  G  Am  G  C  G  Am  G  
OUTRO:     (## fade to end ##)
        CLa Gla Amla Emla, Fla Cla Fla Gla
        CLa Gla Amla Emla, Fla Cla Fla Gla
        CLa Gla Amla Emla, Fla Cla Fla Gla
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G

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I Saw Three Ships

by Melanie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Melanie Safka - I Saw Three Ships

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C G Am G

INTRO: (4x)

C G C G

I saw three ships come sailing in

Am G

On Christmas day, on Christmas day

C G Am G

I saw three ships come sailing in

F G C G Am G C G Am G

On Christmas day in the morning

C G C G

And what was in those ships all three

Am G

On Christmas day, on Christmas day?

C G Am G

And what was in those ships all three

F G C G Am G C G Am G

On Christmas day in the morning?

C G C G

The virgin Mary and Christ were there

Am G

On Christmas day, on Christmas day

C G C G

The virgin Mary and Christ were there

F G C G Am G C G Am G

On Christmas day in the morning

C G Am G C G Am G

C G C G

I saw three ships come sailing in

Am G

On Christmas day, on Christmas day

C G Am G

I saw three ships come sailing in

F G C G Am G

On Christmas day in the morning

C G Am G C G Am G C G Am G

In the morning

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

C G Am Em F C F G

La la la la, la la la la

C G Am Em F C F G

La la la la, la la la la

C G Am Em F C F G

La la la la, la la la la

C G Am Em F C F G

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