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Runrig - The Ship
INTRO:   Em    D(4x)
I aGwoke in the Cdust of an autumn AmmornDing
Faces Goil-lit and kneeling C'round the family Dchairs
I never Gknew that a Cheart could take such AmfillDing
GSpaces everywhere, CeveryDwhere
CHORUS:
And the Gship comes 'Cround
And she's Amwaiting at the Dharbour
Be preGpared to get on Cboard
Be preDpared
I never Gknew that the Clight of ages
AmBreaks away beDfore us
Sail aEmway, Dsail aGway
All the front doors opened Cand the men came AmwalkDing
Suits and Gshoes, heads of Csilver and Dgrey
It's one short Groad from a Cdarkened AmcraDdle
To the Gendless light of CdayD  
She walked like a Cbride down the Daisle of her Emchildhood
The shops, the Bmschoolyard, the Cchurch on the Dhill
Where she trembled on the Gday she was Ctouched and AmbroDken
Ah, MaGrie was born againC  D  
CHORUS:
And the Gship comes 'Cround
And she's Amwaiting at the Dharbour
Be preGpared to get on Cboard
Ah, be preDpared
I never Gknew that the Clight of ages
AmBreaks away beDfore us
Sail aEmway, Dsail aGway
INSTRUMENTAL:   Em     D(4x)
All ears to the Gtrawler Cband Amin the Devenings
Forty Ggrands and the Cspirits run Dwild
The storms, the Gdrownings, the Ctables, the AmdrinkDing
The Gsea had claimed their livesC  D  
There's peat smoke Crising Dfrom the village Emchimneys
You take your Bmchances Cwith the red haired Dgirl
All the boats take their Grest in the Cheart Amof the Dharbour
That Gnight in a changing CworldD  
CHORUS:
And the Gship comes 'Cround
And she's Amwaiting at the Dharbour
Be preGpared to get on Cboard
Be preDpared
I never Gknew that the Clight of ages
AmBreaks away beDfore us
Sail aEmway, Dsail aGway
OUTRO:   Em     D(## repeat about 12x and fade to end ##)

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The Ship

by Runrig

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Runrig - The Ship

Em D

INTRO: (4x)

G C Am D

I awoke in the dust of an autumn morning

G C D

Faces oil-lit and kneeling 'round the family chairs

G C Am D

I never knew that a heart could take such filling

G C D

Spaces everywhere, everywhere

CHORUS:

G C

And the ship comes 'round

Am D

And she's waiting at the harbour

G C

Be prepared to get on board

Be prepared

G C

I never knew that the light of ages

Am D

Breaks away before us

Em D G

Sail away, sail away

C Am D

All the front doors opened and the men came walking

G C D

Suits and shoes, heads of silver and grey

G C Am D

It's one short road from a darkened cradle

G C D

To the endless light of day

C D Em

She walked like a bride down the aisle of her childhood

Bm C D

The shops, the schoolyard, the church on the hill

G C Am D

Where she trembled on the day she was touched and broken

G C D

Ah, Marie was born again

CHORUS:

G C

And the ship comes 'round

Am D

And she's waiting at the harbour

G C

Be prepared to get on board

Ah, be prepared

G C

I never knew that the light of ages

Am D

Breaks away before us

Em D G

Sail away, sail away

Em D

INSTRUMENTAL: (4x)

G C Am D

All ears to the trawler band in the evenings

G C D

Forty grands and the spirits run wild

G C Am D

The storms, the drownings, the tables, the drinking

G C D

The sea had claimed their lives

C D Em

There's peat smoke rising from the village chimneys

Bm C D

You take your chances with the red haired girl

G C Am D

All the boats take their rest in the heart of the harbour

G C D

That night in a changing world

CHORUS:

G C

And the ship comes 'round

Am D

And she's waiting at the harbour

G C

Be prepared to get on board

Be prepared

G C

I never knew that the light of ages

Am D

Breaks away before us

Em D G

Sail away, sail away

Em D

OUTRO: (## repeat about 12x and fade to end ##)

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