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Redbird - Ships
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:     C    F    C    F    C    G  C  
Marilyn Monroe was Fso Ctired, she was Fso Ctired, she was Gso Ctired 
She's a city girl lost in a Ffield of Crye and Fsee what Gshe has Cdone 
Now she's Fout on a boat on the Cocean, Gturning around and aCround 
FSail for a dress and her Chand on her breast 
GOut on the rolling Csea, Fout on the Grolling Csea 
John Wayne was Fso Csick, he was Fso Cthick, he was Gup a Ccrick 
He is a cowboy lost in a Flong steel Chall and Fsee what Ghe has Cdone
Now he's Fout on a boat on the Cocean, Gturning around and aCround 
FLashed to the mast and Cfree at last 
GOut on the rolling Csea, Fout on the Grolling Csea 
INTERLUDE:     C    F    C    F    C    G  C  
Elvis Presley was Fso Cfat, they Fgave him all Cthat, just to Gstand Cpat 
There's a jaguar lost in the Fliving Croom and you Fsee what Ghe has Cdone 
Now he's Fout on a boat on the Cocean, Gturning around and aCround 
The Fdolphins Cgather to hear him moan
GOut on the rolling Csea, Fout on the Grolling Csea 
BRIDGE:
And will you Frock the boat, Mr. PresCley? 
Will you Glet us see it, Miss MonCroe?
Will you Fsave us, Mr. Wayne, Csir?
We Gcome so Amfar to Cgo back alone 
When we Fcome so far 
INTERLUDE:     C    F    C    F    C    G  C  
And all the long ships are Fsailing Caway 
With Fone little Ccandle to Glight the Cway
'Til they come to a place where the Fsun goes Cdown 
And they Fall start Cturning around 
They Fall start Cturning around
They Fall start Gturning aCroundF  C  F  C  G  C  

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Ships

by Redbird

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Redbird - Ships

CAPO: 4th Fret

C F C F C G C

INTRO:

F C F C G C

Marilyn Monroe was so tired, she was so tired, she was so tired

F C F G C

She's a city girl lost in a field of rye and see what she has done

F C G C

Now she's out on a boat on the ocean, turning around and around

F C

Sail for a dress and her hand on her breast

G C F G C

Out on the rolling sea, out on the rolling sea

F C F C G C

John Wayne was so sick, he was so thick, he was up a crick

F C F G C

He is a cowboy lost in a long steel hall and see what he has done

F C G C

Now he's out on a boat on the ocean, turning around and around

F C

Lashed to the mast and free at last

G C F G C

Out on the rolling sea, out on the rolling sea

C F C F C G C

INTERLUDE:

F C F C G C

Elvis Presley was so fat, they gave him all that, just to stand pat

F C F G C

There's a jaguar lost in the living room and you see what he has done

F C G C

Now he's out on a boat on the ocean, turning around and around

F C

The dolphins gather to hear him moan

G C F G C

Out on the rolling sea, out on the rolling sea

BRIDGE:

F C

And will you rock the boat, Mr. Presley?

G C

Will you let us see it, Miss Monroe?

F C

Will you save us, Mr. Wayne, sir?

G Am C

We come so far to go back alone

When we come so far

C F C F C G C

INTERLUDE:

F C

And all the long ships are sailing away

F C G C

With one little candle to light the way

F C

'Til they come to a place where the sun goes down

F C

And they all start turning around

F C

They all start turning around

F G C F C F C G C

They all start turning around

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