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Bob Dylan - When The Ship Comes In
[Verse 1]
OGh the time will come Dup when the Cwinds will sGtop
And the Embreeze will Ccease to be a-Gbreathin
Like the Gstillness in the Dwind before the Churricane bGegins,
 The hoGur that the Dship comes Gin
[Verse 2]
And the Dsea will Csplit and the Gships will hit
 And the Dsands on the Cshoreline will be Gshaking
And the Dtide will Csound and the Gwaves will pound
 And the Gmorning Cwill be aD-brCeakiGng
[Verse 3]
GOh the fishes will lDaugh as they Cswim out of the Gpath
And the Emseagu--- lls wCill be a-Gsmilin'
And the rGocks on the Dsand will Cpro---udly Gstand
The houGr that the sDhip comes iGn
[Verse 4]
And the Dwords that are Cused for to gGet the ship confused
Will-Dnot-be-underCstood as they're Gspoken
Oh the Dchains of the Csea will have Gbusted in the night
And be buGried on the Cbottom of the Dooo-Co-Gcean
[Verse 5]
GA song will Dlift as the Cmain sail Gshifts
And the Emboat drifts Cunto the shoreGline
And the sGun will Drespect every Cface on the Gdeck
The houGr that the sDhip comes iGn
[Verse 6]
And the Dsands will Crooooll-out a Gcarpet of gold
For your Dweeeaaried CTToes to be a-Gtouchin'
And the Dship's wise Cmen will remind Gyou once again
That the Gwhole wide Cworld is Dwaa-Ca-tGchin'
[Verse 7]
GOh the foes will Drise with the Csleep still in their Geyes
And they'll Emjerk from their Cbeds and think they're Gdreamin'
But they'Gll pinch themselves and Dsqueal and they'll Cknow that it's for Greal,
The hour that the Dship comes Gin
[Verse 8]
And they'll Draise their hCands ,Sayin' we'lGl meet all you demands
But we'll Dshout from the Cbow ,Your days are Gnumbered
And like DPharoah's Ctribe they'll be Gdrownded in the tide
And like GGoliath Cthey'll be Dcoo-Co-nGquered

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When The Ship Comes In

by Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan - When The Ship Comes In

[Verse 1]

G D C G

Oh the time will come up when the winds will stop

Em C G

And the breeze will cease to be a-breathin

G D C G

Like the stillness in the wind before the hurricane begins,

G D G

The hour that the ship comes in

[Verse 2]

D C G

And the sea will split and the ships will hit

D C G

And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking

D C G

And the tide will sound and the waves will pound

G C D C G

And the morning will be a-breaking

[Verse 3]

G D C G

Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path

Em C G

And the seagu--- lls will be a-smilin'

G D C G

And the rocks on the sand will pro---udly stand

G D G

The hour that the ship comes in

[Verse 4]

D C G

And the words that are used for to get the ship confused

D C G

Will-not-be-understood as they're spoken

D C G

Oh the chains of the sea will have busted in the night

G C D C G

And be buried on the bottom of the ooo-o-cean

[Verse 5]

G D C G

A song will lift as the main sail shifts

Em C G

And the boat drifts unto the shoreline

G D C G

And the sun will respect every face on the deck

G D G

The hour that the ship comes in

[Verse 6]

D C G

And the sands will rooooll-out a carpet of gold

D C G

For your weeeaaried TToes to be a-touchin'

D C G

And the ship's wise men will remind you once again

G C D C G

That the whole wide world is waa-a-tchin'

[Verse 7]

G D C G

Oh the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes

Em C G

And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'

G D C G

But they'll pinch themselves and squeal and they'll know that it's for real,

D G

The hour that the ship comes in

[Verse 8]

D C G

And they'll raise their hands ,Sayin' we'll meet all you demands

D C G

But we'll shout from the bow ,Your days are numbered

D C G

And like Pharoah's tribe they'll be drownded in the tide

G C D C G

And like Goliath they'll be coo-o-nquered

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