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Ship In A Bottle

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AWhen I A/G#called you in the moGrningG/F#  
Ayou were A/G#struggling for seGnseG/F#  
EYou were E7journeying through Amemories so Gvicious
you made F#mall your dying Bwishes come Dtrue
But AI     A/GknDow you're gFonna tAry
to lA/Give withDout love Fby and bAy
but that'A/Gs not lDiving, thatF's just tiF#mme
going bBy, F#mgoing bBy, my love
   A     A/G     G    G/F#x2
AAnother A/G#ship in a bGottleG/F#  
Athat's A/G#got no place to sGailG/F#  
ESee the E7waves getting Adarker every Ghour
the F#mstars have lost their Bpower in the Dsky
But AI     A/GknDow you're gFonna tAry
to lA/Give withDout love Fby and bAy
but that'A/Gs not lDiving, thatF's just tiF#mme
going bBy, F#mgoing bBy, my love

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Ship In A Bottle

by Beck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A/G#

G/F#

F#m

A/G

A A/G# G G/F#

When I called you in the morning

A A/G# G G/F#

you were struggling for sense

E E7 A G

You were journeying through memories so vicious

F#m B D

you made all your dying wishes come true

A A/G D F A

But I know you're gonna try

A/G D F A

to live without love by and by

A/G D F F#m

but that's not living, that's just time

B F#m B

going by, going by, my love

A A/G G G/F#

A A/G# G G/F#

Another ship in a bottle

A A/G# G G/F#

that's got no place to sail

E E7 A G

See the waves getting darker every hour

F#m B D

the stars have lost their power in the sky

A A/G D F A

But I know you're gonna try

A/G D F A

to live without love by and by

A/G D F F#m

but that's not living, that's just time

B F#m B

going by, going by, my love

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