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John Anderson - It's Hard To Keep This Ship Together 
AmLike a lost ship on the sea, this love is lost between you and me
And its Ghard to Dkeep this ship toAmgether
There's Amno way to stay warm in the middle of a storm
Little honey, its Ghard to Dkeep this ship toAmgether, yeah-yeah
Chorus:
If we must Gsail the stormy Amseas, its uGp to you and mAme
I can Gsee the rain clouds and Dhear the thunder Fand somethings trying to Epull us under
And its hAmard to stay afloat when you're rockin your own boat
Honey its hGard to kDeep this ship togeAmther
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If we must Gsail the stormy Amseas, its uGp to you and mAme
I can Gsee the rain clouds and Dhear the thunder Fand somethings trying to Epull us under
And its hAmard to stay afloat when you're rockin your own boat
Honey its hGard to kDeep this ship togeAmther

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Its Hard To Keep This Ship Together

by John Anderson

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John Anderson - It's Hard To Keep This Ship Together

Like a lost ship on the sea, this love is lost between you and me

G D Am

And its hard to keep this ship together

There's no way to stay warm in the middle of a storm

G D Am

Little honey, its hard to keep this ship together, yeah-yeah

Chorus:

G Am G Am

If we must sail the stormy seas, its up to you and me

G D F E

I can see the rain clouds and hear the thunder and somethings trying to pull us under

And its hard to stay afloat when you're rockin your own boat

G D Am

Honey its hard to keep this ship together

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Chorus:

G Am G Am

If we must sail the stormy seas, its up to you and me

G D F E

I can see the rain clouds and hear the thunder and somethings trying to pull us under

And its hard to stay afloat when you're rockin your own boat

G D Am

Honey its hard to keep this ship together

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