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Goin Down With The Ship
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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[INTRO]
| A| E|B5add9 | D|
| A| E| D| D|
[VERSE 1]
ASee the storm Ecomin' in, Aa cold front, a Etail wind
SomeAbody take the wheel and Esteer us off the rocks aDgain D
AI can hear the Esirens call with Adarkness, seein' Enothin at all
AMaybe there's trouble, but Enothing can touch our Dkin D
[CHORUS 1]
(Good Etimes) Good times - Enever fear the reaF#per
(Hard Dtimes) Hard times - we Ddig a little deeF#per
(High Etides) High tides are Enever gonna F#keep us Ddown, down, down D E
[CHORUS 2.1]
A EB5add9 D
Say goodbye to the town, got no sorrows to drown
Guess we're Aall goin' Edown with the Dship D
A EB5add9 D
Ain't no fair-weather friends, we're all mates till the end
A E D5/ E/ F#/ G#/ A/B
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship
[INTERLUDE]
| A| E|B5add9 | D|
| A| E| D| D|
[VERSE 2]
ANo map or Ecourse to chart, Alost souls with Evagabond hearts
Gotta Aroll the bones, Eol' Davy Jones is Dwaitin' D
AThere's a break Ein the sky, Araise up our Efreak flag high
Ain't Ain it for treasures, Elivin' on our repuDtation D
[CHORUS 1]
(Good Etimes) Good times - Enever fear the reaF#per
(Hard Dtimes) Hard times - we Ddig a little deeF#per
(High Etides) High tides are Enever gonna F#keep us Ddown, down, down D E
[CHORUS 2.2]
A EB5add9 D
Say goodbye to the town, got no sorrows to drown
Guess we're Aall goin' Edown with the Dship D
A EB5add9 D
Ain't no fair-weather friends, we're all mates till the end
A E D5/ E/ F#/ G#/ A/G#
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship
[BRIDGE]
F#mWe're ragin' F#m'cross the waters, Athis life is Aall we know
F#mWe leave our F#msons and daughters, Ekiss 'em, miss 'em, E F#5we gotta go...
[SOLO] (GUITAR 1)
| B| F#|C#5add9 | E|
| B| F#| E| E|
[SOLO] (GUITAR 2)
| B| F#|C#5add9 | E|
| B| F#| E5/ F#/ G#| / A#/ B/C#|
[CHORUS 2.1]
A EB5add9 D
Say goodbye to the town, got no sorrows to drown
Guess we're Aall goin' Edown with the Dship D
A EB5add9 D
Ain't no fair-weather friends, we're all mates till the end
A E D5/ E/ F#/ G#/ A/B
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship. Ye-ye-
[OUTRO] (GUITAR 1 PLAYS INTERLUDE THEME)
B F#C#5add9 E
yeah! Guess we're
Ball goin' F#down with the EshipE
B F#C#5add9 E
Guess we're
B F# E5/ F#/ G#/ A#/ B/ C#
all goin' down with the ship. Down, down,
Bdown!
The B5add9 is basically just B5 and F#5 stacked together.
B5add9 B5 F#5(as it is used here)
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----- ----- -----
----- ----- -----
--11- -(9)- --11-
--9-- --9-- --9--
--7-- --7-- -----
play D5.
Guitar 1 (1st time)
D5/ E/ F#/ G#/ A/ B A(interlude)
e|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
B|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
G|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
D|--|------------4-4-|4-6-6-6-7---9---|9/11-----|
A|--|5-5-5-7-7-7-----|----------------|---------|
E|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
Guitar 1 (2nd time)
D5 /E /F# /G# /A /G# F# (to bridge)
e|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
B|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
G|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
D|--|------------4-4-|4-6-6-6-7---6---|4---------|
A|--|5-5-5-7-7-7-----|----------------|----------|
E|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
Guitar 2 (generally)
! . . ! . . ! . . ! . . ! !
e|--|----------------|----------------|
B|--|----------------|----------------|
G|--|7-----7-----7---|--7-----7---7---|
D|--|7-----7-----7---|--7-----7---7---|
A|--|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5---5---|
E|--|----------------|----------------|
After solo, the 3rd and 4th times, play 2 frets higher
and fit the last note of the song with B-chord.
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Goin Down With The Ship
by Michael Monroe
Chords in this song · guitar
A
E
D
F#
D5
G#
B
F#m
F#5
E5
A#
C#
B5
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[INTRO]
A E D
| | |B5add9 | |
A E D D
| | | | |
[VERSE 1]
A E A E
See the storm comin' in, a cold front, a tail wind
A E D D
Somebody take the wheel and steer us off the rocks again
A E A E
I can hear the sirens call with darkness, seein' nothin at all
A E D D
Maybe there's trouble, but nothing can touch our kin
[CHORUS 1]
E E F#
(Good times) Good times - never fear the reaper
D D F#
(Hard times) Hard times - we dig a little deeper
E E F# D D E
(High tides) High tides are never gonna keep us down, down, down
[CHORUS 2.1]
A E D
B5add9
Say goodbye to the town, got no sorrows to drown
A E D D
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship
A E D
B5add9
Ain't no fair-weather friends, we're all mates till the end
A E D5 E F# G# A B
/ / / / /
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship
[INTERLUDE]
A E D
| | |B5add9 | |
A E D D
| | | | |
[VERSE 2]
A E A E
No map or course to chart, lost souls with vagabond hearts
A E D D
Gotta roll the bones, ol' Davy Jones is waitin'
A E A E
There's a break in the sky, raise up our freak flag high
A E D D
Ain't in it for treasures, livin' on our reputation
[CHORUS 1]
E E F#
(Good times) Good times - never fear the reaper
D D F#
(Hard times) Hard times - we dig a little deeper
E E F# D D E
(High tides) High tides are never gonna keep us down, down, down
[CHORUS 2.2]
A E D
B5add9
Say goodbye to the town, got no sorrows to drown
A E D D
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship
A E D
B5add9
Ain't no fair-weather friends, we're all mates till the end
A E D5 E F# G# A G#
/ / / / /
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship
[BRIDGE]
F#m F#m A A
We're ragin' 'cross the waters, this life is all we know
F#m F#m E E F#5
We leave our sons and daughters, kiss 'em, miss 'em, we gotta go...
[SOLO] (GUITAR 1)
B F# E
| | |C#5add9 | |
B F# E E
| | | | |
[SOLO] (GUITAR 2)
B F# E
| | |C#5add9 | |
B F# E5 F# G# A# B C#
| | | / / | / / /|
[CHORUS 2.1]
A E D
B5add9
Say goodbye to the town, got no sorrows to drown
A E D D
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship
A E D
B5add9
Ain't no fair-weather friends, we're all mates till the end
A E D5 E F# G# A B
/ / / / /
Guess we're all goin' down with the ship. Ye-ye-
[OUTRO] (GUITAR 1 PLAYS INTERLUDE THEME)
B F# E
C#5add9
yeah! Guess we're
B F# E E
all goin' down with the ship
B F# E
C#5add9
Guess we're
B F# E5 F# G# A# B C#
/ / / / /
all goin' down with the ship. Down, down,
B
down!
The B5add9 is basically just B5 and F#5 stacked together.
B5 F#5
B5add9 (as it is used here)
----- ----- -----
----- ----- -----
----- ----- -----
--11- -(9)- --11-
--9-- --9-- --9--
--7-- --7-- -----
play D5.
Guitar 1 (1st time)
D5 E F# G# A B A
/ / / / / (interlude)
e|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
B|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
G|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
D|--|------------4-4-|4-6-6-6-7---9---|9/11-----|
A|--|5-5-5-7-7-7-----|----------------|---------|
E|--|----------------|----------------|---------|
Guitar 1 (2nd time)
D5 /E /F# /G# /A /G# F# (to bridge)
e|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
B|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
G|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
D|--|------------4-4-|4-6-6-6-7---6---|4---------|
A|--|5-5-5-7-7-7-----|----------------|----------|
E|--|----------------|----------------|----------|
Guitar 2 (generally)
! . . ! . . ! . . ! . . ! !
e|--|----------------|----------------|
B|--|----------------|----------------|
G|--|7-----7-----7---|--7-----7---7---|
D|--|7-----7-----7---|--7-----7---7---|
A|--|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5---5---|
E|--|----------------|----------------|
After solo, the 3rd and 4th times, play 2 frets higher
and fit the last note of the song with B-chord.
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