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NOTE: The F#m / Abm means to quickly
      slide from the F#m to the Abm
      chord quickly. If you can not do
      that you can just play the F#m 
      chord only.
INTRO:
            sl.
       E   F#m/  Abm       C#m     A  B  
E ------------------------------------
B ---0--5/7--7/9---9-----10\9-7-5-7---
G --------------------9---------------
D -2----------------------------------
A ------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------
            sl.
       E   F#m/  Abm       C#m     A  B  
E ------------------------------------
B ---0--5/7--7/9---9-----10\9-7-5-7---
G --------------------9---------------
D -2----------------------------------
A ------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------
VERSE:
           E   F#m/   Abm         C#m         A  B  
Some saying  day  is   done just as the sun goes down 
             E   F#m/  Abm        C#m         A           B  
Some say it's just  be--gun just as the moon gets found 
And F#msome ships will Abmsail betwEeen aAnd somewhere Bon the bow 
           E   F#m/  Abm          C#m         F#m            B  E  
I know your love  is  gone, it's all that matters now-ow 
           sl.
       EF#m/Abm     C#m     A  B  
E --------------------------------
B ---0--5/7-7/9-9-----10\9-7-5-7--
G ------------------9-------------
D -2------------------------------
A --------------------------------
E --------------------------------
VERSE:
             E   F#m/  Abm           C#m        A  B  
Some say the moon's  a  fool, some say it just won't lie 
              E   F#m/   Abm        C#m         A  B  
Some say that  life  is  cruel yet others pass it by
SF#mome ships just Abmsail betwEeen 
SAome ships just cBan't be found
            E   F#m/   Abm          C#m          A            B     E  E  
I know your  love  is  gone, it's all that matters now-ow
E --------------------
B------7-9p7---7--10--
G ---9-------9--------
D --9-----------------
A --------------------
E --------------------
F#mTime takes itsEelf too long for sDome wounds to Eever heal 
F#mSome ship will sEail between thDese dreams and whEat is real 
F#mBut only Abmtime will tEell jAust what it Bis we held 
VERSE:
        E   F#m/  Abm       C#m         A  B  
I think about  you now, I wonder where you're gone 
               E   F#m/   Abm  C#m  
Some say you're hea - ven  bound 
You lAived there aBll along 
F#mSome ship has sEailed betwAeen yAour heart and mBine somehow 
EI know that lF#mife goes Abmon, I gC#muess, it's aAll that mBatters now-Eow.
            sl.
       E   F#m/  Abm        C#m    A       B  E  
E -------------------------------------
B ---0--5/7--7/9---9-----10\9-7-5-4-5--
G --------------------9----------------
D -2-----------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------

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Some Ships

by Jamie Lawson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Abm

C#m

NOTE: The F#m / Abm means to quickly

slide from the F#m to the Abm

chord quickly. If you can not do

that you can just play the F#m

chord only.

INTRO:

sl.

E F#m Abm C#m A B

E ------------------------------------

B ---0--5/7--7/9---9-----10\9-7-5-7---

G --------------------9---------------

D -2----------------------------------

A ------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------

sl.

E F#m Abm C#m A B

E ------------------------------------

B ---0--5/7--7/9---9-----10\9-7-5-7---

G --------------------9---------------

D -2----------------------------------

A ------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------

VERSE:

E F#m Abm C#m A B

Some saying day is done just as the sun goes down

E F#m Abm C#m A B

Some say it's just be--gun just as the moon gets found

F#m Abm E A B

And some ships will sail between and somewhere on the bow

E F#m Abm C#m F#m B E

I know your love is gone, it's all that matters now-ow

sl.

E C#m A B

F#m/Abm

E --------------------------------

B ---0--5/7-7/9-9-----10\9-7-5-7--

G ------------------9-------------

D -2------------------------------

A --------------------------------

E --------------------------------

VERSE:

E F#m Abm C#m A B

Some say the moon's a fool, some say it just won't lie

E F#m Abm C#m A B

Some say that life is cruel yet others pass it by

F#m Abm E

Some ships just sail between

A B

Some ships just can't be found

E F#m Abm C#m A B E E

I know your love is gone, it's all that matters now-ow

E --------------------

B------7-9p7---7--10--

G ---9-------9--------

D --9-----------------

A --------------------

E --------------------

F#m E D E

Time takes itself too long for some wounds to ever heal

F#m E D E

Some ship will sail between these dreams and what is real

F#m Abm E A B

But only time will tell just what it is we held

VERSE:

E F#m Abm C#m A B

I think about you now, I wonder where you're gone

E F#m Abm C#m

Some say you're hea - ven bound

A B

You lived there all along

F#m E A A B

Some ship has sailed between your heart and mine somehow

E F#m Abm C#m A B E

I know that life goes on, I guess, it's all that matters now-ow.

sl.

E F#m Abm C#m A B E

E -------------------------------------

B ---0--5/7--7/9---9-----10\9-7-5-4-5--

G --------------------9----------------

D -2-----------------------------------

A -------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------

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