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When My Ship Comes In

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               EADGBe             EADGBe
B7sus4/E       024200  or simply  XX4200
[Introduction]
E   B7sus4/E   E  B7sus4/E   E    B7sus4/E  E   B7sus4/E  E
[Verse 1]
ENo sun on the Esus4Rockies
 ENot even the Dlight of Aday
 EI feel that old cabin Dfever D/Acomin' AonAsus2  
  EBut I know where Esus4I'll  be
  EWhen Lady Luck finally Dblows my Away
  EShe'll put the wind in my Dsails and D/AI'll be Agone
[Chorus]
AIt won't be long before my Dship comes in
Gonna sAail right out of Colo-GradoD  
  ACatch a ride on a Dwarm trade wind
To Puerta Eno one knows
  AShe'll find me waitin' when my Dship comes in
Gonna Aboard and go whichever way the Gwind Dblows
 AI'll be off to find myDself once again 
in Puerta Eno one knowsB7sus4/E  
When my Eship comes iB7sus4/En
[Instrumental]
A   D   A   G   D   A   D   E   B7sus4/E   E   B7sus4/E   E
[Verse 2]
EMaybe I'm only Esus4dreamin' 
  EBut it Dsure seems Areal
  ESomehow the wind doesn't Dchill quite D/Ato the AboneAsus2  
  EOr could it just be the Esus4fever
 EI'm runnin' on an unDeven Akeel
 EI'm losin sight of why DI'm up here aAlone....
[Chorus]
AIt won't be long before my Dship comes in
Gonna sAail right out of Colo-GradoD  
  ACatch a ride on the Dwarm trade wind
To Puerta Eno one knows
  AShe'll find me waitin' when my sDhip comes in
Gonna Aboard and go whichever way the Gwind blowsD  
 AI'll be off to find myDself once again 
in Puerta Eno one knowsB7sus4/E  
When my Eship comes inB7sus4/E  
To Puerta Eno one knowsB7sus4/E  
When my Eship comes inB7sus4/E  
[Outro]
AIt won't be long before my Dship comes in
   A       GPuerta Dnoone Aknows
AShe'll find me waitin' when my Dship comes in
   A      GPuerta Dnoone Aknows
AIt won't be long before my Dship comes in
   A    GPuerta Dnoone Aknows
AShe'll find me waitin' when my Dship comes in
  A    GWhen my sDhip comes Ain
   A     D     A     G     DX 3

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When My Ship Comes In

by Clint Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B7sus4/E

Esus4

D/A

Asus2

EADGBe EADGBe

B7sus4/E 024200 or simply XX4200

[Introduction]

E B7sus4/E E B7sus4/E E B7sus4/E E B7sus4/E E

[Verse 1]

E Esus4

No sun on the Rockies

E D A

Not even the light of day

E D D/A A Asus2

I feel that old cabin fever comin' on

E Esus4

But I know where I'll be

E D A

When Lady Luck finally blows my way

E D D/A A

She'll put the wind in my sails and I'll be gone

[Chorus]

A D

It won't be long before my ship comes in

A G D

Gonna sail right out of Colo-rado

A D

Catch a ride on a warm trade wind

To Puerta no one knows

A D

She'll find me waitin' when my ship comes in

A G D

Gonna board and go whichever way the wind blows

A D

I'll be off to find myself once again

E B7sus4/E

in Puerta no one knows

E B7sus4/E

When my ship comes in

[Instrumental]

A D A G D A D E B7sus4/E E B7sus4/E E

[Verse 2]

E Esus4

Maybe I'm only dreamin'

E D A

But it sure seems real

E D D/A A Asus2

Somehow the wind doesn't chill quite to the bone

E Esus4

Or could it just be the fever

E D A

I'm runnin' on an uneven keel

E D A

I'm losin sight of why I'm up here alone....

[Chorus]

A D

It won't be long before my ship comes in

A G D

Gonna sail right out of Colo-rado

A D

Catch a ride on the warm trade wind

To Puerta no one knows

A D

She'll find me waitin' when my ship comes in

A G D

Gonna board and go whichever way the wind blows

A D

I'll be off to find myself once again

E B7sus4/E

in Puerta no one knows

E B7sus4/E

When my ship comes in

E B7sus4/E

To Puerta no one knows

E B7sus4/E

When my ship comes in

[Outro]

A D

It won't be long before my ship comes in

A G D A

Puerta noone knows

A D

She'll find me waitin' when my ship comes in

A G D A

Puerta noone knows

A D

It won't be long before my ship comes in

A G D A

Puerta noone knows

A D

She'll find me waitin' when my ship comes in

A G D A

When my ship comes in

A D A G D

X 3

About When My Ship Comes In Chords by Clint Black

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