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Bminor

90BPM

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 37Position: 2

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    B        F#       G         A         E
e|--x--------x--------x---------x---------x--|
B|--x--------x--------x---------x---------x--|
G|--4--------x--------x---------x---------9--|
D|--4--------4--------5---------7---------9--|
A|--2--------4--------5---------7---------7--|
E|--x--------2--------3---------5---------x--|
[Intro]
e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
A|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
E|----------------------|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|
[Verse]
SlaBm - the door shut agF#ain,
we can’t let tGhem hear our voices anymore.F#  
Well I'm afraiBd that it isn't up to meF#,
we have no saGy in this matter anymore.F#  
But the only Gway to know is to just wait and Esee,
we're waitiF#ng so patientAly.
[Chorus]
GAt the bottom of the sea, E  
F#we will rest in peaceB  A  
G'cause there's no one aroundE  
F#to hear you make a sound,B  A  
Gthis ship is now Asinking.E  
[Verse]
BSo sink, well fucking sink,F#  
and no one will remember Gthat this was ever here.F#  
BDon't laugh, this isn't funny noF#w,
this conspiracy of silence Gcan't be happening.F#  
But the only wGay to know is to just wait and Esee
all the witchF#es will float and all the innocent will Asink.
[Chorus]
GAt the bottom of the sea, E  
F#we will rest in peaceB  A  
G'cause there's no one aroundE  
F#to hear you make a sound,B  A  
Gthis ship is now Asinking.E  
Rhythym guitar is verse chords under the solo
But the oGnly way to know is to just wEait and see,
we're waitiF#ng so patientAly.
[Chorus]
GAt the bottom of the sea, E  
F#we will rest in peaceB  A  
G'cause there's no one aroundE  
F#to hear you make a sound,B  A  
Gthis ship is now Asinking.E  
[Outro]               
GThe ship is nAow sink - KGING!E  F#  B  A  
GSinking!E  F#  B  A  
Whoa-oh  oh-oh     oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
GAt the bottom of the sea, E  
F#we will rest in peaceB  A  
G'cause there's no one aroundE  
F#to hear you make a sound,B  A  
The Gship is nAow sinkinBg 

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The Ship Is Now Sinking

by The Briggs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B F# G A E

e|--x--------x--------x---------x---------x--|

B|--x--------x--------x---------x---------x--|

G|--4--------x--------x---------x---------9--|

D|--4--------4--------5---------7---------9--|

A|--2--------4--------5---------7---------7--|

E|--x--------2--------3---------5---------x--|

[Intro]

e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

G|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

D|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|

A|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|

E|----------------------|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|

[Verse]

B F#

Slam - the door shut again,

G F#

we can’t let them hear our voices anymore.

B F#

Well I'm afraid that it isn't up to me,

G F#

we have no say in this matter anymore.

G E

But the only way to know is to just wait and see,

F# A

we're waiting so patiently.

[Chorus]

G E

At the bottom of the sea,

F# B A

we will rest in peace

G E

'cause there's no one around

F# B A

to hear you make a sound,

G A E

this ship is now sinking.

[Verse]

B F#

So sink, well fucking sink,

G F#

and no one will remember that this was ever here.

B F#

Don't laugh, this isn't funny now,

G F#

this conspiracy of silence can't be happening.

G E

But the only way to know is to just wait and see

F# A

all the witches will float and all the innocent will sink.

[Chorus]

G E

At the bottom of the sea,

F# B A

we will rest in peace

G E

'cause there's no one around

F# B A

to hear you make a sound,

G A E

this ship is now sinking.

Rhythym guitar is verse chords under the solo

G E

But the only way to know is to just wait and see,

F# A

we're waiting so patiently.

[Chorus]

G E

At the bottom of the sea,

F# B A

we will rest in peace

G E

'cause there's no one around

F# B A

to hear you make a sound,

G A E

this ship is now sinking.

[Outro]

G A G E F# B A

The ship is now sink - KING!

G E F# B A

Sinking!

Whoa-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]

G E

At the bottom of the sea,

F# B A

we will rest in peace

G E

'cause there's no one around

F# B A

to hear you make a sound,

G A B

The ship is now sinking

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