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We Cwalked to the Fsea, just my Gfather 'n' Eme
And the Amdogs played Caround on the FsandG  
Winter Ccold cut the Fair, hangin' Gstill ev'ryEwhere
Dressed in Amgray, did he Csay hold my FhanGd
CI said love's C7easier when it's Ffar awayEm  
DmWe sat 'n Fwatched a distant GlightF  
GWe're two Cships that Empass in the FnightG  
We both Csmile and we Emsay it's alFrightG  
We're still Chere, it's just that Emwe're out of FsightE  
Like those sAmhips that Gpass in the FnightG  
There's a Cboat on the Fline where the Gsea meets the Esky
There's aAmnother that Crides far beFhindG  
And it sCeems you and FI are like stGrangers a Ewide ways aAmpart
As we Cdrift on through Ftime
CHe said it's C7harder now we're Ffar awayEm  
DmWe only Fread you when you wGriteF  
GWe're two Cships that Empass in the FnightG  
And we Csmile when we Emsay it's alFrightG  
We're still Chere, it's just that Emwe're out of FsightE  
Like those sAmhips that Gpass in the FnightG  
We're Cships that Empass in the FnightG  
And we Csmile when we Emsay it's alFrightG  
We're still Chere, it's just that Emwe're out of FsightE  
Like those sAmhips that Gpass in the FnightG  
We're Cships that Empass in the FnightG  
And we Csmile when we Emsay it's alFrightG  
We're still Chere, it's just that Emwe're out of FsightE  

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Ships

by Ian Hunter

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C F G E

We walked to the sea, just my father 'n' me

Am C F G

And the dogs played around on the sand

C F G E

Winter cold cut the air, hangin' still ev'rywhere

Am C F G

Dressed in gray, did he say hold my hand

C C7 F Em

I said love's easier when it's far away

Dm F G F

We sat 'n watched a distant light

G C Em F G

We're two ships that pass in the night

C Em F G

We both smile and we say it's alright

C Em F E

We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight

Am G F G

Like those ships that pass in the night

C F G E

There's a boat on the line where the sea meets the sky

Am C F G

There's another that rides far behind

C F G E Am

And it seems you and I are like strangers a wide ways apart

C F

As we drift on through time

C C7 F Em

He said it's harder now we're far away

Dm F G F

We only read you when you write

G C Em F G

We're two ships that pass in the night

C Em F G

And we smile when we say it's alright

C Em F E

We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight

Am G F G

Like those ships that pass in the night

C Em F G

We're ships that pass in the night

C Em F G

And we smile when we say it's alright

C Em F E

We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight

Am G F G

Like those ships that pass in the night

C Em F G

We're ships that pass in the night

C Em F G

And we smile when we say it's alright

C Em F E

We're still here, it's just that we're out of sight

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