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Ship To Shore
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1/555
Sound:
Step 1 / 555Position: 3
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Gtr 1 = Lead
Gtr 2 = Rhythm
Gtr 3 = Bouzouki/ fiddle (tabbed for guitar)
[Notes]
- Wherever Gtr 2 isn't tabbed out it plays the chords under the tab
- Gtr 3 plays something very similar to Gtr 1 unless noted otherwise
- All guitars play the chords shown above the lyrics
- Mix and match parts however you see fit to play on one guitar
- There are 10s and 12s in the solo, not a bunch of 0s, 1s and 2s
[Intro]
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-2h3-2p0-------|
B|-0h3----------------0------------------------------------------------------3-333--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1B5 C Am B5 D
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-2h3-2-0-0--|
B|-0h3----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5 C Am B5 Em
[Verse 1]
EmSee the world in technicolor, see what you can do
DFive and niner fiddlesticks to Ctango echo two
EmMiles away from wastin’ at the local five-and-dime
To Dwishing you were somewhere else to Chelp to pass the time
[Pre-chorus]
CArmed to the teeth and AmundernGeath a relentless foreign DsunC
CArmed to the teeth and AmundernGeath a relentless foreign DsunEm
[Interlude]
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-2h3-2-0-0--|
B|-0h3----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5 C A B5 Em
[Verse 2]
EmRiots, blood, sand and mud was all I got to see
In DKandahar, El Salvador, BelCfast and Barbary
EmI went mad in Stalingrad and I shivered to the bone
So I Ddanced a jig in Ladysmith and Cwished that I was home
[Pre-chorus]
CArmed to the teeth and AmundernGeath a relentless Dforeign Csun
CArmed to the teeth and AmundernGeath a relentless Dforeign EmsunB5
[Chorus]
Just aAmnother lowly Dvictim in the Emstruggle Gfor hearts and Cminds
To the Amfinest sons and Ddaughters in the Emstruggle Gof their Clife
Guns and Ampipers, ship to Emshore
Off to Gfight a Drich man’s Cwar
Like our Gfathers Ddid befCore
[Solo]
Gtr 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------77778888--------77778888--------77778888--55555555555555555555555555555555---|
G|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o----------44445555--------44445555--------44445555--22222222222222222222222222222222--o|(x2)
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
G|o--444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---o|
D|o----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---o|(x2)
A|---222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Gtr 1
e|-8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0---3p0-0-3p0-0-5-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-5-0-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am D G Am G Em
Gtr 1
e|-8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0---3p0-0-3p0-0-5---3p0-0-3p0-0-5-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 3
e|-8-7-5-0---12-10-8-0---5-3-3-0---3p0-0-3p0-0-5---3p0-0-3p0-0-5-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am D G Am G Em
Gtr 1
e|---3p0-5p0-3h5-0-5p0-5p0-3h5-----------------5-5-5-3-00----3------------------3h5---|
B|-----------------------------3-3-3h5-3p0---------------5-5---5-3-0------0-3-5-------|
G|o---------------------------------------2-2-2---------------------2-2-2------------o|
D|o----------------------------------------------------------------------------------o| (x2)
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C D Am F Em Am Am
Gtr 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------77778888--------777788881010101010101010101010101010101012121212121212121212121212121212--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------44445555--------44445555-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-----------|
B|--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-----------|
G|--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-----------|
D|--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-----------|
A|--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-----------|
E|--0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000--|
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-3-2--------|
B|-0h3----------------0---------------------------------------------------3-333--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--22222222-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B|-0h3----------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5
[Chorus]
Just aAmnother lowly Dvictim in the Emstruggle Gfor hearts and Cminds
To the Amfinest sons and Ddaughters in the Emstruggle Gof their Clife
Guns and Ampipers, ship to Emshore
Off to Gfight a Drich man’s Cwar
Like our Gfathers Ddid befCore
Guns and Ampipers, ship to Emshore
Off to Gfight a Drich man’s Cwar
Like our Gfathers Ddid befCore
Guns and Gpipers, Dship to Emshore, ship to Emshore, ship to EmshoreEm Em
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Ship To Shore
by The Stanfields
Chords in this song · guitar
B5
C
Am
D
Em
G
A
B
F
E
Gtr 1 = Lead
Gtr 2 = Rhythm
Gtr 3 = Bouzouki/ fiddle (tabbed for guitar)
[Notes]
- Wherever Gtr 2 isn't tabbed out it plays the chords under the tab
- Gtr 3 plays something very similar to Gtr 1 unless noted otherwise
- All guitars play the chords shown above the lyrics
- Mix and match parts however you see fit to play on one guitar
- There are 10s and 12s in the solo, not a bunch of 0s, 1s and 2s
[Intro]
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-2h3-2p0-------|
B|-0h3----------------0------------------------------------------------------3-333--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 C Am B5 D
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-2h3-2-0-0--|
B|-0h3----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5 C Am B5 Em
[Verse 1]
Em
See the world in technicolor, see what you can do
D C
Five and niner fiddlesticks to tango echo two
Em
Miles away from wastin’ at the local five-and-dime
D C
To wishing you were somewhere else to help to pass the time
[Pre-chorus]
C Am G D C
Armed to the teeth and underneath a relentless foreign sun
C Am G D Em
Armed to the teeth and underneath a relentless foreign sun
[Interlude]
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-2h3-2-0-0--|
B|-0h3----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5 C A B5 Em
[Verse 2]
Em
Riots, blood, sand and mud was all I got to see
D C
In Kandahar, El Salvador, Belfast and Barbary
Em
I went mad in Stalingrad and I shivered to the bone
D C
So I danced a jig in Ladysmith and wished that I was home
[Pre-chorus]
C Am G D C
Armed to the teeth and underneath a relentless foreign sun
C Am G D Em B5
Armed to the teeth and underneath a relentless foreign sun
[Chorus]
Am D Em G C
Just another lowly victim in the struggle for hearts and minds
Am D Em G C
To the finest sons and daughters in the struggle of their life
Am Em
Guns and pipers, ship to shore
G D C
Off to fight a rich man’s war
G D C
Like our fathers did before
[Solo]
Gtr 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B
|-----------77778888--------77778888--------77778888--55555555555555555555555555555555---|
G|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o----------44445555--------44445555--------44445555--22222222222222222222222222222222--o|(x2)
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
G
|o--444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---o|
D|o----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---o|(x2)
A
|---222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Gtr 1
e|-8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0---3p0-0-3p0-0-5-0-3p0-0-3p0-0-5-0-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am D G Am G Em
Gtr 1
e|-8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0----8-7-5-0---3p0-0-3p0-0-5---3p0-0-3p0-0-5-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 3
e|-8-7-5-0---12-10-8-0---5-3-3-0---3p0-0-3p0-0-5---3p0-0-3p0-0-5-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am D G Am G Em
Gtr 1
e|---3p0-5p0-3h5-0-5p0-5p0-3h5-----------------5-5-5-3-00----3------------------3h5---|
B|-----------------------------3-3-3h5-3p0---------------5-5---5-3-0------0-3-5-------|
G|o---------------------------------------2-2-2---------------------2-2-2------------o|
D|o----------------------------------------------------------------------------------o| (x2)
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C D Am F Em Am Am
Gtr 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B
|----------77778888--------777788881010101010101010101010101010101012121212121212121212121212121212--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
|----------44445555--------44445555-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
|--4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
|--2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B
|--121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-----------|
B|--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-----------|
G|--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-----------|
D|--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-----------|
A|--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-----------|
E
|--0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000--|
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--00-2-22-3-2--------|
B|-0h3----------------0---------------------------------------------------3-333--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5
Gtr 1
e|-----0-000-000h2-00---000-00-3-5-7-777-77--8-7-5--00-3-5-7--22222222-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B|-0h3----------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B5
[Chorus]
Am D Em G C
Just another lowly victim in the struggle for hearts and minds
Am D Em G C
To the finest sons and daughters in the struggle of their life
Am Em
Guns and pipers, ship to shore
G D C
Off to fight a rich man’s war
G D C
Like our fathers did before
Am Em
Guns and pipers, ship to shore
G D C
Off to fight a rich man’s war
G D C
Like our fathers did before
G D Em Em Em Em Em
Guns and pipers, ship to shore, ship to shore, ship to shore
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