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Sinking Ship

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[Intro] 
Em A Em A Am
[Verse 1]
EmFeel like wasting tAime
EmFeel like wasting tAime
EmFeel like wasting tAime with Amyou
EmSee the rising tAide
EmKnow it's only a mAatter of time
EmSee the rising tAide
AmSo blue
[Chorus]
GOh Dif it's cold in the Amwater
CAm I better for it
GOh DI can learn from my Ammother
CIf this sinking ship
GgoeDs dAmownC  
GdowDnAm  C  
[Verse 2]
EmTake my broken Ahands
EmTakes a sunrise to Aunderstand
EmBoth my broken handAs are Amtrue
EmAlways here and Anow
EmTried to drift dAear, but don't know how
EmAlways here and Anow with yAmou
[Chorus]
GOh Dif it's cold in the Amwater
CAm I better for it
GOh DI can learn from my Ammother
CIf this sinking ship
GgoeDs dAmownC  
GdowDnAm  C  
[Chorus]
GOh Dif it's cold in the Amwater
CAm I better for it
GOh DI can learn from my Ammother
CIf this sinking ship
GgoeDs dAmownC  
GdowDnAm  C  

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Sinking Ship

by Wild Child

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em A Em A Am

[Verse 1]

Em A

Feel like wasting time

Em A

Feel like wasting time

Em A Am

Feel like wasting time with you

Em A

See the rising tide

Em A

Know it's only a matter of time

Em A

See the rising tide

So blue

[Chorus]

G D Am

Oh if it's cold in the water

Am I better for it

G D Am

Oh I can learn from my mother

If this sinking ship

G D Am C

goes down

G D Am C

down

[Verse 2]

Em A

Take my broken hands

Em A

Takes a sunrise to understand

Em A Am

Both my broken hands are true

Em A

Always here and now

Em A

Tried to drift dear, but don't know how

Em A Am

Always here and now with you

[Chorus]

G D Am

Oh if it's cold in the water

Am I better for it

G D Am

Oh I can learn from my mother

If this sinking ship

G D Am C

goes down

G D Am C

down

[Chorus]

G D Am

Oh if it's cold in the water

Am I better for it

G D Am

Oh I can learn from my mother

If this sinking ship

G D Am C

goes down

G D Am C

down

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