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Sinking Ship

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[Verse]
GmWe are on a sinking ship
GmWe are on a sinking ship
FYou say we are one
FYou say we are having fun
FYou say we are all in the same boat
You say that this thing will fGmloat
You sFay you had your doubts
SometFimes you wanted to get out
InstFead you said give this a little more time
And everything is gonna be fGmine
[Chorus]
GmWe are on a sinking ship
GmWe are on a sinking
GmSinking
AmSinking sDhip
[Bridge]
Gm D Gm
[Verse]
And iFf your people are the best
Tell me wFhy are you wearing a vest
This invFestigation into disinformation
keeps putting everyone to FtF#he Gmtest
So nFow we are getting drunk
What was sFinking now is sunk
And eFverything we were just trying to save
is now vanishing undeFr F#the Gmwave
[Chorus]
GmWe are on a sinking ship
GmWe are on a sinking ship
GmWe are on a sinking
GmSinking
AmSinking sDhip
[Bridge]
Gm D Gm
[Outro]
NC
We are on a sinking ship
NC
We are on a sinking ship
GmWe are Dmon a sFinking Bbship
GmSinking, Dmsinking, Fa sinking sBbhip
GmWe are Dmon a sFinking Bbship
GmSinking, Dmsinking, Fa sinking sBbhip

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Sinking Ship

by CAKE

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[Verse]

We are on a sinking ship

You say we are one

You say we are having fun

You say we are all in the same boat

You say that this thing will float

You say you had your doubts

Sometimes you wanted to get out

Instead you said give this a little more time

And everything is gonna be fine

[Chorus]

We are on a sinking ship

We are on a sinking

Sinking

Am D

Sinking ship

[Bridge]

Gm D Gm

[Verse]

And if your people are the best

Tell me why are you wearing a vest

This investigation into disinformation

F F# Gm

keeps putting everyone to the test

So now we are getting drunk

What was sinking now is sunk

And everything we were just trying to save

F F# Gm

is now vanishing under the wave

[Chorus]

We are on a sinking ship

We are on a sinking

Sinking

Am D

Sinking ship

[Bridge]

Gm D Gm

[Outro]

We are on a sinking ship

Gm Dm F Bb

We are on a sinking ship

Gm Dm F Bb

Sinking, sinking, a sinking ship

Gm Dm F Bb

We are on a sinking ship

Gm Dm F Bb

Sinking, sinking, a sinking ship

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