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The Lake Poets - Shipyards
Intro to Sunderland 'Til I Die
Chords
Correct me if any of the names are wrong
          G       G/F#      Cadd9      AmDadd9(add4)
e|--3--------3--------3--------0--------3-----------|
B|--3--------3--------3--------0--------3-----------|
G|--0--------0--------0--------1--------0-----------|
D|--0--------0--------2--------2--------4-----------|
A|--2--------0--------3--------2--------5-----------|
E|--3--------2--------X--------x--------X-----------|
He plays a mixture between picking and strumming but he hammers the A-string 2h0 on the G chord and the
D-string on the Cadd9, Am & Dadd9(add4)chords, also just before the tranisition from Am to Dadd9(add4) he
hammers the e 0h3 on the Am chord (I believe anyway, sounds alright to me)
[Verse 1]
On a rGiver where you uG/F#sed to build the boCadd9ats
By the Gharbour wall thG/F#e place you loved tCadd9he most
I can Gsee you there alG/F#one but all you knowCadd9  
              AmDadd9(add4)
I'll be there... soon
All your Glife you woG/F#rked your fingerCadd9s to the bone
You workGed hard for G/F#every little thiCadd9ng you owned
But you Ggave away foG/F#r years as if yoCadd9u'd known
              AmDadd9(add4)
They were call...ing out
      AmDadd9(add4)
Calling out
      AmDadd9(add4)
Calling out
[Chorus]
But if you could sGee me now
But if you couG/F#ld see me Cadd9now
I hoGpe that I'G/F#m making you Cadd9proud
I hoGpe that I'G/F#m making yoCadd9u proud
I Ghope that I'G/F#m making you Amproud
 Dadd9(add4)
Proud
[Verse 2]
Like a shGip you built G/F#you're long gonCadd9e from the coast
Where you Gare and wherG/F#e we go we'll Cadd9never know
On a shGip you built thG/F#at's where I'Cadd9ll see you most
               AmDadd9(add4)
With your smile and eyes
               AmDadd9(add4)
With your smile and eyes
              AmDadd9(add4)
With your smile and eyes
[Chorus]
But if you could sGee me now
But if you could G/F#see me Cadd9now
I hGope that I'm mG/F#aking you pCadd9roud
I hGope that I'm mG/F#aking you Cadd9proud
I hGope that I'm mG/F#aking you pCadd9roud
Dadd9(add4)
Proud
     AmDadd9(add4)
Proud
     AmDadd9(add4)
Proud
Dadd9(add4)    G  
Proud

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Shipyards

by The Lake Poets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Cadd9

The Lake Poets - Shipyards

Intro to Sunderland 'Til I Die

Chords

Correct me if any of the names are wrong

G G/F# Cadd9 Am

Dadd9(add4)

e|--3--------3--------3--------0--------3-----------|

B|--3--------3--------3--------0--------3-----------|

G|--0--------0--------0--------1--------0-----------|

D|--0--------0--------2--------2--------4-----------|

A|--2--------0--------3--------2--------5-----------|

E|--3--------2--------X--------x--------X-----------|

He plays a mixture between picking and strumming but he hammers the A-string 2h0 on the G chord and the

D-string on the Cadd9, Am & Dadd9(add4)chords, also just before the tranisition from Am to Dadd9(add4) he

hammers the e 0h3 on the Am chord (I believe anyway, sounds alright to me)

[Verse 1]

G G/F# Cadd9

On a river where you used to build the boats

G G/F# Cadd9

By the harbour wall the place you loved the most

G G/F# Cadd9

I can see you there alone but all you know

Dadd9(add4)

I'll be there... soon

G G/F# Cadd9

All your life you worked your fingers to the bone

G G/F# Cadd9

You worked hard for every little thing you owned

G G/F# Cadd9

But you gave away for years as if you'd known

Dadd9(add4)

They were call...ing out

Dadd9(add4)

Calling out

Dadd9(add4)

Calling out

[Chorus]

But if you could see me now

G/F# Cadd9

But if you could see me now

G G/F# Cadd9

I hope that I'm making you proud

G G/F# Cadd9

I hope that I'm making you proud

G G/F# Am

I hope that I'm making you proud

Dadd9(add4)

Proud

[Verse 2]

G G/F# Cadd9

Like a ship you built you're long gone from the coast

G G/F# Cadd9

Where you are and where we go we'll never know

G G/F# Cadd9

On a ship you built that's where I'll see you most

Dadd9(add4)

With your smile and eyes

Dadd9(add4)

With your smile and eyes

Dadd9(add4)

With your smile and eyes

[Chorus]

But if you could see me now

G/F# Cadd9

But if you could see me now

G G/F# Cadd9

I hope that I'm making you proud

G G/F# Cadd9

I hope that I'm making you proud

G G/F# Cadd9

I hope that I'm making you proud

Dadd9(add4)

Proud

Dadd9(add4)

Proud

Dadd9(add4)

Proud

Dadd9(add4)

Proud

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