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A Tight Ship

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A terrific song released this January (2019). This is based off the Radio Edit. It starts off in the
key of C but it keeps changing. I've tried to line up the lyrics with the chord changes.
The suspended chords are optional; to my ear the seconds sound nice as a stepping note, but it also sounds
fine without them. Let me know if I've missed anything and I'll update it
[verse]
The  Cbet - Csus2ter     Fthen
To   Cknow  Csus2my   -  Fself
That Cfear  Csus2be      Fdamned
And  Bblove  Bbsus2be      Ebwealth
And  Bbsing  it      Eblike
A    AbmountaAbsus2in      Dbstream
To   Abdance like Ebno-one Fsees
[verse]
That Cblinked Csus2an      Feye
That Cflashed Csus2a       Fsmile
But  Cmissed  Csus2it      Fby
A    Bbcoun - Bbsus2try      Ebmile
Now  Bbsleek  to       Ebdive
In   Abmirr - Absus2ored     Dbpools
To   Abdance like Ebno-one Fsees
[verse]
(no lyrics for some lines)
     C       Csus2   F
     C       Csus2   F
Now  Csleek   Csus2to      Fdive
     Bb      Bbsus2   Eb
In   Bbmirrored         Ebpools
     Ab      Absus2   Db
To   Abdance like Ebno-one Fsees
[verse]
So    Cseize Csus2the      Fday
Yeah  Caim   Csus2it       Ftrue
We'll Clive  Csus2the      Fway
That  Bblov - Bbsus2ers      Ebdo
We'll Bbgo           deEbfenceless
      BbOpen           Ebwide
We'll Ablet   Absus2the      Dbsenses
      AbBe    Absus2our      Dbguide
We'll Bbbreak Bbsus2the      Ebsurface
      BbSnip  Bbsus2these    Ebstrings
      AbRelearAbsus2n the    Dbgrace
Of    AbselfleAbsus2ss       Dbthings
We'll Abdance like Ebno-one Fsees
      AbDance like Ebno-one Fsees
We'll Abdance like Ebno.........
Fone sees
[outro]
Dm  Bb  F
So sleek to Dmdive      Bbin mirroFred pools
In mirrored Dmpools (so Bbsleek to dive)F  
And   Abdance like Ebno-one Fsees
      AbDance like Ebno-one Fsees
We'll Abdance like Ebno.........
Fone sees

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A Tight Ship

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Csus2

Bbsus2

Absus2

A terrific song released this January (2019). This is based off the Radio Edit. It starts off in the

key of C but it keeps changing. I've tried to line up the lyrics with the chord changes.

The suspended chords are optional; to my ear the seconds sound nice as a stepping note, but it also sounds

fine without them. Let me know if I've missed anything and I'll update it

[verse]

C Csus2 F

The bet - ter then

C Csus2 F

To know my - self

C Csus2 F

That fear be damned

Bb Bbsus2 Eb

And love be wealth

Bb Eb

And sing it like

Ab Absus2 Db

A mountain stream

Ab Eb F

To dance like no-one sees

[verse]

C Csus2 F

That blinked an eye

C Csus2 F

That flashed a smile

C Csus2 F

But missed it by

Bb Bbsus2 Eb

A coun - try mile

Bb Eb

Now sleek to dive

Ab Absus2 Db

In mirr - ored pools

Ab Eb F

To dance like no-one sees

[verse]

(no lyrics for some lines)

C Csus2 F

Now sleek to dive

Bb Bbsus2 Eb

Bb Eb

In mirrored pools

Ab Absus2 Db

Ab Eb F

To dance like no-one sees

[verse]

C Csus2 F

So seize the day

C Csus2 F

Yeah aim it true

C Csus2 F

We'll live the way

Bb Bbsus2 Eb

That lov - ers do

Bb Eb

We'll go defenceless

Bb Eb

Open wide

Ab Absus2 Db

We'll let the senses

Ab Absus2 Db

Be our guide

Bb Bbsus2 Eb

We'll break the surface

Bb Bbsus2 Eb

Snip these strings

Ab Absus2 Db

Relearn the grace

Ab Absus2 Db

Of selfless things

Ab Eb F

We'll dance like no-one sees

Ab Eb F

Dance like no-one sees

Ab Eb

We'll dance like no.........

one sees

[outro]

Dm Bb F

So sleek to dive in mirrored pools

Dm Bb F

In mirrored pools (so sleek to dive)

Ab Eb F

And dance like no-one sees

Ab Eb F

Dance like no-one sees

Ab Eb

We'll dance like no.........

one sees

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