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The Ship Song

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"The Ship Song"
Concrete Blonde
a Nick Cave cover
        Starts out with a G strummed up and then...
(SW)    CGome sail your shDips around me aCnd burn your briGdges doDwn
        GWe make a little hDistory baby, eCvery time you cGome arDound
        CGome lose your thoDughts upon me, aCnd let your hGair hang dDown
        YGou are a little myDstery baby, evCery time you cGall arouDnd
        WCe talk about it aGll night loDng
                                (ALL... NIGHT LONG)
        ACnd we define our mGoral grDound
                             (OH...YEAH...)
(*both) BEmut when I crawl iGnto your arms, evCerything, it comes tuGmbling dDown
        CGome sail your sDhips around me, aCnd burn your brGidges doDwn
        WGe make a little hiDstory baby, eCvery time you cGome arDound
(JN)    COh, your face is falling Gsad Dnow, Cfor you know the Gtime is Dnigh
        EmWell, I must reGmove your wings, and yCou, you must Gtry and Dfly
        (do the beginning (the chorus) a couple times)
        *solo*
        (do the beginning (the chorus) some more and play around with it)
        (Johnette does some of her cool singing et al.)

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The Ship Song

by Concrete Blonde

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"The Ship Song"

Concrete Blonde

a Nick Cave cover

Starts out with a G strummed up and then...

G D C G D

(SW) Come sail your ships around me and burn your bridges down

G D C G D

We make a little history baby, every time you come around

G D C G D

Come lose your thoughts upon me, and let your hair hang down

G D C G D

You are a little mystery baby, every time you call around

C G D

We talk about it all night long

(ALL... NIGHT LONG)

C G D

And we define our moral ground

(OH...YEAH...)

Em G C G D

(*both) But when I crawl into your arms, everything, it comes tumbling down

G D C G D

Come sail your ships around me, and burn your bridges down

G D C G D

We make a little history baby, every time you come around

C G D C G D

(JN) Oh, your face is falling sad now, for you know the time is nigh

Em G C G D

Well, I must remove your wings, and you, you must try and fly

(do the beginning (the chorus) a couple times)

*solo*

(do the beginning (the chorus) some more and play around with it)

(Johnette does some of her cool singing et al.)

About The Ship Song Chords by Concrete Blonde

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