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Until My Ship Comes In

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Capo.1
chord diagrms without a capo on.
             G           G/F#?1            ?2                      Em7              Cadd9  Dsus4  
    3          2            6             5            0              X                X
INTRO:         G        G/F#?1 ?2            G         G  G/        F#?1  ?2               G  G/F#  
VERSE1:
Em7Loneliness,  Cadd9plays it's wicked Dsus4game with me
Em7Maybe i'll be saved, but Cadd9i have nothing Dsus4to believe
With Em7no-one in my arms, Cadd9underneath a Dsus4quiet sky
And Em7nothing in my heart, a Cadd9nothing symDsus4phony
CHORUS
GThe lonely people sail the G/F#sea
?2                  G  
Until my ship comes in
All i have is what i G/F#am
?2                        G  G/F#  
Until my ship comes in
VERSE2
CHORUS(X2)
BRIDGE
Em7I was giving it a Cadd9little more time
Em7I was giving it a Cadd9little more time
Em7I was giving it a Cadd9little more time
but Dsus4things don't seem to be getting better(X2)
CHORUS(X2) Finish on G  

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Until My Ship Comes In

by Dum Dums

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

Cadd9

Dsus4

Capo.1

chord diagrms without a capo on.

G G/F# Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4

?1 ?2

3 2 6 5 0 X X

G G/F# G G G F# G G F#

INTRO: ?1 ?2 / ?1 ?2 /

VERSE1:

Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4

Loneliness, plays it's wicked game with me

Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4

Maybe i'll be saved, but i have nothing to believe

Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4

With no-one in my arms, underneath a quiet sky

Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4

And nothing in my heart, a nothing symphony

CHORUS

G G/F#

The lonely people sail the sea

Until my ship comes in

G/F#

All i have is what i am

G G/F#

Until my ship comes in

VERSE2

CHORUS(X2)

BRIDGE

Em7 Cadd9

I was giving it a little more time

Em7 Cadd9

I was giving it a little more time

Em7 Cadd9

I was giving it a little more time

Dsus4

but things don't seem to be getting better(X2)

CHORUS(X2) Finish on

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