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This is on Boo Hewerdine's second album, Ignorance. It's in Ab (capo at 1),
but the following is written as though it's in G at the nut.
[Intro]:
  G    D    CGD   x 2
GI remember the yellow room
A Dface I've never seen since
A pCicture on the far wall
My hands on the barsG  D  
GAnd I remember asking about ugliness
Dand I remember the sky was broken
Cand I remember rain
on the other Gside of the Droad
Gand I remember the colour was wrong
Dand I remember a dream about darkness
Cand I remember the sound of birdsG  D  
Cand I remember careless talk   and GI remember Dblood
Gand I remember a white cat with no tail
DI remember the letter I gave to her husband
Cand I remember a terrible secretG  D  
Gand I remember jumping from the 14th step
Dand I remember pink ribbon in grey hair
Cand I remember 7:30  G196D9
Gand I remember standing in the hall
with Dstrangers
Cand I remember leavingG  D  
GCome  sail   your  Dships around me  Cand burn your Gbridges Ddown
AmYour face has fallen Emsaddened Cnow,
fCor   me  to   let   Ggo your  wings **
and Cyou, you must lGearn to Dfly
GI remember
DI remember
CI remember
GleaDving
  G    D    CGD
oooh   oooh   etc.
end on  A  G  
All chords are standard (open) shapes.
above) sounds better played the same as the first two lines (i.e. Am, Em, C),

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Ship Song

by Boo Hewerdine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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This is on Boo Hewerdine's second album, Ignorance. It's in Ab (capo at 1),

but the following is written as though it's in G at the nut.

[Intro]:

G D C

GD x 2

I remember the yellow room

A face I've never seen since

A picture on the far wall

G D

My hands on the bars

And I remember asking about ugliness

and I remember the sky was broken

and I remember rain

G D

on the other side of the road

and I remember the colour was wrong

and I remember a dream about darkness

C G D

and I remember the sound of birds

C G D

and I remember careless talk and I remember blood

and I remember a white cat with no tail

I remember the letter I gave to her husband

C G D

and I remember a terrible secret

and I remember jumping from the 14th step

and I remember pink ribbon in grey hair

C G D

and I remember 7:30 1969

and I remember standing in the hall

with strangers

C G D

and I remember leaving

G D C G D

Come sail your ships around me and burn your bridges down

Am Em C

Your face has fallen saddened now,

C G

for me to let go your wings **

C G D

and you, you must learn to fly

I remember

G D

leaving

G D C

oooh oooh etc.

A G

end on

All chords are standard (open) shapes.

above) sounds better played the same as the first two lines (i.e. Am, Em, C),

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