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                       I SAW THREE SHIPS - Barenaked Ladies
Standard Tuning
Well, it's not exactly christmas time, but it is from their christmas album...
Intro:
G  G
Verse 1:
I Gsaw three ships come Dsailing in
On GChristmas day, on DChristmas day
I Gsaw three ships come Dsailing in
On GChristmas Emday in the DmornGing
Verse 2:
And Gall the bells on DEarth shall ring
On GChristmas day, on DChristmas day
And Gall the bells on DEarth shall ring
On GChristmas Emday in the DmornGing
Verse 3:
LGet us all rejDoice again
On GChristmas day, on DChristmas day
GLet us all rejDoice again
On GChristmas Emday in the DmornGing
Instrumental:
G
G      D
G
G  Em  D  G
Verse 4:
I Gsaw three ships come Dsailing in
On GChristmas day, on DChristmas day
I Gsaw three ships come Dsailing in
On GChristmas Emday in the DmornGing

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I Saw Three Ships

by Barenaked Ladies

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I SAW THREE SHIPS - Barenaked Ladies

Standard Tuning

Well, it's not exactly christmas time, but it is from their christmas album...

Intro:

G G

Verse 1:

G D

I saw three ships come sailing in

G D

On Christmas day, on Christmas day

G D

I saw three ships come sailing in

G Em D G

On Christmas day in the morning

Verse 2:

G D

And all the bells on Earth shall ring

G D

On Christmas day, on Christmas day

G D

And all the bells on Earth shall ring

G Em D G

On Christmas day in the morning

Verse 3:

G D

Let us all rejoice again

G D

On Christmas day, on Christmas day

G D

Let us all rejoice again

G Em D G

On Christmas day in the morning

Instrumental:

G D

G Em D G

Verse 4:

G D

I saw three ships come sailing in

G D

On Christmas day, on Christmas day

G D

I saw three ships come sailing in

G Em D G

On Christmas day in the morning

About I Saw Three Ships Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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