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Ships
Look at him nowEM  
               CGCG
Another used man
GWearing the passinCg of his dignity
With all the courage that he DcanC  
He stood in the Emstorm
                 C        GCG
Carved out in stone
GHe said I've worn my hConesty with pride
In everything I've DdoCne
GSo where were you when my Cship went Gdown
EmWhere were you when I rCan agrounGd
GWhere were you when I Cturned it arouGnd
EmWhere were you when they Cburned me GdownC  
Look at her Emnow
              C        GCG
All tired and worn
GShe never thoughCt her life
Would come to be so cold or so aDlone
EmShe walked in the light
                   C      GCG
Fought bondage for love
GShe said I cast off the cChains that I was born with
But it never was Denough
CHORUS
CSilent souls washed upon the shoGres
Left to walk Cthe sands
CEvermore, evermoDre
                       Em          C        GCG
Look at us now, just chasing our lives
GMake like the sCaviors of the planet
We're just trying to get Dby
EmYou may walk the line
                    C     GCG
You may see it all through
I know you cry Gyourself to sCleep at night
Just wondering what to dDo

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Ships

by Big Country

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Ships

Look at him now

GCG

Another used man

G C

Wearing the passing of his dignity

D C

With all the courage that he can

He stood in the storm

C G

Carved out in stone

G C

He said I've worn my honesty with pride

D C

In everything I've done

G C G

So where were you when my ship went down

Em C G

Where were you when I ran aground

G C G

Where were you when I turned it around

Em C G C

Where were you when they burned me down

Look at her now

C G

All tired and worn

G C

She never thought her life

Would come to be so cold or so alone

She walked in the light

C G

Fought bondage for love

G C

She said I cast off the chains that I was born with

But it never was enough

CHORUS

C G

Silent souls washed upon the shores

Left to walk the sands

C D

Evermore, evermore

Em C G

Look at us now, just chasing our lives

G C

Make like the saviors of the planet

We're just trying to get by

You may walk the line

C G

You may see it all through

G C

I know you cry yourself to sleep at night

Just wondering what to do

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