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LITTLE SHIP: BLUE DIAMONDS - 1961 (D. Pomus/M. Shuman - 1958) 4/4 – 132
|./.    |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts.
Intro: |    F|    Dm|    Bb|  F    C7|
Verse 1:
               F|./.      |./.              |   C  B|
LITTLE SHIP KEEP SAILIN’,  SAILIN’ CROSS THE SEA -.
             Bb|     F|     Bb        C|    F|
BRING MY LOVIN’ BABY,  SAFELY HOME TO ME.
Verse 2:
                F|./.     |./.                |    C  B|
OH THE NIGHTS ARE LONELY,  MY HEART FEELS SUCH PAI- N.
                Bb|      F|        Bb       C|    F|
LITTLE SHIP PLEASE HURRY,  BRING HER HOME A-GAIN.
Chorus:
           Dm|       A|           Dm|     A|
SHE MAY BE IN TROUBLE, AS I SAY THIS PRAYER.
                 Bb|       F|       Bb         C|    F|
SEE HER THROUGH THE TROUBLE, KEEP HER SAFE OUT THERE.
Verse 3:
               F|./.      |./.               |      C  B|
LITTLE SHIP KEEP SAILIN’,  TILL YOU REACH THE SHO - RE.
               Bb|         F|    Bb          C|    F|
THEN I’LL HOLD MY LOVED ONE, IN MY ARMS ONCE MORE.
Solo: |    F|./.   |./.   |   C  B|    Bb|    F|  Bb    C|    F|
Chorus:
           Dm|       A|           Dm|     A|
SHE MAY BE IN TROUBLE, AS I SAY THIS PRAYER.
                 Bb|       F|       Bb         C|    F|
SEE HER THROUGH THE TROUBLE, KEEP HER SAFE OUT THERE.
Verse 4 + Outro:
               F|./.      |./.               |      C  B|
LITTLE SHIP KEEP SAILIN’,  TILL YOU REACH THE SHO - RE.
               Bb|         F|    Bb          C|    F|
THEN I’LL HOLD MY LOVED ONE, IN MY ARMS ONCE MORE.
                                                 //// (End Breaks)
    Bb          C|     F|     Bb|         C|     F|F  
IN MY ARMS ONCE MORE,  IN  MY  ARMS  ONCE MO- RE.

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Little Ship

by The Blue Diamonds

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LITTLE SHIP: BLUE DIAMONDS - 1961 (D. Pomus/M. Shuman - 1958) 4/4 – 132

|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts.

F Dm Bb F C7

Verse 1:

F C B

|./. |./. | |

LITTLE SHIP KEEP SAILIN’, SAILIN’ CROSS THE SEA -.

Bb F Bb C F

| | | |

BRING MY LOVIN’ BABY, SAFELY HOME TO ME.

Verse 2:

F C B

|./. |./. | |

OH THE NIGHTS ARE LONELY, MY HEART FEELS SUCH PAI- N.

Bb F Bb C F

| | | |

LITTLE SHIP PLEASE HURRY, BRING HER HOME A-GAIN.

Chorus:

Dm A Dm A

| | | |

SHE MAY BE IN TROUBLE, AS I SAY THIS PRAYER.

Bb F Bb C F

| | | |

SEE HER THROUGH THE TROUBLE, KEEP HER SAFE OUT THERE.

Verse 3:

F C B

|./. |./. | |

LITTLE SHIP KEEP SAILIN’, TILL YOU REACH THE SHO - RE.

Bb F Bb C F

| | | |

THEN I’LL HOLD MY LOVED ONE, IN MY ARMS ONCE MORE.

F C B Bb F Bb C F

Solo: | |./. |./. | | | | | |

Chorus:

Dm A Dm A

| | | |

SHE MAY BE IN TROUBLE, AS I SAY THIS PRAYER.

Bb F Bb C F

| | | |

SEE HER THROUGH THE TROUBLE, KEEP HER SAFE OUT THERE.

Verse 4 + Outro:

F C B

|./. |./. | |

LITTLE SHIP KEEP SAILIN’, TILL YOU REACH THE SHO - RE.

Bb F Bb C F

| | | |

THEN I’LL HOLD MY LOVED ONE, IN MY ARMS ONCE MORE.

//// (End Breaks)

Bb C F Bb C F F

| | | | |

IN MY ARMS ONCE MORE, IN MY ARMS ONCE MO- RE.

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