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Sink Ships

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Band: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Song: Sink Ships
Album: Cardinology
Capo 3
Intro:
e|----2p0----D-------------------------------|
B|--3------3--------------------------------| 
G|--2-----2---0h2-0---0h2-2---2--2h4-0------| 
D|--0----------------------------------2----| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------|
Verse:
DSunlight falls on your Ghands
CAs you type, jGust something Bbin my hCead
Dstanding in, this empGty space, your desCk is gone
the Gwall still dark..froBbm where iCt when 
Chorus:
BbThis position is not Copen now for GapplicaFntsG  F  
Bbthe application forms got shreaded
Cthere were faulty wordin' in the documents
GI can still hear you laughin'
Fcoming up the rickity Cstairs
Glaughing as the springtime filled your lungs with FairC  
Ggrey smoke hung out like patches in your hair Flike firCe
Bblike birds Cinside a Gbell
Verse:
I Dbreak those prows in baGck of my mind
while tChe sun is out, no Git's still up aBbnd the lCight is shining
Dthe season push and pull enGough to get us through
well my mCind is open like a dGoor to an eBbmpty roCom
Chorus:
BbThis position is not Copen now for GapplicaFntsG  F  
Bbthe application forms got shreaded
Cthere were faulty wordin' in the documents
GI can still hear you laughin'
Fcoming up the rickity Cstairs
Glaughing as the springtime filled your lungs with FairC  
Ggrey smoke hung out like patches in your hair Flike firCe
Bblike birds Cinside a Gbell
Outro:
Cif Somehow   
AmI'd have known
Ami'd rather come down
with the sChip
Cthan be without you
if only for the cAmhance
Amto hold you hand
to be your frienCd
CI never got there last time
i'd rather come Amdown
Amin this
the Cwar is over, the war is over, the war is Amover
and I'm Amwaiting in the sinking ships
D G C G Bb C
DIf GoCnlGy I had known
If Bbonly CI had Gknown

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Sink Ships

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Band: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

Song: Sink Ships

Album: Cardinology

Capo 3

Intro:

e|----2p0-----------------------------------|

B|--3------3--------------------------------|

G|--2-----2---0h2-0---0h2-2---2--2h4-0------|

D|--0----------------------------------2----|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

Verse:

D G

Sunlight falls on your hands

C G Bb C

As you type, just something in my head

D G C

standing in, this empty space, your desk is gone

G Bb C

the wall still dark..from where it when

Chorus:

Bb C G F G F

This position is not open now for applicants

the application forms got shreaded

there were faulty wordin' in the documents

I can still hear you laughin'

F C

coming up the rickity stairs

G F C

laughing as the springtime filled your lungs with air

G F C

grey smoke hung out like patches in your hair like fire

Bb C G

like birds inside a bell

Verse:

D G

I break those prows in back of my mind

C G Bb C

while the sun is out, no it's still up and the light is shining

D G

the season push and pull enough to get us through

C G Bb C

well my mind is open like a door to an empty room

Chorus:

Bb C G F G F

This position is not open now for applicants

the application forms got shreaded

there were faulty wordin' in the documents

I can still hear you laughin'

F C

coming up the rickity stairs

G F C

laughing as the springtime filled your lungs with air

G F C

grey smoke hung out like patches in your hair like fire

Bb C G

like birds inside a bell

Outro:

if Somehow

I'd have known

i'd rather come down

with the ship

than be without you

if only for the chance

to hold you hand

to be your friend

I never got there last time

i'd rather come down

in this

C Am

the war is over, the war is over, the war is over

and I'm waiting in the sinking ships

D G C G Bb C

D G C G

If only I had known

Bb C G

If only I had known

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