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Paper Ships by Dead Mans Bones
Chords Used:
e|--G3--  --B72--  --C0--  --Bm2--  --Cm3--  --Em0--|
B|--3--  --0--  --1--  --3--  --4--  --0--|
G|--4--  --2--  --0--  --4--  --5--  --0--|
D|--5--  --1--  --2--  --4--  --5--  --2--|
A|--5--  --2--  --3--  --2--  --3--  --2--|
E|--3--  --x--  --x--  --2--  --3--  --0--|
[Intro]
  G    B7    C    Gx2
GI sailed on a ship of B7paper
And i sCank in the deep of your eyeGs
GI got lost in your gB7raveyard
Now i dCream on a bed of kGnives
GI found the map to your maB7ps
CI lost the shores for youG  
GAnd i'll never get bB7ack
Cause i'm a Cghost ship on the Gblue
BmNow i hold my poemCs
BmFor ladies unknCown
CmUntil my hands go weGak
Oh Cmoh
I'll Gbe
Oh Cmoh
GLa la la la la,
EmLa la la la la,
A Cghost ship Cmon the Gblue
GThe birds are in the sB7ky
CLand's been gone for Gdays
GAll you left was B7time
To Cfind a solid grGave
GPirates never lB7oved
CThe way that i dGo
GYou never said enB7ough
To kCeep me next to Gyou
[Interlude]
 G   B7   C   Gx2
Ba da, da da, da da, da da da da,
Ba da, da, da, da, da, da
BmNow i hold my pCoems
BmFor ladies unCknown
CmUntil my hands go Gweak
Oh Cmoh
I'll Gbe
Oh Cmoh
GLa la la la Cmla,
EmLa la la la la,
A gChost ship Cmon the Gblue
The earth is flat and dangerous
I grew out of my iron coat
With a banshee in a tunnel

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Paper Ships

by Dead Man's Bones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Paper Ships by Dead Mans Bones

Chords Used:

G B7 C Bm Cm Em

e|--3-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --3-- --0--|

B|--3-- --0-- --1-- --3-- --4-- --0--|

G|--4-- --2-- --0-- --4-- --5-- --0--|

D|--5-- --1-- --2-- --4-- --5-- --2--|

A|--5-- --2-- --3-- --2-- --3-- --2--|

E|--3-- --x-- --x-- --2-- --3-- --0--|

[Intro]

G B7 C G

G B7

I sailed on a ship of paper

C G

And i sank in the deep of your eyes

G B7

I got lost in your graveyard

C G

Now i dream on a bed of knives

G B7

I found the map to your maps

C G

I lost the shores for you

G B7

And i'll never get back

C G

Cause i'm a ghost ship on the blue

Bm C

Now i hold my poems

Bm C

For ladies unknown

Cm G

Until my hands go weak

Oh oh

I'll be

Oh oh

La la la la la,

C Cm G

A ghost ship on the blue

G B7

The birds are in the sky

C G

Land's been gone for days

G B7

All you left was time

C G

To find a solid grave

G B7

Pirates never loved

C G

The way that i do

G B7

You never said enough

C G

To keep me next to you

[Interlude]

G B7 C G

Ba da, da da, da da, da da da da,

Ba da, da, da, da, da, da

Bm C

Now i hold my poems

Bm C

For ladies unknown

Cm G

Until my hands go weak

Oh oh

I'll be

Oh oh

G Cm

La la la la la,

C Cm G

A ghost ship on the blue

The earth is flat and dangerous

I grew out of my iron coat

With a banshee in a tunnel

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