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My Own Sinking Ship

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Capo 5.fret
Bm* x04230
 Em7x22003
 D   G   Dx4  
DWhat will Em7be your Dstory Gnow
ToDday it's sEm7omething fDar insGide
DHurts your Em7body cGlose your Aeyes
And I'll Dbring you Gback to Dhere
DYou are Em7my own Dsinking Gship
'Cause DeverydEm7ay the Dcurrent shGifts
And I Dpicked aEm7part your wGasted lAies
To gDet you bGack to hDere
                          Bm  Bm*     G  
Oh it's the last time we'll fall in love
                      Bm  Bm*    G  
Oh it's the last try to break apart
GYou are Em7not to Dblame
Play intro
DWhy can't Em7I just Dbe all Gright?
DWhy can’t Em7I invDade your Gmind?
DSomedays wEm7e're just Gso far Aoff
But I Dwant you Gback right hDere
                          Bm  Bm*     G  
Oh it's the last time we'll fall in love
                      Bm  Bm*    G  
Oh it's the last try to break apart
GYou are Em7not to Dblame
DCan't remEm7ember yDour last sGmile
I tDhink I Em7made it Dhappen tGhough
Then I Dtook you Em7off to Gwork once mAore
But DI just Gwant you, DI just Gwant you,
DI just Gwant you hDere
                          Bm  Bm*     G  
Oh it's the last time we'll fall in love
                      Bm  Bm*    G  
Oh it's the last try to break apart
              G  Bm*    D  
Sayin' You are not to blame 

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My Own Sinking Ship

by Good Old War

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Capo 5.fret

* x04230

Em7

x22003

D G D

D Em7 D G

What will be your story now

D Em7 D G

Today it's something far inside

D Em7 G A

Hurts your body close your eyes

D G D

And I'll bring you back to here

D Em7 D G

You are my own sinking ship

D Em7 D G

'Cause everyday the current shifts

D Em7 G A

And I picked apart your wasted lies

D G D

To get you back to here

Bm Bm G

Oh it's the last time we'll fall in love

Bm Bm G

Oh it's the last try to break apart

G Em7 D

You are not to blame

Play intro

D Em7 D G

Why can't I just be all right?

D Em7 D G

Why can’t I invade your mind?

D Em7 G A

Somedays we're just so far off

D G D

But I want you back right here

Bm Bm G

Oh it's the last time we'll fall in love

Bm Bm G

Oh it's the last try to break apart

G Em7 D

You are not to blame

D Em7 D G

Can't remember your last smile

D Em7 D G

I think I made it happen though

D Em7 G A

Then I took you off to work once more

D G D G

But I just want you, I just want you,

D G D

I just want you here

Bm Bm G

Oh it's the last time we'll fall in love

Bm Bm G

Oh it's the last try to break apart

G Bm D

Sayin' You are not to blame

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