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Sinking Ship

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[Chords]
   Bx24442
   Ex79997
  F#244322
   F133211
 G#m466444
  A#x13331
[Intro]
B              E               B               E
[Verse]
BDriving in silence, a trip around the world
Our Ehands haven't touched in more than a month
In Bmy head the siren's warning me of pain
Will Ethis be the night that I make things right?
[Bridge]
Or make things F#wrong?F  E  E  
Or make things G#mwrong?B  E  
Or make things G#mwrong?B  E  
[Verse]
Your Beyes used to wander, but now they sit in place
I'm Esick of all of the nothing on your face
BDid I put the fire out? Did I walk away?
Did I Eburn up all the oxygen and throw the rest away?
[Instrumental]
B              E               B               E
[Bridge]
And F#I don't want to be the ball to your Echain
                                              F#N.C.            E  
Seems that every time the weather's on our side, I turn it right back into rain
[Chorus]
BDon't hold back, don't wait for the Enight to end
If it's Bme you're waiting on, then I'll say "ESpend your time on someone else's sinking ship."
[Instrumental]
B               E               B               E
B               E               B               E
[Bridge]
Try to Bsubstitute my dreams with you
                                  EN.C.
And you brought me down on the ship
N.C.             B  
The ship called life
[Instrumental]
(B)             E  
[Chorus]
BDon't hold back, don't wait for the Enight to end
If it's Bme you're waiting on, then I'll say "ESpend your time on someone else's sinking ship."
[Outro]
B   A#  B   A#  E               B   A#  B   A#  E
B               E               B   A#  B   A#  E

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Sinking Ship

by The Backseat Lovers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Chords]

x24442

x79997

244322

133211

G#m

466444

x13331

[Intro]

B E B E

[Verse]

Driving in silence, a trip around the world

Our hands haven't touched in more than a month

In my head the siren's warning me of pain

Will this be the night that I make things right?

[Bridge]

F# F E E

Or make things wrong?

G#m B E

Or make things wrong?

G#m B E

Or make things wrong?

[Verse]

Your eyes used to wander, but now they sit in place

I'm sick of all of the nothing on your face

Did I put the fire out? Did I walk away?

Did I burn up all the oxygen and throw the rest away?

[Instrumental]

B E B E

[Bridge]

F# E

And I don't want to be the ball to your chain

F# E

N.C.

Seems that every time the weather's on our side, I turn it right back into rain

[Chorus]

B E

Don't hold back, don't wait for the night to end

B E

If it's me you're waiting on, then I'll say "Spend your time on someone else's sinking ship."

[Instrumental]

B E B E

[Bridge]

Try to substitute my dreams with you

N.C.

And you brought me down on the ship

N.C.

The ship called life

[Instrumental]

B E

()

[Chorus]

B E

Don't hold back, don't wait for the night to end

B E

If it's me you're waiting on, then I'll say "Spend your time on someone else's sinking ship."

[Outro]

B A# B A# E B A# B A# E

B E B A# B A# E

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