If I Had A Ship

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The Kingston Trio - If I Had a Ship
[Intro]
C F G C
[Chorus]
G
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
F Dm
Leave my sorrows where they lay..
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Verse]
G
Stroll down by the sea
C
Take a stroll down by the bay
F Dm
Sit and ponder the endless waves
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Chorus]
G
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
F Dm
Leave my sorrows where they lay..
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Verse]
G
Stroll down by the sea
C
Where the wind songs softly play
F Dm
Lean my back on a driftwood tree
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Chorus]
G
If I had a ship, I'd sail away (I would sail away)
C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away (I would sail away)
F Dm
Leave my sorrows where they lay..
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Verse]
G
Stroll down by the sea
C
Stand beside her misty spray
F Dm
Though I know it shall never be
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Chorus]
G
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
F Dm
Leave my sorrows where they lay..
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Chorus]
G
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
F Dm
Leave my sorrows where they lay..
C G C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
[Chorus]
G
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away
F Dm
Leave my sorrows where they lay..
C G C F C
If I had a ship, I'd sail away (I'd sail away)

If I Had A Ship chords and lyrics

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The Kingston Trio - If I Had a Ship
[Intro]
C   F G C
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]

If I Had A Ship Chords by The Kingston Trio

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