Bob Seger - Ship Of Fools Chords
Tempo:
122 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Cm
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
Tell me quick, sit on me feet,
[F] what's this all have to do with me?
[Cm] I spent [Eb] all my time at sea [Bb] alone and is there something else I should know?
[F] Something hidden down below [Cm] the level of [Eb] your
[Bb] conversation?
Well [Gm] it turned away [Cm] before [F] the answer, though [Gm] I yelled aloud, [Cm] he refused [F] to hear, it became [Bb] too clear.
[Eb]
[Bb]
So it went as we put out, [F] I was left in constant doubt, [Cm] everything I [Eb] asked about [Bb] seemed private.
The captain strolled the bridge one night, [F] I stopped him in the evening light, [Cm] to ask him would it [Eb] be alright [Bb] to join him.
Well [Gm] he stood there [Cm]
like [F] some idol, [Gm] and he listened [Cm] like [F] some temple, and then he turned [Bb] away.
[Eb]
[Bb]
All along the faithful coast, [F] we moved silent like a ghost, [Cm] timeless sea [Eb] of tireless hopes [Bb] possessed us.
The wind came building from the cold northwest, [F] and soon the waves began to crest, [Cm] crashing across [Eb] the forward deck, all [Bb] hands lost.
[Gm] I alone [Cm] survived [F] the sinking, [Gm] I alone [Cm]
possessed the [F] tombs, on that ship [Bb] of fools.
[Eb]
[Bb]
Ship of fools, [Eb]
[Bb] on that ship of fools, [Eb]
[Bb] that ship of fools.
[Eb] [Bb]
[N]
Tell me quick, sit on me feet,
[F] what's this all have to do with me?
[Cm] I spent [Eb] all my time at sea [Bb] alone and is there something else I should know?
[F] Something hidden down below [Cm] the level of [Eb] your
[Bb] conversation?
Well [Gm] it turned away [Cm] before [F] the answer, though [Gm] I yelled aloud, [Cm] he refused [F] to hear, it became [Bb] too clear.
[Eb]
[Bb]
So it went as we put out, [F] I was left in constant doubt, [Cm] everything I [Eb] asked about [Bb] seemed private.
The captain strolled the bridge one night, [F] I stopped him in the evening light, [Cm] to ask him would it [Eb] be alright [Bb] to join him.
Well [Gm] he stood there [Cm]
like [F] some idol, [Gm] and he listened [Cm] like [F] some temple, and then he turned [Bb] away.
[Eb]
[Bb]
All along the faithful coast, [F] we moved silent like a ghost, [Cm] timeless sea [Eb] of tireless hopes [Bb] possessed us.
The wind came building from the cold northwest, [F] and soon the waves began to crest, [Cm] crashing across [Eb] the forward deck, all [Bb] hands lost.
[Gm] I alone [Cm] survived [F] the sinking, [Gm] I alone [Cm]
possessed the [F] tombs, on that ship [Bb] of fools.
[Eb]
[Bb]
Ship of fools, [Eb]
[Bb] on that ship of fools, [Eb]
[Bb] that ship of fools.
[Eb] [Bb]
[N]
Key:
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tell me quick, sit on me feet, _
_ [F] _ what's this all have to do with me? _
_ [Cm] I spent [Eb] all my time at sea [Bb] alone and _ is _ _ _ _ there something else I should know? _
_ [F] _ Something hidden down below [Cm] the level of [Eb] your _ _
_ [Bb] conversation?
_ Well _ _ [Gm] it turned away [Cm] _ before [F] the answer, _ _ _ _ though [Gm] I yelled aloud, [Cm] he refused [F] to hear, _ _ it became [Bb] too clear.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So it went as we put out, _ [F] I was left in constant doubt, _ [Cm] _ everything I [Eb] asked about [Bb] seemed private. _ _ _ _ _
_ The captain strolled the bridge one night, _ [F] I stopped him in the evening light, _ [Cm] to ask him would it [Eb] be alright _ [Bb] to join him.
Well _ _ [Gm] he stood there _ [Cm] _ _
like [F] some idol, _ _ _ _ [Gm] and he listened _ _ [Cm] like _ [F] some temple, _ _ and then he turned [Bb] away.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ All along the faithful coast, _ [F] we moved silent like a ghost, _ [Cm] _ timeless sea [Eb] of tireless hopes [Bb] possessed us. _ _ _ _
_ The wind came building from the cold northwest, _ [F] and soon the waves began to crest, _ [Cm] _ crashing across [Eb] the forward deck, all [Bb] hands lost. _ _ _ _
[Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ survived [F] the sinking, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ _
possessed the [F] _ tombs, _ on that ship [Bb] of _ fools.
[Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ship of fools, _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ on that ship of fools, _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ that ship of fools.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tell me quick, sit on me feet, _
_ [F] _ what's this all have to do with me? _
_ [Cm] I spent [Eb] all my time at sea [Bb] alone and _ is _ _ _ _ there something else I should know? _
_ [F] _ Something hidden down below [Cm] the level of [Eb] your _ _
_ [Bb] conversation?
_ Well _ _ [Gm] it turned away [Cm] _ before [F] the answer, _ _ _ _ though [Gm] I yelled aloud, [Cm] he refused [F] to hear, _ _ it became [Bb] too clear.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So it went as we put out, _ [F] I was left in constant doubt, _ [Cm] _ everything I [Eb] asked about [Bb] seemed private. _ _ _ _ _
_ The captain strolled the bridge one night, _ [F] I stopped him in the evening light, _ [Cm] to ask him would it [Eb] be alright _ [Bb] to join him.
Well _ _ [Gm] he stood there _ [Cm] _ _
like [F] some idol, _ _ _ _ [Gm] and he listened _ _ [Cm] like _ [F] some temple, _ _ and then he turned [Bb] away.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ All along the faithful coast, _ [F] we moved silent like a ghost, _ [Cm] _ timeless sea [Eb] of tireless hopes [Bb] possessed us. _ _ _ _
_ The wind came building from the cold northwest, _ [F] and soon the waves began to crest, _ [Cm] _ crashing across [Eb] the forward deck, all [Bb] hands lost. _ _ _ _
[Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ survived [F] the sinking, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ _
possessed the [F] _ tombs, _ on that ship [Bb] of _ fools.
[Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ship of fools, _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ on that ship of fools, _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ that ship of fools.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _