The Ship Chords by Country Teasers

Tempo:
112.75 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

F

B

Cm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Country Teasers - The Ship chords
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[A] You say be still, be still, to your [Bb] booming inner voice.
Press your brain should fill, the bursting point with noise, and you won't be [B] able to
hear, the innocent screams of the boys, picked up by the sharks as they cling hopelessly to voice.
[Ab] You crashed, you crashed the ship, into another ship.
Fire, crew and petrol, mingle in the drink.
[B] A vision [F] such as this, makes [B] a fellow think, a wretched drowning crew, [F] so young and weak.
You set sail, set sail, in 1892, you [F] pressed anchor to [B] open poise, to meet your merry crew.
[Ab] It's 1894, you're not sailing anymore.
Watching all those drowning boys, you wonder what this is?
[B] Yes, [F]
[B] in [F] a dream, a dream, a vision [B] came to you.
[F] Fifty merchants drinking milk, with nothing else to do.
[Ab] You're gliding on an island beach, pointing out to sea, where smoke is rising from a ship
and the rest is hard to see.
[B] [F] I'm a jolly captain, with nothing much [B] to do.
I've [F] eaten all the crinkled iron, my meat and all the [B] stew.
[F] I've slept the hash, I've drunk the wine, I've poured the [B] fish glue.
[F] I'm lying in my cutting [F] block, writing this to you.
[Ab] One boy makes a track to ship, his name is Jimmy Black.
You've got a slice of orange, and a big devotion bag.
[F] Get a locket, Jimmy Black, you're in need of stuff.
[B] [F] We're shipmates, we'll be missing you.
This kind of thing is [B] tough, [F] on all of us.
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[B] Here [F] comes a lonely seagull, here comes an idle [B] whale.
[F] The chance to take the real slack is just a major fail.
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[B] [F] Five days, five days later, a scooter picks [B] me up.
[F] Two weeks after that, I'm being given backward [B] island snake.
[F] I am quaking my fifty wives and take a little nap,
reflecting on how things have turned out great again.
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Key:  
Ab
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F
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B
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Cm
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A
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To learn Country Teasers - The Ship chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Ab, Cm, Ab, F, B and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 56 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 113 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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_ _ [A] _ _ You say be still, be still, to your [Bb] booming inner voice.
Press your brain should fill, the bursting point with noise, and you won't be [B] able to
hear, the innocent screams of the boys, picked up by the sharks as they cling hopelessly to voice. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] You crashed, you crashed the ship, into another ship.
Fire, crew and petrol, mingle in the drink.
[B] A vision [F] such as this, makes [B] a fellow think, a wretched drowning crew, [F] so young and weak.
You set sail, set sail, in _ 1892, you [F] pressed anchor to [B] open poise, to meet your merry crew.
[Ab] It's _ 1894, you're not sailing anymore.
Watching all those drowning boys, you wonder what this is?
[B] Yes, [F] _ _ _
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_ _ [B] _ in [F] a dream, a dream, a vision [B] came to you.
[F] Fifty merchants drinking milk, with nothing else to do.
[Ab] You're gliding on an island beach, pointing out to sea, where smoke is rising from a ship
and the rest is hard to see.
_ [B] [F] I'm a jolly captain, with nothing much [B] to do.
I've [F] eaten all the crinkled iron, my meat and all the [B] stew.
[F] I've slept the hash, I've drunk the wine, I've poured the [B] fish glue.
[F] I'm lying in my cutting [F] block, writing this to you.
[Ab] One boy makes a track to ship, his name is Jimmy Black.
You've got a slice of orange, and a big devotion bag.
[F] Get a locket, Jimmy Black, you're in need of stuff.
[B] _ [F] We're shipmates, we'll be missing you.
This kind of thing is [B] tough, [F] on all of us. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Here [F] comes a lonely seagull, here comes an idle [B] whale.
[F] The chance to take the real slack is just a major fail. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [F] Five days, five days later, a scooter picks [B] me up.
[F] Two weeks after that, I'm being given backward [B] island snake.
[F] I am quaking my fifty wives and take a little nap,
reflecting on how things have turned out great again.
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Facts about this song

This song is part of The Empire Strikes Back album.