Chords for David Crosby and Graham Nash- Wooden Ships (Live 1971)

Tempo:
91.125 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

Am

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Crosby and Graham Nash- Wooden Ships (Live 1971) chords
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[G]
[Am]
[E] [G]
[C] [Dm] If
[E] [Em]
[Am] [Dm]
[E] [G]
[Am] [F]
[E] you smile [Em] at me, [Am] I will really understand
Cause [E] that is [G] something everybody everywhere does in [Am] the same [F]
[E] [Em] language
I [C] [F]
[E] can [Em] see all your clothes, my friend
[Am] From the other [F] side, [E] there's just [Em] one thing that I'd like to know
Can you tell me [F] please, [E] [Em] what are them words?
[Am] [F]
[Am] [E] [Em]
It's a [Am] 80 pound [Em] for six or seven weeks now
[Am] Haven't got sick [F] one,
[F#] [Em] probably keep us both alive
[Am] [F]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] Wooden ships on the [A] water, [E] very free
And even if you know the way [A] it's supposed to [E] be
[G]
Sit [E] over on the shore [A] and let [E] us [Em] be very [E] free
And even [Bm] [C] if [Em]
you [C]
[Em]
[C] know
[E]
the way it's supposed to be
What you've got, all we can do is let [A] go your [E] anguish cry
We can't stay with you yet, [A] cause all your human feelings die
We [F] are leaving
[Am] [E] [Bm]
You [C] know
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[E]
[E] Take a sister and buy her [Em] a ship
Lead her out of [E] this faraway
We
[A] [E]
[F] are [Am] leaving
And you [Bm] don't, you don't, [C] you don't, you don't, you don't, you don't
[Em] Cause it's [B] over and over and over and over and over [C] and over again
You think we're all [Bm] fools and we're not [C] listening
No, no, no, no,
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
no
[Am] And it's a farewell
And
[C] [Em] I [E]
guess [Em] I'm gonna set a course
[E]
[G]
[E]
[N]
[E] [N]
[Em]
[E]
[N]
You see the cameras look like German submarines
Ah, we got them
And then there's a whole mess of fireflies
[E] [G]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
Em
121
Am
2311
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To learn David Crosby, Graham Nash - Wooden Ships chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, E, A, D, Em, C, Em, Am and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 121. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Dm] If _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[E] you smile [Em] at me, [Am] I will really understand
Cause [E] that is [G] something everybody _ everywhere does in [Am] the same [F] _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] language _
I [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [E] can [Em] see all your clothes, my friend
[Am] From the other [F] side, [E] there's just [Em] one thing that I'd like to know
Can you tell me [F] please, _ [E] _ [Em] what are them words?
_ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
It's a [Am] _ 80 pound _ [Em] for six or seven weeks now
[Am] Haven't got sick [F] one, _
_ [F#] _ [Em] probably keep us both alive
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ Wooden ships on the [A] water, [E] very free
And even if you know the way [A] it's supposed to [E] be
[G]
Sit [E] over on the shore [A] and let [E] us _ [Em] be very _ [E] free
And even [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] if _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ you [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] know _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ the way it's supposed to be
What you've got, _ all we can do is let [A] go your _ [E] anguish cry
We can't stay with you yet, [A] cause all your human feelings die
We [F] are leaving
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
You [C] know _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Take a sister and buy her [Em] a ship
Lead her out of [E] this faraway _
_ _ _ We _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F] are [Am] leaving
And you [Bm] don't, you don't, [C] you don't, you don't, you don't, you don't
[Em] Cause it's [B] over and over and over and over and over [C] and over again
You think we're all [Bm] fools and we're not [C] listening
No, no, no, no, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
no
[Am] And it's a farewell
And _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ I [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ guess [Em] I'm gonna _ set a course
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ You see the cameras look like German submarines
Ah, we got them
And then there's a whole mess of fireflies _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _

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This song was composed by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner.

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