Chords for Ian Hunter - Ships
Tempo:
120.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[F] [G]
[C] We [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] walked to [F] the sea, just my father and [E] me, [Am] and the ducks laid [C]
around on the [Am] sand.
[Dm]
Winter [C] cold, but [F] the air, hanging [G] still, [E] everywhere [Am] dressed in grime.
Did [C] he say, hold [F] my hand?
[G] [C] I said, life's easier when it's [F] far away.
[Am] [Dm] We sat and [F] watched [Dm] the distant [G] light.
[A]
[G] We're [C] two ships that [G] pass in the [F] night.
[F] [G] And [Em] we [C] smile when we sigh, it's [C] alright.
[G] We're still here, it's just that [Em] we're out of [F] sight.
[F] [E] Like those [Am]
ships that [G] pass in the [F]
[G] night.
[C]
Is [Em] it in?
[C]
[Am] [C] There's
[Em] [Am]
[G] a [C] boat on the [F] lake where the [G]
sea meets the [E] sky.
There's [Am]
another that [C] rides far [F]
behind.
And it [C]
seems you and [F] I are like [G]
strangers, [E] wide waves [Am]
apart, as [C] we drift on [F] through [G] time.
[C]
We said it's hard enough, [F] you're far away.
[Dm]
We only [F] read you when you [G]
write.
[Am] [G] We're [C] two ships that [Em] pass [F] in the night.
[G] We [C] both smile when we sigh, [Em] it's [F]
alright.
[Em] We're [C] still here, oh it's just [Em] that [F] we're out of sight.
Like [Am] those ships [G] that pass [F] in the night.
[G] [C]
We're just [Em] two ships that pass in [F] the night.
[G] [C] [Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[C]
[D]
[Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[Em] [F]
[N]
[F] [G]
[C] We [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] walked to [F] the sea, just my father and [E] me, [Am] and the ducks laid [C]
around on the [Am] sand.
[Dm]
Winter [C] cold, but [F] the air, hanging [G] still, [E] everywhere [Am] dressed in grime.
Did [C] he say, hold [F] my hand?
[G] [C] I said, life's easier when it's [F] far away.
[Am] [Dm] We sat and [F] watched [Dm] the distant [G] light.
[A]
[G] We're [C] two ships that [G] pass in the [F] night.
[F] [G] And [Em] we [C] smile when we sigh, it's [C] alright.
[G] We're still here, it's just that [Em] we're out of [F] sight.
[F] [E] Like those [Am]
ships that [G] pass in the [F]
[G] night.
[C]
Is [Em] it in?
[C]
[Am] [C] There's
[Em] [Am]
[G] a [C] boat on the [F] lake where the [G]
sea meets the [E] sky.
There's [Am]
another that [C] rides far [F]
behind.
And it [C]
seems you and [F] I are like [G]
strangers, [E] wide waves [Am]
apart, as [C] we drift on [F] through [G] time.
[C]
We said it's hard enough, [F] you're far away.
[Dm]
We only [F] read you when you [G]
write.
[Am] [G] We're [C] two ships that [Em] pass [F] in the night.
[G] We [C] both smile when we sigh, [Em] it's [F]
alright.
[Em] We're [C] still here, oh it's just [Em] that [F] we're out of sight.
Like [Am] those ships [G] that pass [F] in the night.
[G] [C]
We're just [Em] two ships that pass in [F] the night.
[G] [C] [Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[C]
[D]
[Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[Em] [F]
[N]
Key:
C
F
G
Em
Am
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] We _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ walked to [F] the sea, just my father and [E] me, _ [Am] and the ducks laid [C]
around on the [Am] _ sand.
_ [Dm] _
_ Winter [C] _ cold, but [F] the air, hanging [G] still, _ [E] everywhere _ _ [Am] dressed in grime.
Did [C] he say, hold [F] my hand? _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ I said, life's easier when it's [F] far away.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ We sat and [F] watched [Dm] the distant [G] light.
[A] _
[G] We're _ _ [C] two ships _ that [G] pass in the [F] night.
[F] _ _ [G] And [Em] we [C] smile when we sigh, _ it's [C] alright.
_ _ [G] _ _ We're still here, it's just that [Em] we're out of [F] sight.
_ _ [F] _ _ [E] Like those [Am]
ships that _ [G] pass in the [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ night.
[C] _ _
_ Is [Em] it in?
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] There's _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ a [C] boat _ on the [F] lake where the [G]
sea meets the [E] sky.
There's [Am] _
another that [C] rides far [F]
behind.
_ _ _ _ And it [C] _
seems you and [F] I are like [G] _
strangers, [E] wide _ waves [Am]
apart, as [C] we drift on [F] through _ _ [G] time.
_ _ _ [C] _
We said it's hard enough, [F] you're far away.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
We only [F] read you when you [G]
write.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ We're [C] two ships _ that [Em] pass _ [F] in the night.
_ [G] _ We [C] both smile when we sigh, [Em] it's [F] _
alright.
_ [Em] _ _ We're [C] still here, oh it's just [Em] that _ _ [F] we're out of sight.
_ _ _ Like [Am] those ships [G] that pass [F] in the _ night.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
We're just [Em] two ships that pass in [F] the night.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] We _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ walked to [F] the sea, just my father and [E] me, _ [Am] and the ducks laid [C]
around on the [Am] _ sand.
_ [Dm] _
_ Winter [C] _ cold, but [F] the air, hanging [G] still, _ [E] everywhere _ _ [Am] dressed in grime.
Did [C] he say, hold [F] my hand? _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ I said, life's easier when it's [F] far away.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ We sat and [F] watched [Dm] the distant [G] light.
[A] _
[G] We're _ _ [C] two ships _ that [G] pass in the [F] night.
[F] _ _ [G] And [Em] we [C] smile when we sigh, _ it's [C] alright.
_ _ [G] _ _ We're still here, it's just that [Em] we're out of [F] sight.
_ _ [F] _ _ [E] Like those [Am]
ships that _ [G] pass in the [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ night.
[C] _ _
_ Is [Em] it in?
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] There's _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ a [C] boat _ on the [F] lake where the [G]
sea meets the [E] sky.
There's [Am] _
another that [C] rides far [F]
behind.
_ _ _ _ And it [C] _
seems you and [F] I are like [G] _
strangers, [E] wide _ waves [Am]
apart, as [C] we drift on [F] through _ _ [G] time.
_ _ _ [C] _
We said it's hard enough, [F] you're far away.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
We only [F] read you when you [G]
write.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ We're [C] two ships _ that [Em] pass _ [F] in the night.
_ [G] _ We [C] both smile when we sigh, [Em] it's [F] _
alright.
_ [Em] _ _ We're [C] still here, oh it's just [Em] that _ _ [F] we're out of sight.
_ _ _ Like [Am] those ships [G] that pass [F] in the _ night.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
We're just [Em] two ships that pass in [F] the night.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _