Chords for Joe Diffie - Ships That Don't Come In (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
59.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Bbm

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Diffie - Ships That Don't Come In (Official Music Video) chords
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[Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Dbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Dbm] [Bb] [Ab]
I could tell he'd had a tough life [Ebm] by the way he sat and stared
[Db] And [Fm] me, [Db] I'd come to push and shove, [Ab] so I pulled up a chair
We talked of roads untraveled, [Ebm] we talked of love untrue
[Db] Of strains that come [Ab] unraveled, we were kings and kindred fools
[Db] And just when [Bbm] I'd hit bottom, [Ab] that old man [Eb] raised his glass
[Db] And said, at least we've had our chances, there's [Abm] those who [Eb] never have
[Db] So here's to [Eb] all the soldiers [Ab] who [Gm] have ever [Fm] died in vain
[Bbm] The insane [Eb] locked up in [Ab] themselves, the homeless down on [Bbm] me
[Db] To those who [Eb] stand on empty [Cm] shores and spit [Db] against the wind
[Bbm] And [Ab] those who [Db] wait forever for ships that [Ab] don't come [Db] in
[Fm] [Dbm] [Ab] He said, it's only life's illusions [Ebm] that bring us to this bar
To [Db] pick up these old crutches [Ab] and compare to their scars
Cause the things we're calling heartaches, [Ebm] hell, they're hardly worth our time
[Db] We bitch about a dollar when [Ab] there's those without a dime
[Bbm] And as he ordered one last round, he [Ab] said, I guess we [Eb] can't complain
[Bbm] God made life a gamble, [Ab] and we're still [Eb] in the game
[Db] So here's to [Eb] all the soldiers [Ab] who have [Eb] ever [Fm] died in vain
[Bbm] The insane [Eb] locked up in themselves, [Ab] the homeless down on [Bbm] me
[Db] To those who [Eb] stand on empty [Cm] shores and spit [Db] against the wind
[Bbm] And [Ab] those who [Db] wait forever for ships that [Ab] don't come in
And [Bbm] [Ab] those who [Db] wait forever for ships that [Ab] don't come in
[Db] [Fm] [Dbm] [Ab] [Db] [Dbm] [Ab]
[N]
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Ab
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Db
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Eb
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Bbm
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Dbm
13421114
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Joe Diffie - (Album Version) Ships Thats Dont Come In chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ebm, Db, Ab, Bbm, Ab and Db in sequence. Set your pace at 29 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 59. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Db Major.

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[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
I could tell he'd had a tough life [Ebm] by the way he sat and stared
[Db] And [Fm] me, [Db] I'd come to push and shove, [Ab] so I pulled up a chair
We talked of roads untraveled, [Ebm] we talked of love untrue
[Db] Of strains that come [Ab] unraveled, we were kings and kindred fools
[Db] And just when [Bbm] I'd hit bottom, [Ab] that old man [Eb] raised his glass
[Db] And said, at least we've had our chances, there's [Abm] those who [Eb] never have
[Db] So here's to [Eb] all the soldiers [Ab] who [Gm] have ever [Fm] died in vain
[Bbm] The insane [Eb] locked up in [Ab] themselves, the homeless down on [Bbm] me
[Db] To those who [Eb] stand on empty [Cm] shores and spit [Db] against the wind
[Bbm] And [Ab] those who [Db] wait forever for ships that [Ab] don't come [Db] in
[Fm] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ He said, it's only life's illusions [Ebm] that bring us to this bar
To [Db] pick up these old crutches [Ab] and compare to their scars
Cause the things we're calling heartaches, [Ebm] hell, they're hardly worth our time
[Db] We bitch about a dollar when [Ab] there's those without a dime
[Bbm] And as he ordered one last round, he [Ab] said, I guess we [Eb] can't complain
[Bbm] God made life a gamble, [Ab] and we're still [Eb] in the game
[Db] So here's to [Eb] all the soldiers [Ab] who have [Eb] ever [Fm] died in vain
[Bbm] The insane [Eb] locked up in themselves, [Ab] the homeless down on [Bbm] me
[Db] To those who [Eb] stand on empty [Cm] shores and spit [Db] against the wind
[Bbm] And [Ab] those who [Db] wait forever for ships that [Ab] don't come in
And [Bbm] [Ab] those who [Db] wait forever for _ ships that [Ab] don't come in
[Db] _ [Fm] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
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