Ship Of Fools Chords by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Tempo:
121.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Cm
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Tell me quick, said old McPhee,
[F] what's this all have to do with me?
[Cm] I spent all my [Eb] time at sea
[Bb] alone.
Is there something else I should know?
[F] Something hidden down below [Cm] the level of [Eb] your
[Bb] conversation?
[Gm] Well, it turned away [Cm] before [F] the answer.
[Gm] Though 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 [Eb] I asked about seemed [Bb] private.
The captain strolled the bridge one night.
[F] I stopped him in the evening light [Cm] to ask him would [Eb] it be all right [Bb] to join him.
[Gm] Well, he stood there [Cm]
[F] like some idol.
Well, [Gm] I listened [Cm] like [F] some temple.
And then it turned [Bb] away.
[Eb]
[Bb]
All along the faithful coast,
[F] we moved silent like a ghost.
[Cm] Timeless sea, [Eb] a tireless host [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, [Bb] all hands lost.
[Gm] I alone [Cm] survived [F] the sinking.
[Gm] I alone [Cm] possessed [F] the tubes on that ship [Bb] of fools.
[Eb]
[Bb] Ship of [Eb] fools.
[Bb] On that ship of fools.
[Eb]
[Bb] That ship of fools.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] what's this all have to do with me?
[Cm] I spent all my [Eb] time at sea
[Bb] alone.
Is there something else I should know?
[F] Something hidden down below [Cm] the level of [Eb] your
[Bb] conversation?
[Gm] Well, it turned away [Cm] before [F] the answer.
[Gm] Though 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 [Eb] I asked about seemed [Bb] private.
The captain strolled the bridge one night.
[F] I stopped him in the evening light [Cm] to ask him would [Eb] it be all right [Bb] to join him.
[Gm] Well, he stood there [Cm]
[F] like some idol.
Well, [Gm] I listened [Cm] like [F] some temple.
And then it turned [Bb] away.
[Eb]
[Bb]
All along the faithful coast,
[F] we moved silent like a ghost.
[Cm] Timeless sea, [Eb] a tireless host [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, [Bb] all hands lost.
[Gm] I alone [Cm] survived [F] the sinking.
[Gm] I alone [Cm] possessed [F] the tubes on that ship [Bb] of fools.
[Eb]
[Bb] Ship of [Eb] fools.
[Bb] On that ship of fools.
[Eb]
[Bb] That ship of fools.
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
F
Cm
Eb
Gm
Bb
F
Cm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tell me quick, said old McPhee, _
[F] _ what's this all have to do with me? _
[Cm] _ I spent all my [Eb] time at sea _
[Bb] alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Is there something else I should know? _
[F] _ Something hidden down below [Cm] the _ level of [Eb] your _ _ _
[Bb] conversation? _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well, it turned away [Cm] _ _ before [F] the answer. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Though 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 [Eb] I asked about seemed [Bb] private. _ _ _ _ _
The captain strolled the bridge one night. _
[F] I stopped him in the evening light [Cm] to ask him would [Eb] it be all right [Bb] to join him. _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well, he stood there _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] like some idol.
Well, _ _ _ _ [Gm] I listened _ _ [Cm] like _ [F] some temple.
_ And then it turned [Bb] away.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All along the faithful coast, _
[F] we moved silent like a ghost. _
[Cm] _ Timeless sea, [Eb] a tireless host [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, [Bb] all hands lost. _ _ _
[Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ survived [F] the sinking. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ _ possessed [F] the tubes _ _ on that ship [Bb] of _ fools.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Ship of _ _ [Eb] fools. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ On that ship of fools.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ That ship of fools.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tell me quick, said old McPhee, _
[F] _ what's this all have to do with me? _
[Cm] _ I spent all my [Eb] time at sea _
[Bb] alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Is there something else I should know? _
[F] _ Something hidden down below [Cm] the _ level of [Eb] your _ _ _
[Bb] conversation? _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well, it turned away [Cm] _ _ before [F] the answer. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Though 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 [Eb] I asked about seemed [Bb] private. _ _ _ _ _
The captain strolled the bridge one night. _
[F] I stopped him in the evening light [Cm] to ask him would [Eb] it be all right [Bb] to join him. _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well, he stood there _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] like some idol.
Well, _ _ _ _ [Gm] I listened _ _ [Cm] like _ [F] some temple.
_ And then it turned [Bb] away.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All along the faithful coast, _
[F] we moved silent like a ghost. _
[Cm] _ Timeless sea, [Eb] a tireless host [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, [Bb] all hands lost. _ _ _
[Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ survived [F] the sinking. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] I alone _ [Cm] _ _ possessed [F] the tubes _ _ on that ship [Bb] of _ fools.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Ship of _ _ [Eb] fools. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ On that ship of fools.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ That ship of fools.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _