Chords for The Gospel Plowboys - Old Ship of Zion
Tempo:
135.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Cm
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
I [Cm] was standing on the [C] banks of the river, [Ab]
looking [Gm] out over [Cm]
life's [G] troubled [Db] sea,
When [C] I saw an old ship that was sailing, [D] Is that [C] the old ship of Zion I see?
[Abm] [C] Its hull was bent and [Dbm] battered from [Fm] the storms [C] of life I [G] could see,
Waves [C] were up, but that old ship was sailing,
[Ab] [C] Is that the [Cm] old ship of Zion [G] [C] I see?
[N] At the [C] stern of the ship [Bb] was the [C] captain,
[G] I could [C] hear as he called out my name,
Get on board, its the old ship [F] of [C] Zion, [Eb]
[A] It will [C] never pass [Gm] this way [C] again,
[N]
As [C] I step on board I'll be leaving all my troubles and [G] trials [Eb] behind,
[Gm]
I'll be [C] safe with Jesus the captain, [G] [C] Sailing high on the old ship
[N]
[G] [F] of Zion,
[C] [N]
I [Cm] was standing on the [C] banks of the river, [Ab]
looking [Gm] out over [Cm]
life's [G] troubled [Db] sea,
When [C] I saw an old ship that was sailing, [D] Is that [C] the old ship of Zion I see?
[Abm] [C] Its hull was bent and [Dbm] battered from [Fm] the storms [C] of life I [G] could see,
Waves [C] were up, but that old ship was sailing,
[Ab] [C] Is that the [Cm] old ship of Zion [G] [C] I see?
[N] At the [C] stern of the ship [Bb] was the [C] captain,
[G] I could [C] hear as he called out my name,
Get on board, its the old ship [F] of [C] Zion, [Eb]
[A] It will [C] never pass [Gm] this way [C] again,
[N]
As [C] I step on board I'll be leaving all my troubles and [G] trials [Eb] behind,
[Gm]
I'll be [C] safe with Jesus the captain, [G] [C] Sailing high on the old ship
[N]
[G] [F] of Zion,
[C] [N]
Key:
C
G
Cm
Gm
Ab
C
G
Cm
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [Cm] was _ standing on the [C] _ banks of the _ river, _ _ [Ab] _
looking _ [Gm] out over [Cm] _
life's [G] troubled _ [Db] sea, _
_ _ When [C] I saw _ an old ship that was sailing, _ _ _ _ [D] Is that [C] the _ old ship of Zion _ I see? _ _
_ [Abm] _ [C] Its hull _ _ was bent _ and _ _ _ _ [Dbm] battered from [Fm] the _ storms [C] of life I [G] could _ _ _ see, _
Waves [C] were up, but that _ old ship was sailing, _
[Ab] _ _ _ [C] Is that the _ [Cm] old ship of Zion [G] _ [C] I see?
_ _ _ [N] _ _ At the [C] stern _ of the _ ship [Bb] was the [C] captain, _ _ _
_ [G] _ I could _ [C] hear as he called out my _ _ _ _ name,
Get on _ board, its the _ old ship [F] of [C] Zion, _ _ _ _ [Eb]
[A] It will _ [C] never pass [Gm] this way _ [C] _ again,
_ [N] _
_ _ As [C] I step on _ board I'll be _ leaving _ _ _ _ all my _ troubles and _ [G] trials _ _ [Eb] behind,
[Gm] _ _ _ _
I'll be [C] _ safe with _ Jesus the _ captain, _ _ [G] _ [C] Sailing high on the old ship _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] of _ Zion, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [Cm] was _ standing on the [C] _ banks of the _ river, _ _ [Ab] _
looking _ [Gm] out over [Cm] _
life's [G] troubled _ [Db] sea, _
_ _ When [C] I saw _ an old ship that was sailing, _ _ _ _ [D] Is that [C] the _ old ship of Zion _ I see? _ _
_ [Abm] _ [C] Its hull _ _ was bent _ and _ _ _ _ [Dbm] battered from [Fm] the _ storms [C] of life I [G] could _ _ _ see, _
Waves [C] were up, but that _ old ship was sailing, _
[Ab] _ _ _ [C] Is that the _ [Cm] old ship of Zion [G] _ [C] I see?
_ _ _ [N] _ _ At the [C] stern _ of the _ ship [Bb] was the [C] captain, _ _ _
_ [G] _ I could _ [C] hear as he called out my _ _ _ _ name,
Get on _ board, its the _ old ship [F] of [C] Zion, _ _ _ _ [Eb]
[A] It will _ [C] never pass [Gm] this way _ [C] _ again,
_ [N] _
_ _ As [C] I step on _ board I'll be _ leaving _ _ _ _ all my _ troubles and _ [G] trials _ _ [Eb] behind,
[Gm] _ _ _ _
I'll be [C] _ safe with _ Jesus the _ captain, _ _ [G] _ [C] Sailing high on the old ship _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] of _ Zion, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _