Chords for The Old Ship Of Zion
Tempo:
77.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was standing on the banks of [D] the river, looking out over the troubled [A] sea.
[G] When [D] I saw that old ship that [G] was [D] sailing, was that the old [Bm] ship of Zion [D] I seen?
[Bm] [D] Its hull was bent and battered from the storms of life I [A] could see.
[G] [D] Ways were rough, but that [G] old ship was [D] sailing, was that the [A] old ship [Bm] of Zion [D] I seen?
[Bm] [D] At the stern of the ship was [G] the [D] captain, I could hear as he called [A] out my name.
[G] [D] Get on board, it's the [G] old ship of [D] Zion, it will never [Bm] pass this [D] way again.
[Bm] [D] As I sail on board, I'll be leaving all my sorrows and heartaches [A] behind.
[G] [D] I'll be safe with [G] Jesus [D] the captain, sailing out [Bm] on the old ship [D] of Zion.
[Bm] [C#] [G] [D]
[G] When [D] I saw that old ship that [G] was [D] sailing, was that the old [Bm] ship of Zion [D] I seen?
[Bm] [D] Its hull was bent and battered from the storms of life I [A] could see.
[G] [D] Ways were rough, but that [G] old ship was [D] sailing, was that the [A] old ship [Bm] of Zion [D] I seen?
[Bm] [D] At the stern of the ship was [G] the [D] captain, I could hear as he called [A] out my name.
[G] [D] Get on board, it's the [G] old ship of [D] Zion, it will never [Bm] pass this [D] way again.
[Bm] [D] As I sail on board, I'll be leaving all my sorrows and heartaches [A] behind.
[G] [D] I'll be safe with [G] Jesus [D] the captain, sailing out [Bm] on the old ship [D] of Zion.
[Bm] [C#] [G] [D]
Key:
D
G
Bm
A
C#
D
G
Bm
_ I was standing on the banks of [D] the river, _ _ looking _ out over the troubled [A] sea.
_ _ [G] When [D] I saw that old ship that [G] was [D] sailing, _ _ was that the old [Bm] ship of Zion [D] I seen?
_ [Bm] _ [D] Its hull was bent and _ battered _ from the storms of life I [A] could see.
_ [G] [D] Ways were rough, but that [G] old ship was [D] sailing, _ _ was that the [A] old ship [Bm] of Zion [D] I seen?
_ [Bm] _ [D] At the stern of the ship was [G] the [D] captain, _ _ I could hear as he called [A] out my _ _ name.
[G] [D] Get on board, it's the [G] old ship of [D] Zion, _ _ it will never [Bm] pass this [D] way again.
_ [Bm] _ [D] As I sail on board, I'll be leaving _ all my sorrows and heartaches [A] behind.
_ _ _ [G] [D] I'll be safe with _ [G] Jesus [D] the captain, _ _ sailing out [Bm] on the old ship [D] of Zion.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] When [D] I saw that old ship that [G] was [D] sailing, _ _ was that the old [Bm] ship of Zion [D] I seen?
_ [Bm] _ [D] Its hull was bent and _ battered _ from the storms of life I [A] could see.
_ [G] [D] Ways were rough, but that [G] old ship was [D] sailing, _ _ was that the [A] old ship [Bm] of Zion [D] I seen?
_ [Bm] _ [D] At the stern of the ship was [G] the [D] captain, _ _ I could hear as he called [A] out my _ _ name.
[G] [D] Get on board, it's the [G] old ship of [D] Zion, _ _ it will never [Bm] pass this [D] way again.
_ [Bm] _ [D] As I sail on board, I'll be leaving _ all my sorrows and heartaches [A] behind.
_ _ _ [G] [D] I'll be safe with _ [G] Jesus [D] the captain, _ _ sailing out [Bm] on the old ship [D] of Zion.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
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