#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:27:52 -0700 (PDT) From: scott cushman Subject: the_ship_song by concrete_blonde "The Ship Song" by Concrete Blonde -a Nick Cave cover Starts out with aG strummed up and then... G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) D(SW) (xx0232@1)Come sail your ships around me and burn your bridges down G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)We make alittle (x02210@1)history baby, everytime you come around G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Come lose your thoughts upon me, and let your hair hang down G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)You are alittle (x02210@1)mystery baby, everytime you call around C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)We talk about it all night long (ALL... NIGHT LONG) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And we define our moral ground (OH...YEAH...) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GD (*both) But when I crawl into your arms, everything, it comes tumbling down G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)GD Come sail your ships around me, and burn your bridges down G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)We make alittle (x02210@1)history baby, everytime you come around C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D(JN) (xx0232@1)Are your faces falling sad now, for you know the time is night Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Well I must remove your wings, and you, you must try and fly (do the beginning [the chorus] acouple (x02210@1)times) *solo* (do the beginning [the chorus} some more and play around with it) (Johnette does some of her cool singing et al.) -scott