band: the park bench rant
song: ships
standard tuning.
tabbed by craig.


ok so im not sure on the chord names but those are deff. the right chords, listen to the
for the rhythm i used the version on his purevolume i think...either way its a good
and real fun to play, only thing is it kills my thumb for some reason with the chords 
why.lolll. but ya enjoy.


    Bm     Abm     Ab       F#
e-----------------------------|
b---------------------------2-|
g----4----------------------2-|
d----4------6-------6-------4-|
a----2------6-------7-------4-|
e-----------4-------4-------2-|


INTRO
e-------------------------]
b------------5-----h4-----]
g---------4-----4---------]
d------4------------------]
a---2---------------------]
e-------------------------]

Verse 1
Bm            Abm         Ab           F#
And all that I wanted for christmas is to be told that u loved me
Bm         Abm          Ab      F#
part of me knows that u need it but cant say it and
Bm     Abm         Ab    F#                        Bm
I      don’t know  why   but im lonely on all these  long drives
Abm                     Ab
cause were always fucking
F#
but u never tell me why.

Bridge
[rhythm change for bridge.palm muted]
Bm Abm  Ab  F#

Chorus 1
Bm   Abm   Ab                F#                      Bm
So I plan  to leave dry land and never set foot on it  again
          Abm     Ab            F#
sail until I meet the worlds end
   Bm                   Abm         Ab
and I wont be frightened of all the creatures that threaten
F#
my fragile hull from the deep
Bm         Abm                      Ab
                                                                  F#
and all the dark corners and all the dark bedrooms in both of our eyes.


[play like bridge with palm mutes]
Verse 2
Bm          Abm                      Ab
I will give my life for a moment of silence
                                 F#
I know my family hears me singin my sad and simple songs
Bm                Abm
and I hope they will carry me
                           Ab
like a ship over oceans of tired and blurried eyes boys
   F#
and girls who will listen
Bm                    Abm
and understand I am sorry
                       G#                   F# [1,2,3,4]
that I cannot give them anything anything more.


[faster]
Chorus 2
Bm
I will leave the dark
Abm                                Ab
follow this compass that you gave me
                                  F#
feel like Columbus out to discover our new land
        Bm                             Abm
you said that u wanted to plant a garden
          Ab       F#
it could be    our eden you said

Chorus 3
Bm
and I will play captain
             Abm                                     Ab
stare at the future through my looking glass as we fall
                                F#
off of the corners of all the maps
     Bm                       Abm
and tattoos on my arm are proud like a sailors
                             Ab
and this lump in my throat is from the cold
                        F#
and the artic not because

I miss you now.

Bridge 2[still fast like the last two choruses with electric over top doing the same chords]
Bm-Abm-Ab-F#

End with verse 2