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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 a (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G 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)	G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
(*both)	But when I crawl into your arms, everything, it comes tumbling down
	 G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
	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
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