• Song:

    Watching The Ships Roll In

  • Artist:

    The Kooks

Intro and Verse


      Bb       Bb*    G        D             Bb Bb*    G
e|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2----2---333333--------|
b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3----3---333333--------|
g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4----4---000000--------|
d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4----4---000000--------|
a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2--0-0---222222--------|
e|----------------3----------------------------------3-333333--------|
           D
e|---2222222222-2---------|
b|---3333333333-3---------|
g|---2222222222-2---------|
d|-0-0000000000-0---------|
a|----------------4-------|
e|------------------------|
      Bb       Bb*    G        D             Bb Bb*    G
e|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2---2---333333--------|
b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3---3---333333--------|
g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4---4---000000--------|
d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4---4---000000--------|
a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2-0-0---222222--------|
e|----------------3---------------------------------3-333333--------|
            A             Bb
e|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|
b|---222222222222222-333333333--------------|
g|---222222222222222-444444444--------------|
d|-2-222222222222222-444444444--------------|
a|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|
e|------------------------------------------|

Chorus

  Bb Bb*     G                A    Bb              Bb Bb*   G
e|-2--2---3333333333333333-3--2--222222222222222222-2--2--33333333------|
b|-3--3---3333333333333333-3--2--333333333333333333-3--3--33333333------|
g|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|
d|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|
a|-2--0---2222222222222222-2--0--222222222222222222-2--0--22222222------|
e|--------3333333333333333-3------------------------------33333333------|
       A              D
e|--00000000000-22222222222--------------|
b|--22222222222-33333333333--------------|
g|--22222222222-22222222222--------------|
d|--22222222222-00000000000-0------------|
a|--00000000000---------------4----------|
e|---------------------------------------| 

Near the end of the song when the tempo slows, you will notice a strange chord it is: 

              333*

        * * * * * * * 
        *  e|---|  *
        *  b|-3-|  *
        *  g|-3-|  *
        *  d|-3-|  *
        *  a|---|  *
        *  e|---|  *
        * * * * * * *

-Verse-

Bb            Bb*       G
Watching the ships roll in
D                     Bb     Bb*      G
hoping that I will still be his friend
        D
in the morning

Bb            Bb*       G
watching those ships roll by
D                     Bb    Bb*    G
wishing that I could move this earth
     A
if I could
          Bb
for you I would do

-Chorus-

          Bb     Bb*  G
I've got nothing to say
         G       A  Bb    
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G              A                   D
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Verse-

Bb                Bb*      G
Still watching the oceans move
D               Bb        Bb* G
if only I could show you my soul
                 D
and places I've been

-Verse-

Bb            Bb*       G
watching the ocean come 
D                 Bb    Bb*      G       A
and little girls playing in the sand as I walk
                     Bb
longing to listen to you talk

-Chorus-

         Bb     Bb*  G
I've got nothing to say
         G       A  Bb    
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G              A                   D
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Chorus-

         Bb     Bb*  G
I've got nothing to say
         G       A  Bb    
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G              A                 333*  D
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be
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