Artist:  The La’s

Song:    Liberty Ship

Album:   The La’s

Intro & Verse (played throughtout whole song)

E]  0             3  3  3  0
B]  1             3  3  3  0
G]  2             2  2  2  0
D]  2             0  0  0  0
A]  0       5  5  0  0  0  0
E]  0  0  3       0  0  0  0

Intro (x4) then straight into Verse 1.

Verse 1:

I am the toiler the old ship-slave
I stoke the fire that keeps you brave

C                G
And this I give for all mankind

Sail away on an ocean wave

Verse 2:

I am the voyager of the ocean grey
I wayfarer see fairway

C                G
And this I give for all mankind

Sail away on an ocean wave

(2nd guitar plays this over verse)

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B    15 10 16 10 15 16 17 16 15 17 16 15 10 
G

(Cont.)
e       8 10 9           8
B 13 14        8 10 8 10   8 10
G

Verse 3:

I am the sailor the ocean-slave
Fill my sail with the breath I gave

C                G
And this I gave for all mankind

Sail away on an ocean wave

Verse 4:
I am the captain of the love brigade
With every breath I am you’re slave
C                G
And this I gave for all mankind

Sail away on a ocean wave (x2)
Sail away on the air waves

(Repeat to fade)
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