• Song:

    Watching The Ships Roll In

  • Artist:

    The Kooks

Intro and Verse


      Bb (x1333x@1)     Bb*    G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           BbBb* (x1333x@1)   Ge|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2----2---333333--------| (320003@1)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--------|
           De|---2222222222-2---------| (xx0232@1)b|---3333333333-3---------|
g|---2222222222-2---------|
d|-0-0000000000-0---------|
a|----------------4-------|
e|------------------------|
      Bb (x1333x@1)     Bb*    G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           BbBb* (x1333x@1)   Ge|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2---2---333333--------| (320003@1)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 (x02220@1)           Bbe|---000000000000000-222222222--------------| (x1333x@1)b|---222222222222222-333333333--------------|
g|---222222222222222-444444444--------------|
d|-2-222222222222222-444444444--------------|
a|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|
e|------------------------------------------|

Chorus

  BbBb* (x1333x@1)    G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)  Bb (x1333x@1)            BbBb* (x1333x@1)  Ge|-2--2---3333333333333333-3--2--222222222222222222-2--2--33333333------| (320003@1)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 (x02220@1)            De|--00000000000-22222222222--------------| (xx0232@1)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 (x1333x@1)          Bb*       GWatching (320003@1)the ships roll in
D (xx0232@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)   Bb*      Ghoping (320003@1)that I will still be his friend
        Din (xx0232@1)the morning

Bb (x1333x@1)          Bb*       Gwatching (320003@1)those ships roll by
D (xx0232@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)  Bb*    Gwishing (320003@1)that I could move this earth
     Aif (x02220@1)I could
          Bbfor (x1333x@1)you I would do

-Chorus-

          Bb (x1333x@1)   Bb*  GI've (320003@1)got nothing to say
         G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)Bb (x1333x@1)  
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)                 Dhope (xx0232@1)that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Verse-

Bb (x1333x@1)              Bb*      GStill (320003@1)watching the oceans move
D (xx0232@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)      Bb* Gif (320003@1)only I could show you my soul
                 Dand (xx0232@1)places I've been

-Verse-

Bb (x1333x@1)          Bb*       Gwatching (320003@1)the ocean come 
D (xx0232@1)               Bb (x1333x@1)  Bb*      G (320003@1)     Aand (x02220@1)little girls playing in the sand as I walk
                     Bblonging (x1333x@1)to listen to you talk

-Chorus-

         Bb (x1333x@1)   Bb*  GI've (320003@1)got nothing to say
         G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)Bb (x1333x@1)  
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)                 Dhope (xx0232@1)that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Chorus-

         Bb (x1333x@1)   Bb*  GI've (320003@1)got nothing to say
         G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)Bb (x1333x@1)  
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)               333*  Dhope (xx0232@1)that you will be the man that I couldn't be

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