Ships
Big CountryVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
Look at him now
Another used man
Wearing the passing of his dignity
With all the courage that he can
He stood in the storm
Carved out in stone
He said I've worn my honesty with pride
In everything I've done
So where were you when my ship went down
Where were you when I ran aground
Where were you when I turned it around
Where were you when they burned me down
Look at her now
All tired and worn
She never thought her life
Would come to be so cold or so alone
She walked in the light
Fought bondage for love
She said I cast off the chains that I was born with
But it never was enough
Silent souls washed upon the shores
Left to walk the sands
Evermore, evermore
Look at us now, just chasing our lives
Make like the saviors of the planet
We're just trying to get by
You may walk the line
You may see it all through
I know you cry yourself to sleep at night
Just wondering what to do
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Readable chord sheet for Ships by Big Country
Look at him now [Em] [C]Another used man[G] [C] [G] [G]Wearing the passin[C]g of his dignity With all the courage that he[D] can[C] He stood in the [Em]storm [C]Carved out in ston[G]e [C] [G] [G]He said I've worn my h[C]onesty with pride In everything I've [D]do[C]ne [G]So where were you when my [C]ship went [G]down [Em]Where were you when I r[C]an agroun[G]d [G]Where were you when I [C]turned it arou[G]nd [Em]Where were you when they [C]burned me [G]down [C] Look at her [Em]now All t[C]ired and w[G]orn [C] [G] [G]She never though[C]t her life Would come to be so cold or so a[D]lone [Em]She walked in the light Fought [C]bondage for l[G]ove [C] [G] [G]She said I cast off the c[C]hains that I was born with But it never was[D] enough [C]Silent souls washed upon the sho[G]res Left to walk[C] the sands [C]Evermore, evermo[D]re [Em]Look at us now, just chas[C]ing our l[G]ives [C] [G] [G]Make like the s[C]aviors of the planet We're just trying to get[D] by [Em]You may walk the line You may [C]see it all th[G]rough[C] [G] I know you cry[G] yourself to s[C]leep at night Just wondering what to d[D]o