When The Ship Comes In
Bob DylanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Oh the time will come up when the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be a-breathin
Like the stillness in the wind before the hurricane begins,
The hour that the ship comes in
And the sea will split and the ships will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking
And the tide will sound and the waves will pound
And the morning will be a-breaking
Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path
And the seagulls will be a-smilin'
And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in
And the words that are used for to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as they're spoken
Oh the chains of the sea will have busted in the night
And be buried on the bottom of the ocean
A song will lift as the main sail shifts
And the boat drifts unto the shoreline
And the sun will respect every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
And the sands will roll out a carpet of gold
For your wearied toes to be a-touchin'
And the ship's wise men will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin'
Oh the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And they'll know that it's for real,
The hour that the ship comes in
And they'll raise their hands
Sayin' we'll meet all you demands
But we'll shout from the bow
Your days are numbered
And like Pharoah's tribe they'll be drownded in the tide
And like Goliath they'll be conquered
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Readable chord sheet for When The Ship Comes In by Bob Dylan
[G] [D11] [C] [Em] [C/B] [D/A] [D] O[G]h the time will come up[D11] when the win[C]ds will stop [G] A[Em]nd the breeze[C] will cease to [G]be a-breathin L[G]ike the stillness [D11]in the wind befor[C]e the hurrica[G]ne begins, [G]The hour that[D] the ship co[G]mes in A[D11]nd the sea [C]will split and[G] the ships will hit [D11]And the sands o[C]n the shoreline wi[G]ll be shaking A[D11]nd the tide will sound and[C] the waves w[G]ill pound [G]And the [C]mornin[C/B]g will [D/A]be a-b[G]reaking Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path And the seagulls will be a-smilin' And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand The hour that the ship comes in And the words that are used for to get the ship confused Will not be understood as they're spoken Oh the chains of the sea will have busted in the night And be buried on the bottom of the ocean A song will lift as the main sail shifts And the boat drifts unto the shoreline And the sun will respect every face on the deck The hour that the ship comes in And the sands will roll out a carpet of gold For your wearied toes to be a-touchin' And the ship's wise men will remind you once again That the whole wide world is watchin' Oh the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin' But they'll pinch themselves and squeal And they'll know that it's for real, The hour that the ship comes in And they'll raise their hands Sayin' we'll meet all you demands But we'll shout from the bow Your days are numbered And like Pharoah's tribe they'll be drownded in the tide And like Goliath they'll be conquered