Ballad Of The Ship Of State chords by
David Ackles

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Key: B major

Intro 1

F#aug

Verse 1
Em Em 
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Bm Bm 2
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Em Em 
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Is this ship going home?
Will you take some old young men
Bm Bm 2
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G G 
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Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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for crew?
Em Em 
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B B 2
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We left our flag in tatters
A A 
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E E 
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Where it fell along the shore
B B 2
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C#m C#m 4
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A A 
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E E 
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You said of flags, what
Em Em 
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F# F# 2
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matter s?
F#sus4 F#sus4 2
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F# F# 2
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F#sus4 F#sus4 2
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But nothing matters   anymore
F#m F#m 2
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Bm Bm 2
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'Cause you're ten years overdue
E E 
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Bm Bm 2
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Ten years

Verse 2
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D D 
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You have some room within your
A A 
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D D 
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Esus4 Esus4 
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E E 
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hold
D D 
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A A 
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For some friends of ours who won't
D D 
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E E 
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F#m F#m 2
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be growing old
B B 2
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Why won't you answer us?
Why aren't we told?
Em Em 
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G G 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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Is this ship going
home?
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C C 
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Em Em 
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Verse 3
Listen, all of you
Fdim Fdim 3
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Fm Fm 
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F F 
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Fdim Fdim 3
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Shut up     and listen to me
A# A# 
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You don't have to shout, we hear you
Ddim Ddim 
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You don't have to wave, we see,
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F# F# 2
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C C 
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Gdim Gdim 5
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it's just that we're very surprised
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F F 
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To find you alive
G G 
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We were told there was
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G G 
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nothing      going on
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G G 
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Cm Cm 3
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And that all of you, gone

Verse 4
Em Em 
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G G 
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Em Em 
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Bm Bm 2
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Is this ship
Em Em 
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going home?
C C 
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Em Em 
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You must have room,
Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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we are so  few
Em Em 
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Ten years, we've stood
B B 2
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C#m C#m 4
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here waiting
A A 
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E E 
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A A 
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For a ship to hold in view
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Em Em 
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We will have no more of waiting
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F#sus4 F#sus4 2
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Tell the captain, tell      the crew
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E E 
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That they're ten years overdue
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Ten years
Em Em 
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Verse 5
Listen, all of you
F F 
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Shut up and listen to me
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The captain is locked in his quarters
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G G 
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He is busy and can't be disturbed
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Cm Cm 3
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And as     for the crew,
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Bb Bb 
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I'd watch out, were I you
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For we can't keep their
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Adim Adim 
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appetites curbed
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Ab Ab 4
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No, we can't keep their
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C C 
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appetites curbed
Em Em 
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G G 
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Is this

Verse 6
C C 
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Bb Bb 
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ship going- -
Bm Bm 2
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Please, please, get up off your knees
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You must see,
G G 
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it's better this way
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C C 
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You were such doughty fellows
while fighting the yellows
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Gaug Gaug 
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F#dim F#dim 4
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That they might even ask    you to stay
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Yes, they might even ask
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Cm Cm 3
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you to stay

Verse 7
Cm Cm 3
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Don't you get the idea?
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Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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You're much better off here
Ab Ab 4
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Fm Fm 
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You're not welcome at home
anymore
'Cause we're all so bored with

Interlude 1

the war

Verse 8

Cast off, mister mate!

Edim

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