Burning Ships chords by Richard Clapton

SimplifiedG · C · Em · Am · F …

GuitarPianoUkulele

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
I hear
the air raid sirens
Am 
Howling out so violent
G 
And the churchyard gates are closed
F 
Am 
Em 
I've seen the
Am 
rich men smiling
Newborn babies dying
G 
F 
Am 
And I don't know where to go
Em 
Machine guns cracking, snapping
Am 
The sound of windows smashing
G 
F 
I'm afraid I'll lose my mind
Am 
Em 
I hear strange
sounds like singing
Am 
And I'd do anything
G 
To be at peace with you tonight
F 
G 
Am 
Dm 
Well, I'll make this all quite clear
G 
Dm 
You see,
G 
I'm kind of young in years
Dm 
G 
And I found myself aboard
Dm 
G 
This broken burning ship
Dm 
G 
Em 
This broken, ship
Am 
G 
F 
Em 
Lucia sits beside you
Am 
Shedding all her virtue
G 
F 
Smiling with her glazed blue eyes
Am 
Em 
All that she's been through
Am 
Asking if it's true
G 
F 
But they've only told her lies
Em 
I've watched her trampled under
Am 
For a pusher's plunder
G 
F 
I'd like to break his head in two
Am 
Em 
If I   had the force of thunder
Am 
G 
I'd smash you all asunder
For the way she's been abused
F 
G 
Am 
Dm 
Well, I'll
G 
make this all quite clear
Dm 
G 
You see I'm kinda young in years
Dm 
G 
And   I found myself aboard
Dm 
G 
This broken, ship
Dm 
This broken, ship