Ship in the Bottle chords by Stonewall Jackson

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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As I  sit at this bar and drink it over
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thoughts of you keep running through my mind
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So I build myself a ship inside this bottle
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sail away leave all my blues behind
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Ship in the bottle don't you fail me I'm drown
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ing in my sorrow can't you see
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Ship in the bottle please sail me where that rising
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tide of hurt can't get to me
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I board my ship and sail all
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through my bottle
My friends say it's through
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water on my brain
But I'm in high spirits even
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Bm 
though they're liquid
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I've finally found the way to ease my pain
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Ship in the bottle please sail me I'm
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drowning in my sorrow can't you see
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Bm 
Ship in the bottle don't you fail me keep
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that rising tide of hurt away from me
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Keep that rising tide of hurt away from me