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Ship Of Fools easy guitar chords by
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead

1974Rock
5.0 (3)
Intro 1
Am
D
C
G

Verse 1
G
D
C

Went to see the captain,
C#dim7
G

strangest I could find
B
C

Laid my proposition down,
Am
D

laid it on the line
C
G

I won't slave for beggar's pay,
Bm
Am

likewise gold and jewels
C
G

But I would slave to learn the way
D
C
G

to sink your ship of fools
Chorus 1
D
C
G

Ship of fools on a cruel sea
D
C
Em

Ship of fools sail away from me

It was later than I thought
C#dim7

when I first believed you
Am
D

Now I can not share your laughter,
C
G

ship of fools
Verse 2
G
D
C

Saw your first ship sink and drown
C#dim7
G

from rocking of the boat
B
C

And all that could not sink or swim
Am
D

was just left there to float
C
G

I won't leave you drifting down
Bm
Am

but whoa it makes me wild
C
G

With thirty years upon my head
D
C
G

to have you call me child
Chorus 2
D
C
G

Ship of fools on a cruel sea
D
C
Em

Ship of fools sail away from me

It was later than I thought
C#dim7

when I first believed you
Am
D

Now I can not share your laughter,
C
G

ship of fools
Verse 3
G
D
C

The bottles stand as empty
C#dim7
G

as they were filled before
B
C

Time there was and plenty,
Am
D

but from that cup no more
C
G

Though I could not caution all,
Bm
Am

I still might warn a few
C
C#dim7
G

Don't lend your hand to raise no flag
D
C
G

atop no ship of fools
Chorus 3
D
C
G

Ship of fools on a cruel sea
D
C
Em

Ship of fools sail away from me

It was later than I thought
C#dim7

when I first believed you
Am
D

Now I can not share your laughter,
C
G

ship of fools
Em

It was later than I thought
C#dim7

when I first believed you
Am
D

Now I can not share your laughter,
C
G

ship of fools
Solo 1
G
D
C
C#dim7
G

G
B
C
Am
D

D
C
G
Bm
Am

C
C#dim7
G
D
C
G

[repeat and fade]

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Chords
  • Am

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • C#dim7

    3
  • B

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • Em

Capo: 3

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