Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools easy guitar chords by John Cale

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    • Intro 1
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    Verse 1
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    The Ship of Fools is coming in
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    Take me off I've got to eat
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    Same old stories same old thing
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    Letting out and pulling in
    Verse 2
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    Mister, there's a caravan
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    parked out back
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    Restless hoping for
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    a Christian rider
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    The black book, a grappling hook
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    A hangman's noose on a
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    burnt out tree
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    Guess we must be getting close
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    to Tombstone
    Verse 3
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    The last time we had eaten
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    Was when the flies were
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    going for free
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    You could count the hardships
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    by the open doors
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    But sandwiched in between
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    Were the fishermen who still
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    Wished they could sail from
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    Tenessee to Arizona
    Verse 4
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    So hold on, won't be long
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    The call is on the line
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    Hold on, Sister's gone
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    South to give the sign
    Interlude 1
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    Verse 5
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    We picked up Dracula
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    in Memphis
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    It was just about the break of day
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    And then hastily prayed for
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    out souls to be saved
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    There was something in the air
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    that made us kind of weary
    Verse 6
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    By the time we got to Swansea
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    it was getting dark
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    Tumble, jungles, bugles and the prize
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    The tides turned west at Amerforth
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    As if they didn't know what to do
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    But Garnant stood its ground
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    and asked for more
    Verse 7
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    All the people seemed quite
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    glad to see us
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    Shaking hands and smiling
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    like the clock
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    Well we gave them all the message then
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    That the Ship of Fools was in
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    Make sure they get home
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    for Christmas
    Verse 8
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    So hold on, won't be long
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    The call is on the line
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    So hold on, Sister's gone
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    South to give the sign
    Outro 1
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