Ships chords by Barry Manilow

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Ab 
Db 
We  (A flat major) walked to the sea,  (D flat major) 
Eb 
C 
just my  (E flat major) father and me  (C major) 
Fm 
Db 
And the dogs  (F minor) played around on the sand  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
Winter  (A flat major) cold cut the air,  (D flat major) 
Eb 
C 
hangin'  (E flat major) still everywhere  (C major) 
Fm 
Dressed in gray,  (F minor) did he say,
Db 
Eb 
"Hold my  (D flat major) hand"  (E flat major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

I said, "Love's easier when it's far away"

We sat and watched

a distant light

Chorus 1
B 
D#m 
We're two  (B major) ships that pass  (D sharp minor) 
E 
F# 
in the night  (E major)  (F sharp major) 
B 
D#m 
We both smile  (B major) and we say,  (D sharp minor) 
E 
F# 
"It's alright"  (E major)  (F sharp major) 
B 
D#m 
We're still  (B major) here, it's just that  (D sharp minor) we're
E 
out of sight  (E major) 
G#m 
F# 
E 
F# 
Like those  (G sharp minor) ships that  (F sharp major) pass in the  (E major) night  (F sharp major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Ab 
Db 
There's a  (A flat major) boat on the line  (D flat major) 
Eb 
C 
where the sea  (E flat major) meets the sky  (C major) 
Fm 
Db 
There's another  (F minor) that rides far behind  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
And it  (A flat major) seems you and I  (D flat major) 
Eb 
C 
Fm 
are like  (E flat major) strangers a wide  (C major) ways apart  (F minor) 
Db 
Eb 
As we drift on through  (D flat major) time  (E flat major) 

Pre-chorus 2

He said, "It's harder now we're far away"

We only read you

when you write

Chorus 2
B 
D#m 
We're two  (B major) ships that pass  (D sharp minor) 
E 
F# 
in the night  (E major)  (F sharp major) 
B 
D#m 
And we  (B major) smile when we say,  (D sharp minor) 
E 
F# 
"It's alright"  (E major)  (F sharp major) 
B 
D#m 
We're still  (B major) here, it's just that  (D sharp minor) we're
E 
out of sight  (E major) 
G#m 
F# 
E 
Like those  (G sharp minor) ships that  (F sharp major) pass in the  (E major) night
D#m 
C#m 
D#m 
 (D sharp minor)  (C sharp minor)  (D sharp minor) 
Em 
A 
 (E minor) We're  (A major) just

Outro 1
F 
Am 
 (F major) ships that pass  (A minor) 
Bb 
C 
in the night  (B flat major)  (C major) 
Dm 
Am 
And we  (D minor) smile when we  (A minor) say
Bb 
C 
"It's al-  (B flat major) right"  (C major) 
F 
Am 
We're still here,  (F major) it's just that  (A minor) we're
Bb 
C 
out of sight  (B flat major)  (C major) 
Dm 
C 
Bb 
C 
Like those  (D minor) ships that  (C major) pass in the night  (B flat major)  (C major) 
F 
Am 
 (F major) We're just two  (A minor) ships that pass
Bb 
C 
in the  (B flat major) night  (C major) 
Dm 
Am 
Bb 
C 
And we  (D minor) smile when we  (A minor) say "It's alright"  (B flat major)  (C major) 
[Fade out]