Ships That Don't Come In chords by
Joe Diffie
Joe Diffie

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Key: Ab major
Intro 1
G
G
C
C
Cm
Cm
F
F
G
G
C
C
Cm
Cm
G
G
Verse 1
G
G
Well, I could tell
he'd had a tough life
Gsus4
Gsus4
By the way he sat and stared
C
C
And me, I'd come to push and shove
G
G
So I pulled up a chair
Verse 2
G
G
We talked of roads untraveled
Gsus4
Gsus4
G
G
We talked of love untrue
Gsus4
Gsus4
C
C
Of strings that come unraveled
G
G
We were kings and kindred fools
Am
Am
And just when I'd hit bottom
Dsus4
Dsus4
D
D
That old man raised his glass
Am
Am
And said at least we've
had our chances
Dsus4
Dsus4
D
D
There's those who never have
Verse 3
C
C
D
D
So here's to all the soldiers
G
G
D
D
Em
Em
Who have ever died in vain
Am
Am
D
D
The insane locked up in themselves
G
G
Am
Am
The homeless down on Main
G
G
C
C
D
D
To those who stand on empty shores
Bm
Bm
C
C
And spit against the wind
Am
Am
G
G
C
C
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come
G
G
in
C
C
Cm
Cm
Verse 4
G
G
He said it's only life's illusions
Gsus4
Gsus4
That bring us to this bar
G
G
C
C
To pick up these old crutches
G
G
And compare each others scars
'Cause the things we're
calling heartache
Gsus4
Gsus4
Hell, they're hardly worth our time
C
C
We bitch about a dollar
G
G
When there's those without a dime
Verse 5
Am
Am
As he ordered one last round
Dsus4
Dsus4
D
D
He said I guess we can't complain
Am
Am
God made life a gamble
Dsus4
Dsus4
D
D
And we're still in the game
Verse 6
C
C
D
D
So here's to all the soldiers
G
G
D
D
Em
Em
Who have ever died in vain
Am
Am
D
D
The insane locked up in themselves
G
G
Am
Am
The homeless down on Main
G
G
C
C
D
D
To those who stand on empty shores
Bm
Bm
C
C
And spit against the wind
Am
Am
G
G
C
C
And those who wait forever
G
G
For ships that don't come in
Verse 7
Am
Am
G
G
C
C
And those who wait forever
G
G
For ships that don't come in
Outro 1
C
C
Cm
Cm
G
G
C
C
Cm
Cm

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