Ships That Don't Come In chords by
Joe Diffie

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Key: Ab major

Intro 1

G

C

Cm

F

G

C

Cm

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

As he ordered one last round

Dsus4

D

He said I guess we can't complain

Am

God made life a gamble

Dsus4

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

G

C

And those who wait forever

G

For ships that don't come in

Outro 1

C

Cm

G

C

Cm

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