The Ship That Never Returned chords by
Jimmie Driftwood
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
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On a summer day when
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the waves were ruffled
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by the softest, gentlest breeze
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Did a ship set sail with her cargo laden
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for a port beyond the seas
There were sweet farewells,
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there were loving signals
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while her form was yet desert
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And for years and years
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there were fond ones
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Watching for the ship that never returned
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Did she ever return?
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No, she never returned
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And her fate is yet unlearned
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And for years and years
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there were fond ones
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Watching for the ship that nev
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er returned
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Said a feeble lad to his anxious mother,
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I must cross the wide, sea
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For they say perchance in
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a foreign country
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There is health and strength for me
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Was a gleam of hope in a maze of danger
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And her heart for her youngest year
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Yet she sent him forth with a smile
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And a blessing on the ship
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that never returned
Did she ever return?
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No, she never returned
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And her fate is yet unlearned
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And for years and years
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there were fond ones
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watching for the ship that
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never returned
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Just one more trip,
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said the gallant captain
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as he kissed his weeping wife
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Just one more bag of the golden treasure
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and to last us all our life
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Then we'll settle down in a cozy cottage
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and enjoy the rest we've earned
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But alas, poor man, he sailed commander
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on the ship that never returned
Did she ever return?
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Oh, she never returned
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and her fate is yet unlearned
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And for years and years
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there were fond ones
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watching for the ship that never returned.

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