When The Ship Comes In chords by
Arlo Guthrie

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Key: G major•

Verse 1
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C C 
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G G 
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C C 
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Oh, the
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time will come up
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Am Am 
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When the winds will stop
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C C 
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And the breeze will cease
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G G 
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to be breathin'
Like the stillness in the wind
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Before the hurricane begins
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G G 
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C C 
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D D 
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G G 
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The hour that the ship comes in

Verse 2
Em Em 
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And the seas will split
C C 
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G G 
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And the ship will hit
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And the sands on the shoreline
C C 
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D D 
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G G 
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will be shaking
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G G 
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Then the tide will sound
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Am Am 
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And the wind will pound
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C C 
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D D 
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And the morning will be breaking
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Verse 3
Oh, the fishes will laugh
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Am Am 
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As they swim out of the path
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C C 
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D D 
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G G 
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And the seagulls they'll be smiling
And the rocks on the sand
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Am Am 
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Will proudly stand
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C C 
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D D 
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G G 
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The hour that the ship comes in

Verse 4
Em Em 
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And the words that are used
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For to get the ship confused
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Em Em 
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C C 
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Will not be understood
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G G 
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as they're spoken
For the chains of the sea
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Am Am 
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Will have busted in the night
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And will be buried at the bot
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D D 
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G G 
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tom of the ocean
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G G 
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Verse 5
C C 
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G G 
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A song will lift
C C 
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As the mainsail shifts
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G G 
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C C 
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And the boat drifts on
D D 
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G G 
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to the shoreline
And the sun will respect
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Am Am 
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Every face on the deck
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C C 
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D D 
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G G 
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The hour that the ship comes in

Verse 6
Em Em 
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Then the sands will roll
C C 
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G G 
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Out a carpet of gold
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C C 
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D D 
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G G 
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For your weary toes to be a- touchin'
And the ship's wise men
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Am Am 
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Will remind you once again
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C C 
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That the whole wide world
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G G 
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is watchin'

Verse 7
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Oh, the foes will rise
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Am Am 
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With the sleep still in their eyes
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C C 
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And they'll jerk from their beds
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G G 
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and think they're dreamin'
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
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Am Am 
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And know that it's for real
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C C 
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The hour when the ship
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G G 
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comes in

Verse 8
Em Em 
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Then they'll raise their hands
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G G 
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Sayin' we'll meet all your demands
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But we'll shout from the bow
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D D 
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G G 
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your days are numbered
And like Pharaoh's tribe
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Am Am 
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They'll be drownded in the tide
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And like Goliath,
C C 
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D D 
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G G 
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they'll be conquered