When the Ship Comes In chords by
The Chieftains
The Chieftains
The Decemberists
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
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Oh, the time will come
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when the winds will stop
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And the breeze will
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cease to be breathin'
Like the stillness in the wind before
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G
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the hurricane begins
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The hour when the ship comes in
Verse 2
Bm
Bm
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C
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Oh, the seas will split and the ship will hit
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And the sands on the
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shoreline will be shakin'
And the tide will sound and
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the winds will pound
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D
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And the morning will be a- breakin'
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Verse 3
Oh, the fishes will laugh as
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they swim out of the path
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C
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And the seagulls, they'll be smilin'
And the rocks on the sand
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will proudly stand
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The hour that the ship comes in
Verse 4
Bm
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And the words that are used
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For to get the ship confused
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C
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Will not be understood
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as they are spoken
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For the chains of the sea
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Will have busted in the night
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And be buried at the bottom
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of the ocean
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G

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Verse 5
D
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C
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A song will lift as the mainsail shifts
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C
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And the boat drifts out onto the shoreline
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And the sun will respect every
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G
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face on the deck
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The hour that the ship comes in
Verse 6
Bm
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C
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And the sands will roll out a carpet of gold
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For your weary toes to be a- touchin'
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And the ship's wise men will
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remind you once again
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D
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That the whole wide world is watch
Interlude 1
in'
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Verse 7
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Oh, the foes will rise with
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the sleep still in their eyes
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C
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And they'll jerk from their bed
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s and think they're dreamin'
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But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
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And they'll know that it's for real
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The hour when the ship comes in
Verse 8
Bm
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And they'll raise their hands
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Sayin', "We'll meet
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all your demands"
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C
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But we'll shout from the bow
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"Your days are numbered"
And like pharaoh's triumph
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they'll be drownded in the tide
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D
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Like Goliath they'll be conquered
Outro 1
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