Wooden Ships
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Intro :
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Am Em Am
If you sEmmile at me I will uAmnderstand
Because that is somEmething
Everybody everywhere does in the sAmame lEmanguage Am
I can seEme by your coat my friend you're from the otherAm side
There's jEmust one thing I've got to know
Can you tAmell me please, who wEmon ?Am7 Em Am
EmSay, can I have some of your purple berries ?
AmYes, I've been eating them for Emsix or seven weeks now
Haven't got siAmck once
Probably keep us boEmth alive Am G A D
EmWooden ships on the water, GveryA freDe, and easy
EmEasy, you know the way it's supGposed Ato bDe
SiEmlver people on the shoreline lGet uAs beD
Talkin 'boutC very free, and eEmasy Am Em C Em C
EmHorror grips us as we watGch yoAu diDe
EmAll we can do is echo your angGuishAed criDes
EmStare as all human feeGlingAs dieD
We are leavCing, you don't neEmed us Am Em C Em C
EmGo take a sister, then, bGy thAe haDnd
EmLead her away from this forGeignA lanDd
EmFar away, where we might lGaugh AagaiDn
We are leaviCng, you don't needEm us Am Em C Em C
EmAnd it's a fair wind
CBlowin'warm out of the south over my shoEmulder C
Guess EmI'll set a course and go C Em9