Ship In A Bottle Chords

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[Verse 1]
[A]We[Bm][D][G]
[D]sat in his living[F#m] room
[D]star[G]ing at the fire
[D]He wat[G]ched the spark slip from the[D] grate
and the flames rose [Asus4]higher
It [D]was hard [Bm]for me to tell h[G]im,
it was time for me to [D]leave
He said [G]I didn't go see t[F#m]he world,
thought that [A]it would come [G]to me
[Asus4]Point ing to the[D] mantelpiece,
he said,
[G]take that if you [D]wish
A [G]dirty whiskey jar
[D]that contained a wooden she[A]d[Asus4]
[A]Your grand[Bm]father drained that bottle
[G]and I put it to good use
[D]Now it tie[G]s me to my yester[F#m]days,
I'd be [A]better off to [G]lose
No use [Em]fighting
when the [G]wind's against the [D]tide
Shove your [Em]oars, stow [G]your sails,
just enjoy [A]the ride of [Bm]your life
But throw yourself [D]on the
[F#m]mercy of [Bm]the sea
[Em]Whatever you [D]do,
don't [A]waste your time like [Bm]me
He built [A]it back in [F#m]33,
[D]just a young [G]boy at the time
[F#m]Back w[D]hen i[G]ts matchstick
mast[F#m]s
appeared to tower [D]above the [A]cliff
And even school [Bm]-reel ships he [G]built
carried men and goods [F#m]afar
To [G]America and [F#m]In dia
and in the [A]forties to [G]the war
His coun[A]try didn't want [F#m]him,
as his mates fell [G]through war -torn [F#m]skies
The [G]rest, they'd join the [F#m]convoys,
still [D]he was too young [A]to die
Now he can't [Bm]even find his [G]glasses,
his hands shake too much, he [F#m]knows
To break the [G]bottle for himsel[F#m]f
And [A]to let the memories [G]go
No use [Em]fighting
when [G]the wind's against the [D]tide
Ship your [Em]oars, stow your [G]sails
Just enjoy [A]the ride of [Bbdim]your life
[Bm]Throw yourself [D]on the mer
[F#m]cy of the[Bm] sea
[Em]Whatever you do, [D]son,
don't [A]waste your time like
[D]me[Bm][F#m][D][G]
Sit[A]ting on [D]the mantelpiece,
the [G]bottles gathered [D]dust
While [G]shipyards closed their gates [D]were locked,
the chains began [A]to rust
[Asus4]Who's tie[A]d down t[Bm]o his memories,[G]
forever in their debt
[D]But I'll sai[G]l for clear blue water[F#m]s,
[A]and a life with no re[G]grets
No use [Em]fighting
when [G]the wind's against the [D]tide
Ship your [Em]oars, stow your [G]sails,
just enjoy the [A]ride of [Bbdim]your life
[Bm]But throw yourself o[D]n the mer
[F#m]cy of the[Bm] sea
[Em]Whatever you [D]do,
don't [A]waste your time lying
[D]to [Bm]me[F#m][D]
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