Barry Manilow - Ships

We wa^G#lked to the ^C#M7sea, just my ^D#father and ^C7/Eme, and the ^Fmdogs played a^G#/Ebround on the ^C#M7sand.^C# Win^D#ter ^G#cold cut the ^C#M7air hangin ^D#still everyw^C7/Ehere, dressed in ^Fmgray, did he ^G#/Ebsay, “Hold my^C#M7 hand^C#/Eb”? ^{Eb G#7} I said, “Love’s easier when i^C#t’s far ^Cmaway.” ^Bbm We sat and watched a distant ^D#light.

^C#/Eb We’r ^Ebe tw ^Bo ships tha^D#mt pass in the^E(add2) night, ^F#sus we both s^Bmile and we ^D#msay it’s a^E(add2)lright. ^F#7sus We’re stil^Bl here, it’s just t^D#m7hat we’re o^EM7ut of sight, like those ^G#mships that ^F#pass in the ^EM7ni__^D#m/F#_______^G#ght.^C#M7

There’s ^G#a boat on th^C#M7e line, where th^D#e sea meets the^C7/E sky, there’s ^Fmanother tha^G#/Ebt rides far ^C#M7behind^C#. and ^D#it ^G#seems you and ^C#M7I are like s^D#trangers, a ^C7/Ewide ways a^Fmpart as we ^G#/Ebdrift on through t^C#M7ime. ^{C#/Eb Eb G#7} He said, its harder now, we’r^C#e far awa^Cmy, ^Bbm We only read you when you ^D#write. (Repeat Chorus Except Last word) ^EM7Ni __^D#m____^C#m7ght ^{D#m7 Em7}We’r^Ae jus^Ft ships tha^Am7t pass in th^BbM7e nigh^Ct, we both ^Dm7smile and we ^Am7say it’s ^BbM7alright^C. We’re^A/C# stil^Fl here, it’s just t^Am7hat we’re o^BbM7ut of s^Cight, Like t^Ahose ^Dmships that ^Cpass in the ^BbM7night.^C#M7 (Repeat last four lines while fading)