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Hope you like it. For correction/requests/ideas: Ofir Zwebner e-mail: ofirz1@ccsg.tau.ac.il Shipbuilding ------------ Elvis Costello, Clive Langer From EC's _Punch the Clock_ (P) 1983 The Robert Wyatt version from 1982 is very much the same, only shorter. The key is transposed two and a half tones up, his version is in Am. Lyrics are from the _Punch the Clock_ inner sleeve Am: x-0-2-2-1-0-------------------------------------| C: x-3-2-0-1-0-------------------------------------| D: x-x-0-2-3-2 On most of the song: x-5-7-7-7-5-| Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1 But may also be: x-5-7-7-6-5-| Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0 On the first times: x-x-2-0-0-0-| Em/D#: x-x-1-0-0-0-------------------------------------| Em/D: x-x-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------| G: 3-5-5-4-3-3-------------------------------------| C#dim: x-x-2-3-2-3 Also fits: A7: x-0-2-0-2-0-| Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-3-------------------------------------| Cmaj7: x-3-5-4-5-3 Easier to play: x-3-2-0-0-0-| G7: 3-5-3-4-6-3-------------------------------------| Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3-------------------------------------| Eb7 x-7-9-7-9-7-------------------------------------| Can be played C#dim as well - I don't know. Am | C | D | D | Em Em/D# Is it worth it
Em/DA new winter C#dimcoat and shoes for the Dwife DmAnd a bicycle Cm7on the boy's birthdaDy It's just a rumour that was Gspread around town CBy the women and Dchildren Soon we'll be Gshipbuilding
Em Em/D# Well I ask you
Em/DThe boy said &C#dimquot;Dad they're going to makDe me to task DmBut I'll be Cm7back by christmaDs" It's just a rumour that was Gspread around town Cmaj7Somebody said that Dsomeone got filled in Cmaj7For saying that Dpeople get killed in Cmaj7The result of Dthis shipbuildingG nc G7 With all the will in the world Diving for Eb6dear life DWhen we could be Gdiving for pearls
Em Em/D# Em/D C#dim D Dm Cm7
DIt's just a rumour that was Gspread around town Cmaj7A telegram or a Dpicture postcard Cmaj7Within weeks they'll be re-Dopening the shipyards Cmaj7And notifying the Dnext of kin GOnce again It's all we're G7skilled in We will be Eb6shipbuildingD G With all the Gmwill in the world Diving for Eb6dear life D D D DWhen we could be Emdiving for pearls Em/D# Em/D C#dim
D Dm Cm7 D G Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D G
It's all we're G7skilled in We will be Eb6shipbuildingD G With all the Gmwill in the world Diving for Eb6dear life D D D DWhen we could be Ddiving for pearlsD D DWhen we could be Ddiving for pearlsD D DWhen we could be divEming for pearls