Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding
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Shipbuilding
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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