Capo: 2

Ships in the Night- Mat Kearney Tabbed by: Iltrivosk Please rate and post comments if you have any corrections, this is a pretty basic tab. Tuning: Standard EADGBe Capo 2 for all chords (verses and chorus); the tabs (prechorus and solo) are not written in respect to the capo, so just use the usual fret numbers. Chords (in respect to Capo 2): C Cmaj7 D Em G G6 Gsus4/E e|--0-----0-----2-----0----3-----0------3----| B|--1-----3-----3-----0----3-----3------3----| G|--0-----0-----2-----0----0-----0------0----| D|--2-----2-----0-----2----0-----0------0----| A|--3-----3-----x-----2----2-----2------3----| E|--0-----0-----x-----0----3-----3------0----| Intro/Beginning Chorus (piano) Like ships in the night You keep passing me by Just wasting time Trying to prove who's right And if it all goes crashing into the sea If it's just you and me Trying to find a light Verse 1: C Gsus4/E Like ships in the night letting cannonballs fly

Say what you m^G6ean and it turns to a ^Cmaj7fight C Gsus4/E Fists fly from my mouth as it turns south You're down the dr^G6iveway, I'm on the ^Cmaj7couch C Gsus4/E Chasing your dreams since the violent fifth grade Trying to beli^G6eve in your silent own^Cmaj7 way C Gsus4/E 'Cause you'll be okay, I'm not going away You watched your fo^G6urteen as it went down the ^Cmaj7drain C Gsus4/E Your pop's stayed the same and your mom's moved away How many of our pa^G6rents seem to make it ^Cmaj7anyway? C Gsus4/E We're just fumbling through the gray Trying to find a h^G6eart that's not walking^Cmaj7 away

Pre-chorus: Turn the lights down low Walk these halls alone We can feel so far From so close e|-----------2-----------------| B|---2----------2-----2--------| G|------2----------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Chorus: Gsus4/E Like ships in the night

You keep passing me ^G6by Gsus4/E Just wasting time Trying to p^G6rove who's right And if it ^Gall goes ^Dcrashing in^Cto the sea Gsus4/E If it's just you and me ^EmTrying to find a light Like ships in the ^G6night You're passing me ^Cmaj7by You're passing me ^G6by Like ships in the ^Cmaj7night

Verse 2: C Gsus4/E I'm at the airport waiting on the second plane

Had to pack you had c^G6ramps and I was ^Cmaj7late C Gsus4/E Headed to a red carpet they won't know my name Riding in s^G6ilence all that we wanna ^Cmaj7say C Gsus4/E 'Bout to board when you call on the phone You say "^G6I'm sorry I'll be waitin^Cmaj7g at home" C Gsus4/E Feels like we're burning this out on our own Trying to find our ^G6way down a road we don't ^Cmaj7know

Solo (again, not relative to capo): I'm gonna find my way Back to your side Whoa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa I'm gonna find my way Back to your side Whoa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (entire solo x2, first time without lyrics, second time with. Also, during the second solo, strum back and forth between a G6 and a Cmaj7) Chorus: Gsus4/E Like ships in the night

Outro: (more piano) Hopefully these are right, again you can comment for any corrections! Enjoy.

Mat Kearney - Ships in the night