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Tuning: E A D G B E
Note: Actual track uses a double bass; tabs are transcribed for bass guitar; fretless bass is recommended; There are some parts where the bass will revert to harmonic playing instead of melodic, thus notes might sound "off" if played without piano or vocals. Also, some notes in actual recording might sound slightly lower or higher than what is transcribed; it's expected when playing fretless instruments. Key - C [Intro] G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---5~--------------5-|--3~---------------3-|--2~--------------2--|-------------------5-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--3~-----------------| [Verse 1] G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--3~--------------3--|---------------------|---------------------| E|--5~---------------5-|-------------------3-|--1~---------------1-|--4~-----------------| Is it worth it? A new winter coat and shoes for the G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|--3~---------------3-|--6~---------------6-|--4~-----------------|--3~-----------------| wife and a bicyle on the boy's I'ts just a rumor birthday that was G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|--3~--------------3--|---------------------|---------------------|--3~-----------------| E|-------------------3-|--1~---------------1-|--3~-----------------|---------------------| spread around by the women children soon we'll shipbuilding town and be G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------/5----| E|---------------------| [Verse 2] G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--3~--------------3--|---------------------|---------------------| E|--5~---------------5-|-------------------3-|--1~---------------1-|--4~---------------4-| Well I ask you The boy said Dad, they're going to take me G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|--3~---------------3-|--6~---------------6-|--4~---------------4-|--3~-----------------| task But I'll be back by Christmas I'ts just a rumor that G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|--3~--------------3--|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|-------------------3-|--1~---------1-----1-|--3~----------3----3-|---5~-----------5--5-| spread around Somebody said that one got filled in .... for saying that town some- G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|--2~---------------2-|--3~--------------3--|--5~--------------5--|--3~-----------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| people get killed in.. the result of their ship building ... [Chorus] G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------6----5------|---------------------|-------6----5--------|---------------------| E|------------------7--|--6~-----------------|-----------------6---|--4~--------------4--| With all the will in the world Di - ving for dear life G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--3~-----------------|---------------/5----| E|--3~-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| When we could ving for pearls be di- [Solo] G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--3~-------------3---|---------------------|---------------------| E|--5~--------------5--|-------------------3-|--1~---------------1-|--4~---------------4-| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|--3~---------------3-|--6~---------------6-|--4~-----------------| [Verse 3] G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--3~-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|--3~-----------------|---------------------|---1~----------1---1-|--3~-----------------| It's just a rumor spread around town A telegram for a picture postcard that was G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--2~-------------2-2-|--3~---------------3-|--5~---------------5-| E|--5~----------5----5-|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Within weeks opening the shipyard and notifying the next of kin they'll be re- G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|--3~-----------------| E|---------------------| once again. [Chorus] G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------6----5------|---------------------|-------6----5--------|---------------------| E|------------------8--|---6~----------------|-----------------6---|--4~--------------x--| It's all we're skilled in We will be shipbuilding .... G|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--3~-----------------| E|--3~-----------------|---------------------| .... G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------6----5------|---------------------|-------6----5--------|---------------------| E|------------------7--|--6~-----------------|-----------------6---|--4~--------------4--| With all the will in the world Di - ving for dear life G|---------------------|------------------5--|------------------/7-|-----------------\(5)| D|---------------------|----------------5----|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--3~-----------------|--3~-----------------|---------------------| E|--3~-----------------|--------------------3|---------------------|---------------------| When we could ving for pearls. be di- *********************** ~ - vibrato / - slide up \ - slide down x - dead note ( ) - ghost note ***********************