World Party - Ship of fools
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Ship of fools
Artist: World Party
Composer: Karl Wallinger
Album: Private revolution
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com) 25th Aug 2016
Promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nCugGQZO0
This is my arrangement intended as an acoustic guitar accompaniment,
to give an overall flavour of the backing, rather than a literal
transcribing of any keyboard part.
NOTE: Please ignore any pop-up chord boxes the website might
automatically suggest, and use the typed shapes shown below.
Dm = xx0231 Gm = 355333 C = x32010
Em7/D = xx0453 Bb = x13331 Em = 022000
Dm7 = xx0565 F = 133211 h = hammer-on note
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[Intro]
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |--------------|
A |-------3-h5---|
E |--3-h5--------|
||: Dm / / /_Em7/D_/ / | Dm7 / / /_Em7/D_/ / :||[x3]
Dm Em7/D Dm
| / / /__/ / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
We're setting Dmsail Em7/D ...to the Dm7place on the Em7/Dmap,
Dm Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
From which no one has ever returned---------,
DmDrawn by the Em7/Dpromise of the Dm7joker, and the Em7/Dfool,
By the Dmlight of the Em7/Dcrosses that Dm7burn Em7/D
[Verse 2]
DmDrawn by the Em7/Dpromise of the Dm7women and the Em7/Dlace,
And the Dmgold, and the Em7/Dcotton, and Dm7pearls, Em7/D
It's the Dmplace where they Em7/Dkeep all the Dm7darkness you Em7/Dneed,
You sail a - Dmway from the Em7/Dlight of the world on Dm7this trip, Em7/Dbaby!
[Bridge]
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 You will pay tomorrow, Dm7 Em7/D Dm7
You're gonna pay tomorrow, Dm7 Em7/D Dm7yeah,
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7
You will pay tomorrow----------------------, oh, oh - oh!
[Chorus 1]
GmHoh! BbSave me, F ...save me from to - Cmorrow,
Gm I don't want to Bbsail with this ship of Cfools, no, no, no -no,
GmOh, ...Bbsave me, F ...save me from to - Cmorrow,
Gm I don't want to Bbsail with this ship of Cfools, ...no, no,
I want to run and Dmhide Em7/D Dm7 ...right Em7/Dnow!
Dm Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
| / / /__/ / | / / /__/ / |
F No, Emno - no - no, no, Dmno----! Em7/D Dm
[Verse 3]
Avarice and Dmgreed...Em7/D
....are gonna Dm7drive you Em7/Dover the Dmendless sea, Em7/D Dm7
They will Em7/Dleave you Dmdrifting in the Em7/Dshallows,
Or Dm7drowning in the Em7/Doceans of Dmhistory Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
[Verse 4]
DmTravelling the Em7/Dworld, you're in Dm7search of no Em7/Dgood,
But I'm Dmsure you'll build your Em7/DSodom, like you Dm7knew you Em7/Dwould,
Using Dmall the good Em7/Dpeople for your Dm7galley Em7/Dslaves,
As your Dmlittle boat Em7/Dstruggles through the Dm7 ...warning Em7/Dwaves
[Bridge]
But you don't ...Dm7pay, Em7/D Dm7 you will pay tomorrow,Dm7 Em7/D Dm7
You're gonna pay tomorrow, Dm7 Em7/D Dm7yes,
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7
You're gonna pay tomorrow-------------------, oh, oh - oh!
[Chorus 2]
GmHoh! BbSave me, F save me from to - Cmorrow,
Gm I don't want to Bbsail with this ship of Cfools, no, no, no -no -no,
GmOh, ...Bbsave me, F save me from to - Cmorrow,
Gm I don't want to Bbsail with this ship of Cfools, ...no, no, no -no,
Gm BbWhere's it coming from? F Oh, where's it C...going to?
It's just a Gm Bb...it's just a ship of Cfools! Woh - oh -oh, ah!
[Link]
||: Dm/ / /_Em7/D_/ / | Dm7 / / /Em7/D__/ / :||[x3]
| Dm/ / /_Em7/D_/ / | Dm7 Yeah, all a - Em7/Dboard now!
[Coda]
||: Dm Dit, Em7/Ddit, dit, Dm7dit, do - Em7/Ddoo,
Dm Dit, Em7/Ddit, dit, Dm7doo, doo, Em7/Ddoo - doo, doo -doo,
Dm Dit, Em7/Ddit, dit, Dm7dit, dit, Em7/Ddoo,
Dm Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D Dm
Doo - doo------! Hey---------! :|| [Repeat] | / ||