Ships That Don't Come In Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][Cm][F][G][C][Cm][G]

[Verse 1]
Well, I [G]could tell
he'd had a tough life
By the way [Gsus4]he sat and stared
[C]And me, I'd come to push and shove
So [G]I pulled up a chair

[Verse 2]
[G]We talked of roads untraveled
We talked [Gsus4]of love untrue[G]
[Gsus4]Of string[C]s that come unraveled
We [G]were kings and kindred fools
And [Am]just when I'd hit bottom
That [Dsus4]old man raised his g[D]lass
And said at [Am]least we've
had our chances
There's [Dsus4]those who nev[D]er have

[Verse 3]
So [C]here's to all the sol[D]diers
Who have [G]ever [D]died in [Em]vain
The [Am]insane locked up [D]in themselves
The [G]homeless down on [Am]Main
[G]To tho[C]se who stand on emp[D]ty shores
[Bm]And spit against the [C]wind
And [Am]those who [G]wait [C]forever
For ships that don't come
[G]in
[C][Cm]

[Verse 4]
[G]
He said it's only life's illusions
That bring [Gsus4]us to this bar
[G]To [C]pick up these old crutches
And com[G]pare each others scars
'Cause the things we're
calling heartache
Hell, they're hardly worth our [Gsus4]time
[C]We bitch about a dollar
When there's [G]those without a dime

[Verse 5]
As he [Am]ordered one last round
He said I [Dsus4]guess we can't com[D]plain
[Am]God made life a gamble
And [Dsus4]we're still in [D]the game

[Verse 6]
So [C]here's to all the sol[D]diers
Who have [G]ever [D]died in [Em]vain
The [Am]insane locked up [D]in themselves
The [G]homeless down on [Am]Main
[G]To tho[C]se who stand on emp[D]ty shores
[Bm]And spit against [C]the wind
And [Am]those who [G]wait [C]forever
For ships that don't come [G]in

[Verse 7]
And [Am]those who [G]wait [C]forever
For ships that don't come [G]in

[Outro 1]
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