Tuning: E A D G B E

Big Country - Ships Key G BPM 111 You Tube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Acj_zKWZs [Verse 1]

Look at him ^Emnow ^DAnother used ^Gman ^C ^G ^DWearing the ^Cpassing of his ^Gdignity With ^Amall the courage ^Dthat he can ^C He stood in the ^Emstorm ^DCarved out in ^Gstone ^C ^G He said I've ^Dworn my ^Chonesty with ^Gpride In every^Amthing I've ^Ddone ^Dsus4 ^D

[Chorus]

So ^Gwhere were you when my ^Cship went ^Gdown ^EmWhere were you when I ^Cran a^Gground^Gsus4 ^GWhere were you when I ^Cturned it ^Garound ^EmWhere were you when they ^Cburned me ^Gdown ^Gsus4

[Chorus]

So ^Gwhere were you when my ^Cship went ^Gdown ^EmWhere were you when I ^Cran a^Gground^Gsus4 ^GWhere were you when I ^Cturned it ^Garound ^EmWhere were you when they ^Cburned me ^Gdown^Gsus4

[Verse 2]

^GLook at her ^Emnow All ^Dtired and ^Gworn ^C ^G She ^Dnever ^Cthought her life would ^Gcome To be so ^Amcold or so ^Dalone ^C She walked in the ^Emlight Fought ^Dbondage for ^Glove ^C ^G She said I ^Dcast off the ^Cchains that I was ^Gborn with But it ^Amnever was ^Denough^Dsus4 ^D

[Chorus]

So ^Gwhere were you when my ^Cship went ^Gdown ^EmWhere were you when I ^Cran a^Gground^Gsus4 ^GWhere were you when I ^Cturned it ^Garound ^EmWhere were you when they ^Cburned me ^Gdown ^Gsus4

[Bridge]

^CSilent souls washed ^Emup on the shores Left to ^Gwalk the sands ^Cevermore, ^Devermore^Dsus4

[Instrumental] G C G Em C G

^G ^CShip went ^Gdown^Em ^C ^G G C G Em C G G C G Em C G

[Chorus]

So ^Gwhere were you when my ^Cship went ^Gdown ^EmWhere were you when I ^Cran a^Gground ^Gsus4 ^GWhere were you when I ^Cturned it ^Garound ^EmWhere were you when they ^Cburned me ^Gdown^Gsus4

[Chorus]

So ^Gwhere were you when my ^Cship went ^Gdown ^EmWhere were you when I ^Cran a^Gground ^Gsus4 ^GWhere were you when I ^Cturned it ^Garound ^EmWhere were you when they ^Cburned me ^Gdown ^Gsus4

[Chorus]

So ^Gwhere were you when my ^Cship went ^Gdown ^EmWhere were you when I ^Cran a^Gground ^Gsus4 ^GWhere were you when I ^Cturned it ^Garound ^EmWhere were you when they ^Cburned me ^Gdown^Gsus4

[Outro] C G D Em G D C D Gsus4 G Dsus4 D G Mark W