Watching the Ships Roll In Chords & Lyrics by The Kooks
Watching the Ships Roll In
guitar chords lyrics
Intro and Verse
Bb Bb* G D Bb Bb* G
e|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2----2---333333--------|
b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3----3---333333--------|
g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4----4---000000--------|
d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4----4---000000--------|
a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2--0-0---222222--------|
e|----------------3----------------------------------3-333333--------|
D
e|---2222222222-2---------|
b|---3333333333-3---------|
g|---2222222222-2---------|
d|-0-0000000000-0---------|
a|----------------4-------|
e|------------------------|
Bb Bb* G D Bb Bb* G
e|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2---2---333333--------|
b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3---3---333333--------|
g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4---4---000000--------|
d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4---4---000000--------|
a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2-0-0---222222--------|
e|----------------3---------------------------------3-333333--------|
A Bb
e|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|
b|---222222222222222-333333333--------------|
g|---222222222222222-444444444--------------|
d|-2-222222222222222-444444444--------------|
a|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Bb Bb* G A Bb Bb Bb* G
e|-2--2---3333333333333333-3--2--222222222222222222-2--2--33333333------|
b|-3--3---3333333333333333-3--2--333333333333333333-3--3--33333333------|
g|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|
d|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|
a|-2--0---2222222222222222-2--0--222222222222222222-2--0--22222222------|
e|--------3333333333333333-3------------------------------33333333------|
A D
e|--00000000000-22222222222--------------|
b|--22222222222-33333333333--------------|
g|--22222222222-22222222222--------------|
d|--22222222222-00000000000-0------------|
a|--00000000000---------------4----------|
e|---------------------------------------|
Near the end of the song when the tempo slows, you will notice a strange chord it is:
333*
* * * * * * *
* e|---| *
* b|-3-| *
* g|-3-| *
* d|-3-| *
* a|---| *
* e|---| *
* * * * * * *
-Verse-
Bb Bb* G
Watching the ships roll in
D Bb Bb* G
hoping that I will still be his friend
D
in the morning
Bb Bb* G
watching those ships roll by
D Bb Bb* G
wishing that I could move this earth
A
if I could
Bb
for you I would do
-Chorus-
Bb Bb* G
I've got nothing to say
G A Bb
I've got nothing to lay at your feet
I just keep hoping
G A D
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be
-Verse-
Bb Bb* G
Still watching the oceans move
D Bb Bb* G
if only I could show you my soul
D
and places I've been
-Verse-
Bb Bb* G
watching the ocean come
D Bb Bb* G A
and little girls playing in the sand as I walk
Bb
longing to listen to you talk
-Chorus-
Bb Bb* G
I've got nothing to say
G A Bb
I've got nothing to lay at your feet
I just keep hoping
G A D
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be
-Chorus-
Bb Bb* G
I've got nothing to say
G A Bb
I've got nothing to lay at your feet
I just keep hoping
G A 333* D
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be
