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Ships In The Night by Mat Kearney
Ships In The Night
Capo: 2nd fret
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F#
e|-3-----3-----3-----3---|
b|-3-----3-----3-----3---|
g|-0-----0-----0-----2---|
d|-2-----2-----0-----0---|
a|-2-----3-----2-----0---|
e|-0-----0-----3-----2---|
[Intro]
Em
Like ships in the night,
C
you keep passing me by
G
We''re just wasting time
D
Trying to prove who''s right
Em C
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
G D
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
[Verse 1]
Em
Like ships in the night letting cannon balls flying,
C
Say what you mean and turn to a fight
G
And fists fly from my mouth, it turns south,
D
you''re down the driveway and I''m on the couch
Em
Chasing dreams since the violent 5th grade,
C
Trying to believe in your silent own way
G
Cause we''ll be okay, I''m not going away
D
like you watching at fourteen as it went down the drain
Em
And pops stayed the same, and your moms moved away
C
How many of our parents seemed to make it anyway?
G
We''re just fumbling through the grey,
D
Trying find a heart that''s not walking away.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
I turn the lights down low
C
Walk these halls alone
G D
We can feel so far from so close
[Chorus]
Em
Like ships in the night,
C
you keep passing me by
G
We''re just wasting time
D
Trying to prove who''s right
Em C
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
G D
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
Em
Like ships in the night,
C
you keep passing me by.
G
You keep passing me by,
D
like ships in the night.
[Verse 2]
Em
And I''m at the airport waiting on a second plane,
C
Had to pack, you had cramps and I was late
G
Headed to a red carpet, they won''t know my name
D
Riding in silence all that we wanna say
Em
About to board when you call on the phone
C
You said, "I''m sorry I''ll be waiting at home."
G
Feels like we''re learning this out on our own
D
Trying to find our way down road we don''t know.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
I turn the lights down low
C
Walk these halls alone
G D
We can feel so far from so close
[Chorus]
Em
Like ships in the night,
C
you keep passing me by
G
We''re just wasting time
D
Trying to prove who''s right
Em C
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
G D
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
Em
Like ships in the night,
C
you keep passing me by.
G
You keep passing me by,
D
like ships in the night.
[Bridge]
Em C G D
And I''m gonna find my way back to your side
Em C G D
And I''m gonna find my way back to your side
[Chorus]
Em
Like ships in the night,
C
you keep passing me by
G
We''re just wasting time
D
Trying to prove who''s right
Em C
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
G D
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
Em
Like ships in the night,
C
you keep passing me by.
G
You keep passing me by,
D
like ships in the night.
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version 2
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Capo 2 for all chords (verses and chorus); the tabs (prechorus and solo) are not written
in respect to the capo, so just use the usual fret numbers.
Chords (in respect to Capo 2):
C Cmaj7 D Em G G6 Gsus4/E
e|--0-----0-----2-----0----3-----0------3----|
B|--1-----3-----3-----0----3-----3------3----|
G|--0-----0-----2-----0----0-----0------0----|
D|--2-----2-----0-----2----0-----0------0----|
A|--3-----3-----x-----2----2-----2------3----|
E|--0-----0-----x-----0----3-----3------0----|
Intro/Beginning Chorus (piano)
Like ships in the night
You keep passing me by
Just wasting time
Trying to prove who''s right
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
If it''s just you and me
Trying to find a light
Verse 1:
C Gsus4/E
Like ships in the night letting cannonballs fly
G6 Cmaj7
Say what you mean and it turns to a fight
C Gsus4/E
Fists fly from my mouth as it turns south
G6 Cmaj7
You''re down the driveway, I''m on the couch
C Gsus4/E
Chasing your dreams since the violent fifth grade
G6 Cmaj7
Trying to believe in your silent own way
C Gsus4/E
''Cause you''ll be okay, I''m not going away
G6 Cmaj7
You watched your fourteen as it went down the drain
C Gsus4/E
Your pop''s stayed the same and your mom''s moved away
G6 Cmaj7
How many of our parents seem to make it anyway?
C Gsus4/E
We''re just fumbling through the gray
G6 Cmaj7
Trying to find a heart that''s not walking away
Pre-chorus:
Turn the lights down low
Walk these halls alone
We can feel so far
From so close
e|-----------2-----------------|
B|---2----------2-----2--------|
G|------2----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Chorus:
Gsus4/E
Like ships in the night
G6
You keep passing me by
Gsus4/E
Just wasting time
G6
Trying to prove who''s right
G D C
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
Gsus4/E
If it''s just you and me
Em
Trying to find a light
G6
Like ships in the night
Cmaj7
You''re passing me by
G6
You''re passing me by
Cmaj7
Like ships in the night
Verse 2:
C Gsus4/E
I''m at the airport waiting on the second plane
G6 Cmaj7
Had to pack you had cramps and I was late
C Gsus4/E
Headed to a red carpet they won''t know my name
G6 Cmaj7
Riding in silence all that we wanna say
C Gsus4/E
''Bout to board when you call on the phone
G6 Cmaj7
You say "I''m sorry I''ll be waiting at home"
C Gsus4/E
Feels like we''re burning this out on our own
G6 Cmaj7
Trying to find our way down a road we don''t know
Pre-chorus:
Turn the lights down low
Walk these halls alone
We can feel so far
From so close
e|-----------2-----------------|
B|---2----------2-----2--------|
G|------2----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Chorus:
Gsus4/E
Like ships in the night
G6
You keep passing me by
Gsus4/E
Just wasting time
G6
Trying to prove who''s right
G D C
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
Gsus4/E
If it''s just you and me
Em
Trying to find a light
G6
Like ships in the night
Cmaj7
You''re passing me by
G6
You''re passing me by
Cmaj7
Like ships in the night
Solo (again, not relative to capo):
I''m gonna find my way
Back to your side
Whoa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa
I''m gonna find my way
Back to your side
Whoa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(entire solo x2, first time without lyrics, second time with. Also, during the second
solo, strum back and forth between a G6 and a Cmaj7)
Chorus:
Gsus4/E
Like ships in the night
G6
You keep passing me by
Gsus4/E
Just wasting time
G6
Trying to prove who''s right
G D C
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
Gsus4/E
If it''s just you and me
Em
Trying to find a light
G6
Like ships in the night
Cmaj7
You''re passing me by
G6
You''re passing me by
Cmaj7
Like ships in the night
Outro: (more piano)
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version 3
Capo 7
Intro/chorus
Bm
Like ships in the night
G
You keep passing me by
D
Just wasting time
A
Trying to prove who''s right
Bm G
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
D
If its just you and me
A
Trying to find the light
Verse 1
Bm
Like ships in the night letting cannonballs fly
G
Say what you mean and it turns to a fight
D
Fists fly from my mouth as it turns south
A
You''re down the driveway
I''m on the couch
Bm
Chasing your dreams since the violent fifth grade
G
Trying to believe in your silent own way
D
''Cause we''ll be okay, I''m not going away
A
Like you watched at fourteen as it went down the drain
Bm
Your pops stayed the same and your moms moved away
G
How many of our parents seem to make it anyway
D
We''re just fumbling through the gray
A
Trying to find a heart that''s not walking away
Pre-Chorus
Bm
Turn the lights down low
G
Walk these halls alone
D
We can feel so far
A
From so close
Chorus
Bm
Like ships in the night
G
You keep passing me by
D
Just wasting time
A
Trying to prove who''s right
Bm G
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
D
If its just you and me
A
Trying to find the light
Bm
Like ships in the night
G
You''re passing me by
D
You''re passing me by
A
Like ships in the night
Verse 2
Bm
I''m at the airport waitin'' on the second plane
G
Had to pack, you had cramps,
D
And I was late heading to a red carpet
They wont know my name
A
Riding in silence
All that we wanna say
Bm
''Bout to board when you call on the phone
G
You say I''m sorry I''ll be waitin'' at home
D
Feels like we''re burning this out on our own
A
Trying to find our way down a road we don''t know
Bridge[x2]
Bm, G, D, A [x2]
Bm G
I''m gonna find my way
D A
Back to your side (Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh)
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version 4
Standard Tuning
Each note that is played longer then the transition is played roughly 8 times
Capo 2nd
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5--------------------------------|
G|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------4-4-4-4--2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
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