The Ship Of Theseus chords by Chonny Jash

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

Bm        F#m7
I am just a ship,
F#m7    Em                  Bm
made of toil, and grit, and rust, and sticks,
       Em                     G#m
scraps grown molded by time’s firm grip.
    Gmaj7                 Gm
Now new, once worshipped…
       F#
  undeserved.

Verse 1:
Bm                    F#m7
It’s a curse. It’s an evil thing.
         F#m7                           F#m7
It’s the luminance of the hubris of the patchwork king.
                  F#m7
(Praise be to the patchwork king.)
             Em
But it’s not right.
Bm         G            F#
It’s just a compounding lie.

Pre-Chorus:
Bm
I don’t remember. I don’t recall.
Bm                       E                               F#m7
Oh, just how long has it been since I last heard someone sing my song?
Bm                  F#
I thought it endless, my mighty call.
D                         E                      F#m7
Who would have known that Eternity’s anger could last so long?
F#
I’ve grown so worn.

Chorus:
    Gmaj7             F#7                          Bm
Oh, Theseus, how’s it feel to know you earned your rest?
Gmaj7                     F#7                               Bm
Seven seas, just like the sins, oh, it seems Pride’s failed this test.

Verse 2:
Bm
See how they cannibalize.
Bm                    Bm
Glory, fame, rage all cloud their eyes.
G7               A7                 Bm
I don’t even remember from whence I came.
Bm
Stretched, ill-fitted, I’ve been bastardized.
Bm                          Bm
Centuries on centuries have passed me by.
G7             A7                    Bm
What was the name of the man who owned the hands with which I was made?
Gmaj7                     A7            Bm*
Who built the arrogant ship that I became?
N.C.
Who designed this shame?

Pre-Chorus:
Bm
I can’t relinquish this title held.
Bm                          Em                           F#m7           F#m7
At least that fool with the boulder got to suffer as his own damn self.
Bm             F#
Eternal anguish. An endless night.
D                    E                         F#m7
Another falls to the lie, see the fallen from Icarian flight.
F#
I’m not what they write.

Chorus:
Gmaj7                F#7                              Bm
Oh, Theseus, can’t I join you, the Athenians and that beast?
      Gmaj7                        F#7               Bm                     F#
These days are long, the nights go on, as I’m sewn together, piece by piece.
    D                Em   Bm
Oh, Theseus, can you see?
 A          G     F#
Apollo’s forsaken me.
    Gmaj7              F#7                       Bm
And now, I pray that a tide just might render me beat
Bm
and grant me peace.

A B7

Outro:
Em            F#                   D            F#
Gods above, I pray your love might rend my core.
Bm                       F#                       Bm
Pasts unnamed were all unmade, so please, what’s one more?