Ships That Don't Come In chords by Joe Diffie

Ships That Don't Come In
Joe Diffie

Capo 1


Intro:
G  C/G  Cm  G
G  C/G  Cm  G


Verse 1:

     G
I could tell he'd had a tough life
    C/G
By the way he sat and stared
  C
And me, I'd come to push and shove
  G
So I pulled up a chair
   G
We talked of roads untraveled
   C/G
We talked of love untrue
   C
Of strings that come unraveled
     G
We were kings and kindred fools
   Am
And just when I'd hit bottom
   D
That old man raised his glass
       Am
And said at least we had our chances
     D
There's those who never have

Chorus:

  C         D
So here's to all the soldiers
     G  D/F#   Em
Who have ever died in vain
   Am        D
The insane locked up in themselves
    G       G - Am - G/B - C
The homeless down on Main
   C         D
To those who stand on empty shores
   Bm        C  C - G/B - Am
And spit against the wind
   Am    G/B   C
And those who wait forever
              G
For ships that don't come in


Instrumental:

G C/G Cm G


Verse 2:

       G
He said it's only life's illusions
   C/G
That bring us to this bar
  C
To pick up these old crutches
    G
And compare each other's scars
      G
'Cuz the things we're calling heartaches
        C/G
Hell, they're hardly worth our time
  C
We bitch about a dollar
        G
When there's those without a dime.
      Am
And as he ordered one last round, he said
  D          C - G/B - Am
I guess we can't complain
Am
God made life a gamble
   D
And we're still in the game.


[Repeat Chorus]


Tag:

   Am    G/B   C
And those who wait forever
             G
For ships that don't come in