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Ship Of Fools by The Doors

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the tab is the guitar and keyboard parts mixed together,
thats the only way to play this song on guitar and have it sound right
for the verse parts listen to the keyboard


      "SHIP OF FOOLS" by The Doors


bass intro:
|-----7-----5-|----7-7----5-7-|
|--------7----|--------7------|
|--5----------|-5-------------|
|-------------|---------------|this is repeated three more times until

 the human race was dying out
e|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2-------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2-------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--6---6--4--6--4--3-------------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--7---7--5--7--5--4-------------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

no one left to scream and shout
e|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2--0-----------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2--0-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--6---6--4--6--4--3--1-----------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--7---7--5--7--5--4--2-----------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

people walking on the moon
e|--------------------------------------------|--3--3--7-7-7-7---------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--3--3--7-7-7-7---------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--4--4--7-7-7-7---------------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--5--5--9-9-9-9---------------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

smog will get you pretty soon
e|--5--5--5--5--10--10--10--10---|
BB|--5--5--5--5--10--10--10--10---|
G+G|--6--6--6--6--11--11--11--11---|
D MajorD|--7--7--7--7--12--12--12--12---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

 everyone was hanging out
e|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--6---6--4--6--4--3------------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--7---7--5--7--5--4------------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hanging up and hanging down
e|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2--0--------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2--0--------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--6---6--4--6--4--3--1--------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--7---7--5--7--5--4--2--------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

hanging in and holding fast
e|--------------------------------------------|--3--3--7-7-7-7---------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--3--3--7-7-7-7---------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--4--4--7-7-7-7---------------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--5--5--9-9-9-9---------------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

hope our little world will last
e|--5--5--5--5--10--10--10--10---|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--5--5--5--10--10--10--10---|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--6--6--6--6--11--11--11--11---|------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--7--7--7--12--12--12--12---|---------12---------12---------12----------12------------12-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-12-h-14----12-h-14----12-h-14-----12-h-14-----12-h--14-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10-------|
D MajorD|--7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10-------|
A augmentedA|--5--7--8----5--7--8----5--7--8----5--7--8--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D MajorD|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
A augmentedA|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

lead guitar over the part above goes(with vibrato)
e|--2~~~~-3--5--3--2~~~~~------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------9b-----7---------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------9-----9------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Yeah, along came Mr. Goodtrips Looking for a new a ship
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D MajorD|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
A augmentedA|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Come on, people better climb on board
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D MajorD|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
A augmentedA|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Come on, baby, now we're going home
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D MajorD|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
A augmentedA|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ship of fools, ship of fools
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D MajorD|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
A augmentedA|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

 (solo goes over this)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10-------|
D MajorD|--7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10-------|
A augmentedA|--5--7--8----5--7--8----5--7--8----5--7--8--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10-------|
D MajorD|--7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10---7--9--10-------|
A augmentedA|--5--7--8----5--7--8----5--7--8----5--7--8--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------9--9--------|
D MajorD|------9--9--5--5--7--7--9--9--------|
A augmentedA|------9--9--5--5--7--7--7--7--------|
E MajorE|------7--7--3--3--5--5--------------|

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 the human race was dying out
e|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2-----------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--6---6--4--6--4--3-----------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--7---7--5--7--5--4-----------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

no one left to scream and shout
e|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2--0-----------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--3--5--3--2--0-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--6---6--4--6--4--3--1-----------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--7---7--5--7--5--4--2-----------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

people walking on the moon
e|--------------------------------------------|--3--3--7-7-7-7---------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|--3--3--7-7-7-7---------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|--4--4--7-7-7-7---------------|
D MajorD|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--5--5--9-9-9-9---------------|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2---0-h-2-----|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

smog will get you pretty soon
e|--5--5--5--5--10--10--10--10---|
BB|--5--5--5--5--10--10--10--10---|
G+G|--6--6--6--6--11--11--11--11---|
D MajorD|--7--7--7--7--12--12--12--12---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

ship of foools ship of fools
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5---------|
D MajorD|----7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5---------|
A augmentedA|----5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|(repeat until fadeout)


woo! and thats all, hope this helps, i just figured it out last night finally
keep rockin! LIVE ON THE DOORS! this is one of my favorite songs, along with Land Ho!
good stuff

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