Shipbuilding chords by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Chords with lyrics

Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Shipbuilding
Standard tuning


Intro: A minorAm Am/GAm/G D7D7 D MajorD


E minorEm   Em/D#   Em/DEm/D
Is it worth it

       C#dimC#dim         D MajorD   DmDm
A augmentedA new winter coat and shoes for the wife

       Cm7Cm7          D MajorD
And a bicycle on the boy's birthday

               G+G         C majorC
It's just a rumour that was spread around town

           D MajorD
By the women and children

       G+G     G+G  E minorEm
Soon we'll be shipbuilding

Em/D#  Em/DEm/D
Well I ask you

        C#dimC#dim              D MajorD   DmDm
The boy said 'Dad they're going to take me to task

       Cm7Cm7          D MajorD
but I'll be back by christmas'

               G+G        C majorC
It's just a rumour that was spread around town

           D MajorD          C majorC
SomD#ody said that someone got filled in

          D MajorD          C majorC
For saying that people get killed in

        D MajorD        G+G
The result of this shipbuilding

       G7G7
With all the will in the world

      D#6D#6   D MajorD
Diving for dear life

          G+G
When we could be diving for pearls

Solo: E minorEm Em/D# Em/DEm/D C#dimC#dim D MajorD DmDm Cm7Cm7 D MajorD


               G+G        C majorC
It's just a rumour that was spread around town

        D MajorD        C majorC
A augmentedA telegram or a picture postcard

              D MajorD          C majorC
Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards

          D MajorD
And notifying the next of kin

 G+G
Once again

         G7G7
It's all we're skilled in

      D#6D#6     D MajorD  G+G
We will be shipbuilding

       G minorGm
With all the will in the world

      D#6D#6    D MajorD
Diving for dear life

         E minorEm
When we could be diving for pearls


Solo 2: Em/D# Em/DEm/D C#dimC#dim D MajorD DmDm Cm7Cm7 D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD G+G


         G7G7
It's all we're skilled in

      D#6D#6     D MajorD  G+G
We will be shipbuilding

       G minorGm
With all the will in the world

      D#6D#6    D MajorD
Diving for dear life

D MajorD
When we could be diving for pearls

D MajorD
When we could be diving for pearls

D MajorD         E minorEm
When we could be diving for pearls