Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ship of Fools – bass
Intro:
Cm F Eb Bb
G|---------|---------|----------|------------|
D|---------|-3-------|----------|------------|
A|-3------3|--------0|-1-1--1-1-|-1-1------1-|
E|---------|---------|----------|------1h3---|
Went to see the captain Strangest I could find
Bb F Eb Edim Bb
G|--------------|---------------|--------0--2----|-3----7--8---9---|
D|--------------|---3-----1-----|-2-2------------|-3----8--10--11--|
A|-(1)----------|-1-----1-----1-|----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
Laid my proposition down, laid it on the line
Bb D Eb Dm Cm F
G|-10-------|--------------|-------------|-------------------10h12-|
D|-12-------|--------------|-------------|------------10h12--------|
A|-----5--5-|-6------6-5---|-------------|-8-8---------------------|
E|----------|------------6-|h8-8-------8-|-------------------------|
I won't slave for beggar's pay Likewise gold and jewels
F Eb Bb Dm Cm
G|---------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|--------------------------8h10-8h10---|
A|-8-----8----5--|-6---------------|-5----------------------------------5-|
E|---------8-----|-----------6--8--|--------------------8--8--------------|
But I would slave to learn the way To sink your ship of fools
Eb Bb F
G|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------5-7--|-8--------------------|-------------------------|
A|-6—5h6-6---------|----------------5--6--|-8----------6------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------6----|
Chorus:
Ship of Fools On a cruel sea
F Eb Bb
G|------------------------|---------------|--------------|
D|------------------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-------8-8---8-x-8-8----|-8-6-6--6------|--------------|
E|------8----8------------|----------6-6--|-6-x-6--6-----|
Ship of fools Sail away from me
F Gm
G|------------------|------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------|------------|--------------------5p3----------------|
A|------5-6-8-8-----|-----8-8----|-6-5---------------------5-------------|
E|------------------|-8-8--------|-----3----x-1-3-3----------------------|
It was later than I thought When I first believed you
Gm Edim
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------8---8--7--------//11--10--8-|
A|----------5----5--------------7---7-10----------10-----------------|
E|------3-----3----3--1--3----6--------------------------------------|
Now I cannot share your laughter Ship of fools
Cm F Eb Bb
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10--------------------------------------------------8h10-8~-------|
A|----------------8-------------------6-------------8-8h10--------8\\----|
E|--------8-10-11-----------------------------6-6------------------------|
Saw your first ship sink and drown from rockin' of the boat
Bb F Eb Edim
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------5-5-7-8----8-------|
A|---------------------8-------6---6--|-7------------------------8\\---|
E|-6--------6----6--------------------|--------------------------------|
And all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float
Bb D Eb Dm Cm F
G|------------------------------5---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7-5---5-7-----5--5---|
A|---------5---5-6------6-5----------------8----------------|
E|-6-----6------------------6-8-----------------------------|
I won't leave you driftin down but whoa it makes me wild
F Eb Bb Dm Cm
G|-----------------------------------7------7//8-8-7-5----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8—8----5-6---------------5-----------------------------------------|
E|------8---------5-6-5-6-8-------------------------------------------|
With thirty years upon my head to have you call me child
Eb Bb F Eb Bb
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5--7----8---------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-6-------------------------------5--6--8------------6-6--x-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------6--6--|
Ship of fools on a cruel sea
F Eb Bb
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8------------------------------------|
A|-------8-8-------8-----6---------------------------------------|
E|-------------8-8--------------x-6--6-----6--6-6----------------|
Ship of fools sail away from me
F Eb Gm
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------5--3-----------------|
A|-x-5--x-6--x-8~-------8-8------6--5----------------------------------|
E|--------------------8----------------1-3~~--x-3----------------------|
It was later than I thought when I first believed you
Gm Edim
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------------------------8-7----//11p10-8---//14p12-8---|
A|------------------------------7----10-----10-------------------------|
E|------3---------3--3-3-----------------------------------------------|
Now I cannot share your laughter ship of fools
Cm F Eb Bb
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------8---8---8------|
A|-----10-10---------5-6-8-8--------------6-6-------------------8~---|
E|---------------8-8--------------------------5-6---6---6------------|
The bottle stands as empty as they were filled before
Bb F Eb Edim
G-------------------------------------------------10--10--8---|
D-------------------------------------8-----------12--10--10--|
A--------------------8---6----6-7--10-------------------------|
E-6--------6--------------------------------------------------|
Time there was and plenty But from that cup no more
Bb D Eb Dm Cm F
G|-7---------------------------------------------------------10----------10h12-|
D|-8----------------------------------------------------------------10h12------|
A|-----------5------6-------6-5-------------------------8-8--------------------|
E|------------------------------6-8--------------------------------------------|
Though I could not caution all I still might warn a few
F Eb Bb Dm Cm
G|-------10-----------------------------------7----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----8-------------6------------------5---------------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------6-5-6-8----------------------8-8------|
Don't lend a hand to raise no flag Atop no ship of fools
Eb Bb F Eb Bb
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------8----------8----------------------------------------------|
A|-6----------6----8----------------5--6------8~--6-6-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------6-6----------|
Ship of fools On a cruel sea
F Eb Bb
G|--------------------------------8---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------8--8------8----8-5----6------------------------|
E|-----8-------8-8-------------------5-6--6-------6-6-3-|
Ship of fools Sail away from me
F Eb Gm
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-------5--5--|
A|-5--6--8---------8--8----6-5------------------------------|
E|-------------8-8---------------------3--3--------3--------|
It was later than I thought When I first believed you
Gm Edim
G|---------------------------------------------------------------10-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------8---------11-10-8--------|
A|-------------------------------7--------10---10---------------------|
E|-3----3------------3----3-------------------------------------------|
Now I cannot share your laughter Ship of fools
Cm F Eb Bb
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-----7-----10------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------8~8---------6--5-------------5-5--6-8-8-------|
E|---------------------------------------8--6~------------------------|
It was later than I thought When I first believed you
Gm Edim
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------8----------------11-10-8-|
A------------------------------7---------10-----10-7-----------------|
E------3------------3-3--3-------------------------------------------|
Now I cannot share your laughter Ship of fools
Cm F Eb Bb
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10--10----------------------------------------8--x-8--x-8-------|
A|------------------5-6--8------------6--------------------------------|
E|--------------8-8---------------------------6-6----------------------|
Solo:
Bb F Eb Edim
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------8---7^8-/-10-/-12--------------------|
A|-------------8--6----7----10---------------------------------------|
E|---6---6-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb D Eb Dm Cm F
G|---------------------------------------------------10^12-10----------|
D|---------------------------------------------10^12-------------------|
A|-------5---6-------6-5-------------5-6-8-----------------------------|
E|------------------------6-8------8-----------------------------------|
F Eb Bb Dm Cm
G|--------------------------------7-----8-7--5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8--8----5-6-------------5----------------------------------------|
E|--------8----------6-5-6-8------------------------------------------|
Eb Bb F Eb Bb
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-7-8-8------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--6-----------5-6-8----6-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------6---6---------------------------------|
F Eb Edim Bb Eb
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-8--8-8-8------------------------------|
A|--5--6--8---6---7----7--10-------------8\---------5--5-6------------|
E|--------------------------------------------6---6-------------------|
Cm F * Eb Dm Cm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—6--5-------5--6--8---/8--6---5-6-8-----6------------5--------------|
E|--------8-------------------8----------------6-5-6-8---------8------|
Dm eb Bb F Eb Bb
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-7-8----5-6-8------------------------------------------|
A|--5-----6----------------------6------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------6------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
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