Like Ships Need The Sea chords by Emily Hearn

Capo on Fret 1
(Live version was on fret 2)

C (strummed 1, 2, 3 4,

C              (mute/slap)
My mother once told me I don't need a man to be the best I can be

But just one look from you I'm changing my plans

?Cause darlin? I need you like ships need the sea
                                         C
Darlin? I need you like ships need the sea


F     C      G   Am    F   C  G   C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh,  Ahh ah ahh ah.
F     C      G   Am   F   C  G
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahhhhhhh

   C                        F              C
My grandfather told me that real men don't cry
      Am                    F    G
But I saw your tears in the moon-light
C                          F           C
That?s when I knew that my grandfather lied
    F         C              G              Am
And darlin? I need you like birds need the sky
F         C             G              C
Darlin? I need you like birds need the sky


F     C      G   Am    F   C  G   C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh,  Ahh ah ahh ah.
F     C      G   Am   F   C  G
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahhhhhhh


F           C           G          Am
Finally you gave me the hope I'd a-waited
F            C           G
Finally you gave me your heart
F        C            G          Am
Gladly I gave you the love you'd awaited
F        C           G
Gladly I gave you my heart (x2)


F     C      G   Am    F   C  G   C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh,  Ahh ah ahh ah.
F     C      G   Am   F   C  G
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahhhhhhh


     C
That preacher, he told me that love?s not easy
   Am                      F  G
I told him I don't want it to be
C
Darlin? I need you like ships need the sea
                    G   F              G
And I'm gonna love you, I'm gonna love you
F         C            G          Am
I'm gonna love you for all of our days,
F         C            G          C
I'm gonna love you for all of our days


F     C      G   Am    F   C  G   C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh,  Ahh ah ahh ah.
F     C      G   Am   F   C  G