Watching The Ships Roll In chords by The Kooks

Chords with lyrics

Intro and Verse


   G+G
e|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2----2---333333--------|
b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3----3---333333--------|
g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4----4---000000--------|
d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4----4---000000--------|
a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2--0-0---222222--------|
e|----------------3----------------------------------3-333333--------|
      D MajorD
e|---2222222222-2---------|
b|---3333333333-3---------|
g|---2222222222-2---------|
d|-0-0000000000-0---------|
a|----------------4-------|
e|------------------------|
   G+G
e|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2---2---333333--------|
b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3---3---333333--------|
g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4---4---000000--------|
d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4---4---000000--------|
a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2-0-0---222222--------|
e|----------------3---------------------------------3-333333--------|
      Bb majorBb
e|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|
b|---222222222222222-333333333--------------|
g|---222222222222222-444444444--------------|
d|-2-222222222222222-444444444--------------|
a|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|
e|------------------------------------------|

Chorus

 G+G
e|-2--2---3333333333333333-3--2--222222222222222222-2--2--33333333------|
b|-3--3---3333333333333333-3--2--333333333333333333-3--3--33333333------|
g|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|
d|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|
a|-2--0---2222222222222222-2--0--222222222222222222-2--0--22222222------|
e|--------3333333333333333-3------------------------------33333333------|
    D MajorD
e|--00000000000-22222222222--------------|
b|--22222222222-33333333333--------------|
g|--22222222222-22222222222--------------|
d|--22222222222-00000000000-0------------|
a|--00000000000---------------4----------|
e|---------------------------------------|

Near the end of the song when the tempo slows, you will notice a strange chord it is:

       333*

    * * * * * * *
    * e|---| *
    * b|-3-| *
    * G+G|-3-| *
    * D MajorD|-3-| *
    * a|---| *
    * e|---| *
    * * * * * * *

-Verse-

G+G
Watching the ships roll in
G+G
hoping that I will still be his friend
    D MajorD
in the morning

G+G
watching those ships roll by
G+G
wishing that I could move this earth
   A augmentedA
if I could
     Bb majorBb
for you I would do

-Chorus-

     G+G
I've got nothing to say
     Bb majorBb
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
      D MajorD
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Verse-

G+G
Still watching the oceans move
G+G
if only I could show you my soul
         D MajorD
and places I've been

-Verse-

G+G
watching the ocean come
A augmentedA
and little girls playing in the sand as I walk
           Bb majorBb
longing to listen to you talk

-Chorus-

     G+G
I've got nothing to say
     Bb majorBb
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
      D MajorD
hope that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Chorus-

     G+G
I've got nothing to say
     Bb majorBb
I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
      D MajorD