Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
E minorEm
Verse 1:
E minorEm G+G
This old city looks dead in the morning light
E minorEm G+G G/F#
I wonder where my saviour was last night
Chorus:
E minorEm
When my ship comes in to call
A augmentedA
I will throw this knife in the river
E minorEm
I will give my best to love
G+G G/F# A augmentedA
On the day my ship comes in to call
G+G G/F#
On the day my ship comes in to call
Interlude:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Verse 2:
E minorEm G+G
I know my ways are cruel and unrefined
A augmentedA C majorC
But I honed my game on fools and drunken minds
E minorEm G+G
For ten long years I preyed on the rabble I know
A augmentedA E minorEm
But I gave myself to the well-known devil I don’t
Chorus:
E minorEm
When my ship comes in to call
A augmentedA
I will throw this knife in the river
E minorEm
I will give my best to love
G+G G/F# A augmentedA
On the day my ship comes in to call
G+G G/F#
On the day my ship comes in to call
Interlude:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G B minorBm C majorC
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G B minorBm C majorC
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G A augmentedA C/BC/B
C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
C majorC D MajorD
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Bridge:
E minorEm
I gave myself to a play that wasn’t mine (When my ship comes, when my ship comes)
E minorEm
I played my part like a well-heeled concubine (When my ship comes, when my ship comes)
Chorus:
E minorEm
When my ship comes in to call
A augmentedA
I will throw this knife in the river
E minorEm
I will give my best to love
G+G G/F# A augmentedA
On the day my ship comes in to call (When my ship comes, when my ship comes)
G+G G/F#
On the day my ship comes in to call
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
(When my ship comes, when my ship comes) into call
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
(When my ship comes, when my ship comes) into call
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
(When my ship comes, when my ship comes) into call
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G
(When my ship comes, when my ship comes)