This Ships Going Down chords by Voltaire

Chords with lyrics

(Verse 1)

 A augmentedA                           E MajorE
A augmentedA gargantuan hole in the bow, will the ocean to enter allow.

    A augmentedA        D MajorD         E MajorE            A augmentedA
Oh but more a sin than letting it in it's letting our good fortune out.

  A augmentedA                                 E MajorE
The nest to the storm did succumb, while the crow hid his fear in the rum.

    A augmentedA    D MajorD                   E MajorE         A augmentedA
And the mast, it broke and threw out the bloke and well now he's surely my chum.


   A augmentedA                            E MajorE
Love letters from under his bed, holds the cabin boy over his head

 A augmentedA     D MajorD          E MajorE         A augmentedA
A majorA futile try to keep it dry what tears have already wet.

     A augmentedA                            E MajorE
They were penned by a girl in Merak, and the Javanese value their tact.

A augmentedA           D MajorD            E MajorE            A augmentedA
She'll conclude he's horribly rude 'cause he's sure as hell not writing back.

(Chorus)

[tracet]  D MajorD      A augmentedA
'Cause this ship's going down

           E MajorE
All on account of the weather

A augmentedA
Though we'll drown

D MajorD
There's no need to frown

       E MajorE      A augmentedA
'Cause we're all going together

   D MajorD         A augmentedA
And I won't say "Woe is me"

            E MajorE
As I disappear into the sea

A augmentedA       D MajorD
'Cause I'm in good company

     E MajorE      A augmentedA
As we're all going together

(Verse 2)

     A augmentedA                        E MajorE
I've had women of every kind, but the only one truly was mine

    A augmentedA      D MajorD          E MajorE         A augmentedA
Is the one at home who'll be alone when I am full-up with brine.

    A augmentedA                           E MajorE
For my son I had always a plan, for to raise him as best as I can.

  A augmentedA          D MajorD         E MajorE           A augmentedA
Oh well you can bet, my only regret is to not see him grow to a man.



(Chorus)

[tracet]  D MajorD      A augmentedA
'Cause this ship's going down

           E MajorE
All on account of the weather

A augmentedA
Though we'll drown

D MajorD
There's no need to frown

       E MajorE      A augmentedA
'Cause we're all going together

   D MajorD         A augmentedA
And I won't say "Woe is me"

            E MajorE
As I disappear into the sea

A augmentedA       D MajorD
'Cause I'm in good company

     E MajorE      A augmentedA
As we're all going together


(Verse 3)

   A augmentedA                              E MajorE
I was sinking down into the brine, when a curious sight caught my eye.

A augmentedA        D MajorD            E MajorE        A augmentedA
Seaman Shaft had found him a raft and was makin' a speedy goodbye.

    A augmentedA                           E MajorE
At the risk of sounding absurd, I have always been good as my word.

   A augmentedA         D MajorD         E MajorE        A augmentedA
So a fishgig I, lanced into his eye and I knocked his ass overboard.



(Chorus)

[tracet]  D MajorD      A augmentedA
'Cause this ship's going down

           E MajorE
All on account of the weather

A augmentedA
Though we'll drown

D MajorD
There's no need to frown

       E MajorE      A augmentedA
'Cause we're all going together

   D MajorD         A augmentedA
And I won't say "Woe is me"

            E MajorE [let ring]
As I disappear into the sea


Oh hell!

a [strum once]     d [strum once]
'Cause you've all been so good to me

     E MajorE [strum once] A augmentedA