Big Ship Chords

by Cardiacs
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author andrewlawiscool [a] 71.
2 contributors total, last edit on Jan 19, 2022

Chords

Am
D
F/A
Bb
E
C
F/C
Am/C
F
G
A
B
F#
G#

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Artist: Cardiacs
Song:   Big Ship
Album:  Songs For Ships And Iron
 
 
[Intro Tab]
 
e|-----------------------10------------8---------|
B|-10----------10------------12--8---------------|
G|-----------------9--7-------------9------------|
D|---------------------------10--------7---------|
A|-0---------------7--5--10------7---------------|
E|-------------8--------------------8------------|
 
[Intro] (short bars are 2/4)
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am      | Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F/C | Am/C| D       | D       |
 
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am      | Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F/C | Am/C| D       | D   N.C.|
 
[Verse 1]
Am                  F
Pretty teeth scrapy clean
       D       F
With a wind-up machine
    D            F
I'm feeling very striking
     D           F      Am  G  Am
It's taken to my liking
       Am           D        F
It's a fine man who cups his breath
       D       F
With a will to please
D                     C  Am
Wipey hand across the blazer
 
[Instrumental]
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am      | Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F/C | Am/C| D       | D       |
 
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am      | Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F/C | Am/C| D       | D   N.C.|
 
[Verse 2]
Am                   F
 No one here makes a sound
         D             F
Standing up or sitting down
   D             F
We grin like alligators
D               F     Am  G  Am
Assist with apparatus
          Am              D     F
There's a strange feeling in my mind
        D          F
And the room's too warm
D                       C   Am
And lit with MacDonalds lighting
 
[Bridge]
D       A        B      C  D
And the tool that falls forever
E       F#           G#         Am
Falling down planes against the grain
D      F            D          F
Of the wood for the box for my soul
       D      A    B  C  D   E  F#  G#    A  B  C  D   E  F#  G#
And my aching heart
A   B     C  D    E       F#           G#
 The tool forever falling down planes again and
A   B     C  D    E       F#           G#
 The tool forever falling down planes again and
 
[Chorus]
Am         D              F         Am                 D
All of the noise takes me to the outside where there's all
          Am                     Bb            Am
Creations joining in celebrating happiness and joy
     E               C       F   Am     D
All around the world on land and in the sea
Am         D              F         Am                D
All of the noise takes me to the ouside where there's all
          Am                     Bb            Am
Creations joining in celebrating happiness and joy
     E               C       F   Am     D
All around the world on land and in the sea... in the sea!
 
[Outro]
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am      | Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F/C | Am/C| D       | D       |
 
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am      | Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F/C | Am/C| D       | D       |
 
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am  Am/C| Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F   | Am  | D       | D       |
 
| Am      | D   F/A | Am  | D       |
| Am  Am/C| Bb  Am  | E       |
| C   F   | Am  | D       | D       |
 
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Ektopia
Fantastic upgrade!
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evensguitar
Thanks for posting this. Here's my stab at the Intro Bass\keyboard blag: e|-------------------------7------------8------------------------| B|---------------------8------8---------10-----------------------| G|-----------9-----7--------------9-----9------------------------| D|------5--------------------------------------------------------| A|------o--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Am Am/C D F Am D Am Am/C Bb Am E C F Am D
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