wooden ships
volunteers, 1969
lyrics: paul kantner, david crosby, steven stills
music: david crosby and paul kantner
in g major
lead guitar solo in g major
G5 Cmaj7 Dm If you smile at me I would understand G5 Because that is something Cmaj7 Dm G5 Cmaj7 Dm Everyone does everywhere in the same language G5 Cmaj7 Dm I can see by your coat my friend you’re from the other side G5 There's just one thing I've got to know Cmaj7 Dm G5 Cmaj7 Dm G5 Cmaj7 Dm Can you tell me please, who won? G5 Cmaj7 You must try some of my purple berries Dm G5 I've been eating them for six or seven weeks now Cmaj7 Dm Em A D Haven't got sick once, probably keep us both alive Em A D E A D F/C Em A D Wooden ships on the water, very free Em A D Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be Em A D Silver people on the shoreline leave us be Cmaj7 Em Very free and easy Em Cmaj7* Em Cmaj7 Sail away where the morning sun goes high Em Cmaj7* Em Cmaj7 Sail away where the wind blows sweet and young birds fly Em Cmaj7* D C D Take a sister by her hand, lead her far from this barren land Em A D Horror grips us as we watch you die Em A D All we can do is echo your anguished cries Em A D Stare as all human feelings die Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 We are leaving you don't need us Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D Em A D Go and take a sister by her hand Em A D Lead her from this foreign land Em A D Somewhere where we might laugh again Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 We are leaving you don't need us Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D Em A D Sailing ships on the water very free Em A D Easy you know the way it's supposed to be Em A D Silver people on the shoreline leave us be Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D Very free and gone Em A D No no no no, no no, no no no Em A D No no no no, no no, no no no Em A D No no no no, no no, no no no Em D Come ride the music Em D Come ride the music Come ride the music E D Go ride the music E D Go ride the music E D Go ride the music E D Go ride the music E D E D E D E D G5 x-10-12-12-x-x Cmaj7 x-x-10-12-12-x Dm x-x-x-10-10-10 Em x-7-9-9-8-7 A 5-7-7-4-5-5 D x-5-7-7-7-5 F/C x-3-3-2-1-1 Em x-7-9-9-8-7 Cmaj7 8-10-9-9-8-8 Cmaj7* x-x-10-12-12-x D x-5-7-7-7-5 Em x-7-9-9-8-7 E x-7-9-9-9-7 D x-5-7-7-7-5
