Chord/Tab song: A Passing Ship

CAPO: 4th Fret


[INTRO:] G C/G G C/G G

[VERSE 1:]
A passing ship,[C/G] I have found the open [G]ocean
Give me no lip,[C/G] the waves roll by as I press [G]on [D]
A sunlit sea,[C/G] on the first day in [G]April [D]
How fresh the wind,[C/G] will you miss me when I'm [G]gone

[VERSE 2:]
How many words,[C/G] how many songs still un[G]written
How many ships[C/G] of the line have come and [G]gone [D]
In the good old days,[C/G] may they never be for[G]gotten [D]
They had heavy wind[C/G] or they had no wind at [G]all

[INSTRUMENTAL:] G D F C G

[VERSE 3:]
A passing ship,[C/G] it is midnight on the [G]ocean
Had a real long trip,[C/G] I have been at sea all [G]winter [D]
When my ship came in,[C/G] I was giving up the [G]ghost [D]
I think I should be[C/G] leaving those passing ships a[G]lone

[VERSE 4:]
When the sea runs high,[C/G] the sea runs wild and I'm un[G]steady
And I think of you,[C/G] in the warmth of your home and [G]family [D]
When love is true,[C/G] there is no truer occu[G]pation [D]
And may this gale,[C/G] blow us to the ones we [G]love

[VERSE 5:]
Another day,[C/G] another [G]ocean
Give me no lip,[C/G] but stand aside as I press [G]on [D]
A sunlit sea,[C/G] on the last day in Oc[G]tober [D]
How fresh the wind,[C/G] will you miss me from now [G]on [D]
I guess I should be[C/G] leaving passing ships a[G]lone

[OUTRO:] G D F C G