Peter, Paul and Mary – When The Ship Comes In (Guitar)

Capo 5 • Video Lesson
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Also, it can easily be played capo 3 if you prefer to play it in the key of D Paul plays a G/F, but you can move the F to the high e and play a G7 instead (good for some transpositions) Additionally, if playing Capo 3, swap the D chords for D/F# for slightly beter voicing Capo 5 [Intro] C Cmaj7 F C Am F C [Verse]
       C              Cmaj7       F         C
Oh the time will come up when the wind will stop

        Am          F           C
And the breeze will cease to be breathin'

                          Cmaj7          F         C
Like the stillness in the wind 'fore the hurricane begins

                  F          C
The hour that the ship comes in
[Chorus]
       Em                      F         C
Oh the seas will split and the ship will hit

        Em          F                 C
And the sand on the shoreline will be shakin'

                  Em            F          C
And the tide will sound and the waves will pound

                F       G G/F C  F   C
And the mornin' will be break-in'!
[Verse]
C                  Cmaj7         F               C
Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path

        Am        F          C
And the seagulls, they'll be smilin'

                     Cmaj7     F       C
And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand

                  F          C
The hour that the ship comes in
[Chorus]
        Em                         F               C
And the words that are used for to get the ship confused

     Em          F                C
Will not be understood as they're spoken'

                      Em            F             C
For the chains of the sea will have busted in the night

                     F             G G/F C  F   C
And be buried on the bottom of the oce--an!
[Verse]
C              Cmaj7       F        C
Oh a song will lift as the mainsail shifts

        Am          F        C
And the boat drifts onto the shoreline

                 Cmaj7         F           C
And the sun will respect every face on the deck

                  F          C
The hour that the ship comes in
[Chorus]
        Em                    F         C
And the sands will roll out a carpet of gold

         Em    F            C
For your weary toes to be a touchin'

                    Em       F               C
And the ship's wise men will remind you once again

                    F        G G/F C  F   C
That the whole wide world is watch-in'!
[Verse]
C                Cmaj7         F                    C
Oh the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes

            Am              F                      C
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'

                                 Cmaj7              F                  C
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal and they'll know that it's for real

                  F          C
The hour that the ship comes in
[Chorus]
            Em                              F             C
And they'll raise their hands sayin' "We'll meet all your demands"

          Em             F                  C
But we'll shout from the bow "Your days are numbered!"

                   Em               F               C
And like Pharaoh's tribe they'll be drownded in the tide

                 F          G G/F C     F   C
And like Goliath they'll be con---quered!