Shipbuilding

 

 

Intro. |Am |C |D |D

 

|Em |Em/D# |Em/D |C#dim |D

1. Is it worth it, a new winter coat and shoes for the wife
|Dm |Cm7 |D
and a bicycle on the boy's birthday.
|G |C
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
|D |G |G
by the women and children, soon we'll be shipbuilding.

 

|Em |Em/D# |Em/D |C#dim |D

2. Well I ask you: The boy said 'Dad they’re going to take me to task
|Dm |Cm7 |D
but I’ll be back by Christmas'
|G |C7+
It's just a rumour that was spread around town.
|D |C7+
Somebody said that someone got filled in
|D |C7+
for saying that people get killed in
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the result of this shipbuilding.
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With all the will in the world, diving for dear life
|D |G |G
when we could be diving for pearls.

 

Solo. |Em |Em/D# |Em/D |C#dim |D |Dm |Cm7 |D

 

3. It's just a rumour that was spread around town.
A telegram or a picture postcard.
Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
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and notifying the next of kin once again.
|G7 |G7 |Eb6 |D |G |G
It's all we're skilled in. We will be shipbuilding.
|Gm |Gm |Eb6
With all the will in the world, diving for dear life
|D |Em |Em
when we could be diving for pearls.

 

|G7 |G7 |Eb6 |D |G |G

End. It's all we're skilled in. We will be shipbuilding.
|Gm |Gm |Eb6
With all the will in the world, diving for dear life
|D |D
when we could be diving for pearls.
|D |D
when we could be diving for pearls.
|D |Emtacet
when we could be diving for pearls.