Ships - Big Country
Tuning: G C E A, G C E A
Ships
Look at him no
w
Another used m
an
Wearing the pa
ssing of his d
ignity
With all the c
ourage that he
can
He stood in th
e storm
Carved out in
stone
He said I've w
orn my honesty
with pride
In everything
I've done
So where were
you when my sh
ip went down
Where were you
when I ran ag
round
Where were you
when I turned
it around
Where were you
when they bur
ned me down
Look at her no
w
All tired and
worn
She never thou
ght her life
Would come to
be so cold or
so alone
She walked in
the light
Fought bondage
for love
She said I cas
t off the chai
ns that I was
born with
But it never w
as enough
CHORUS
Silent souls w
ashed upon the
shores
Left to walk t
he sands
Evermore, ever
more
Look at us now
, just chasing
our lives
Make like the
saviors of the
planet
We're just try
ing to get by
You may walk t
he line
You may see it
all through
I know you cry
yourself to s
leep at night
Just wondering
what to do