Sinking Ships And Cracked Up Towns - Rebels Of The Jukebox
Tuning: Eb, E A D G B E
[Intro: Ben & Caro]
A ship i
s running agro
und
By this old an
d cracked up t
own, I never
Thought I'd be
the one
Listening to a
ll the planes
up in the sky
Their engines
whisper noises
of hellos and
late goodbyes
:
Sweet lullabie
s
[Verse 1]
(Ben)
A ship
is running agr
ound
By this old an
d cracked up t
own
I never Though
t I'd be the o
ne
(Both)
Can not count
all the bars a
nd wasted nigh
ts
As the tide ha
s turned with
those letters
I have burned
Meet your swee
t, sweet lies
[Chorus: Ben & Caro]
A wreck shined
from the grou
nd
The word's all
over town
Of sinking shi
ps and how the
y fell into th
e sound
A stormy wind
blowing out th
ere
Brought it to
the ground
By lifeboats w
e escaped and
now we're
Safe and sound
[Verse 2]
(Caro)
A writ
ing on the wal
l
At first it se
emed so simple
, just
Different line
s and colors
(Both)
Take a step ba
ck, and you se
e the
Reading of it
all
(Ben)
Everchanging,
you spend your
whole life on
the run:
On the run of
something you
think, you wil
l
Never overcome
I've spent my
nights
Under the gun
[Chorus: Ben & Caro]
A wreck shined
from the grou
nd
The word's all
over town
Of sinking shi
ps and how the
y fell into th
e sound
A stormy wind
blowing out th
ere
Brought it to
the ground
By lifeboats w
e escaped and
now we're
Safe and sound
(Caro)
Sinking
ships and cra
cked up towns
[Bridge]
(Ben)
Say your
prayer, senor
ita
Maybe I'll
be home tonig
ht
(Ben & Caro silently)
Say yo
ur prayer, sen
orita
Maybe I'll
be home tonig
ht
(Both)
Say your
prayer, senor
ita
Maybe I'll
be home tonig
ht
[Chorus: Ben & Caro]
A wreck shined
from the grou
nd
The word's all
over town
Of sinking shi
ps and how the
y fell into th
e sound
A stormy wind
blowing out th
ere
Brought it to
the ground
By lifeboats w
e escaped and
now we're
Safe and sound
[Outro: Caro]
(Ben sings the Chorus in the background)
Say your
prayer, senor
ita
Maybe I'
ll be home ton
ight
Say yo
ur prayer, sen
orita
Maybe I'll
be home tonig
ht
I'll be home t
onight