Liberty Ship Tab

Artist:  The La’s
 
Song:    Liberty Ship
 
Album:   The La’s
 
Intro & Verse (played throughtout whole song)
 
E]  0             3  3  3  0
B]  1             3  3  3  0
G]  2             2  2  2  0
D]  2             0  0  0  0
A]  0       5  5  0  0  0  0
E]  0  0  3       0  0  0  0
 
Intro (x4) then straight into Verse 1.
 
Verse 1:
 
I am the toiler the old ship-slave
I stoke the fire that keeps you brave
 
C                G
And this I give for all mankind
 
Sail away on an ocean wave
 
Verse 2:
 
I am the voyager of the ocean grey
I wayfarer see fairway
 
C                G
And this I give for all mankind
 
Sail away on an ocean wave
 
(2nd guitar plays this over verse)
 
e
B    15 10 16 10 15 16 17 16 15 17 16 15 10
G
 
(Cont.)
e       8 10 9           8
B 13 14        8 10 8 10   8 10
G
 
Verse 3:
 
I am the sailor the ocean-slave
Fill my sail with the breath I gave
 
C                G
And this I gave for all mankind
 
Sail away on an ocean wave
 
Verse 4:
I am the captain of the love brigade
With every breath I am you’re slave
C                G
And this I gave for all mankind
 
Sail away on a ocean wave (x2)
Sail away on the air waves
 
(Repeat to fade)
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