Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding chords
Chords:
Artist: Elvis Costello Song: Shipbuilding Tabbed by: DJ 24th April 2014 Am = x02210 Bbdim = x12020 D/A = x00232 D2 = xx0230 Am7/G = 302010 Dm/F = xx3231 (G/B) = x2xxxx Dm = xx0231 D/F# = 200232 Cm/Eb = xx1013 (G/A) = x0xxxx Cm = x35543 D = xx0232 D/A = x00232 (G) = 3xxxxx (Gm/Bb) = x1xxxx Ebm = xxx342 G = 320033 G7/F = xx3433 Ebdim = xx1212 Em = 022000 C = x32010 Eb = xx5343 Em9 = 020002 B7/D# = xx1202 C/E = 032010 D7 = xx0212 G/D = xx0003 C/G = 332010 D4 = xx0233 **********************************************************************Am Am7/G D/F# D (Ebm)| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |Em B7/D# G/D Bbdim D Is it worth it, a new winter coat and shoes for the wife,Dm/F Cm/Eb And a bicycle on the boy's birthday?D (D/A) G It's just a rumour that was spread around town,C D D/F# G By the women and children, soon we'll be shipbuilding!Em B7/D# G/D Well, I ask you, the boy said,Bbdim D"Dad, they're going to take me to task,Dm/F Cm/Eb But I'll be back by Christmas!"D (D/A) G It's just a rumour that was spread around town,C D Somebody said that someone got filled in...C/E D/F# ...For saying that people get killed in...C/G D/A G ...The result of this shipbuilding-------!(G/B) (G/A) (G) G7/F (G/B) (G/A) (G) Eb With all the will in the world, div - ing for dear life,D7 G When we could be diving for pearls!G (G/F#) Em B7/D# G/D| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |Bbdim D Dm/F Cm/Eb| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |D (D/A) G It's just a rumour that was spread around town,C D A telegram or a picture postcard,C/E D/F# ...Within weeks they'll be re - opening the shipyards,C/G D/A G And notifying the next of kin, once again!(G/B) (G/A) (G) G7/F (G/B) (G/A) (G) Eb D7 G It's all we're skilled in, we will be shipbuilding-------,(G/B) (G/A) (G) F4 (Gm/Bb) (G/A) (G) Eb D4 D D2 With all the... will in the world, div - ing for dear life,D7 Em B7/D# G/D When we could be diving for pearls----------------!Bbdim D Dm Cm| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |D G C D| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |C/E D/F# C/G D/A G| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |(G/B) (G/A) (G) G7/F (G/B)(G/A) (G) Eb D7 G It's all we're skilled in, we will be shipbuilding-------,(G/B)(G/A)(G) F4 (Gm/Bb)(G/A)(G) Eb D4 D D2 With all the... will in the world, div - ing for dear life-------,D (D2) When we could be diving for pearls--------------!D7 (Ebdim) When we could be diving for pearls--------------!D7 Em9 When we could be div - ing for pearls-----------!*********************************************************************** There is a rare video of Elvis playing this on guitar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUCUnHLaduE ,it's the 2nd song at(3:38)In the verses he uses this progression...Em[02200]- Em(maj7)[02100] - Em7/D [020000]- C#m7b5 [042000]but not hitting the bass strings, whereas I've chosen the chordsas played on the album version.Also, I think, he played the G7/F as [120003] or [12003x] which I don't find as easy on the ear as the shape in my tab. Instead of Cm/Eb, he plays a conventional Cm [335543] with his thumb on the bottom G, but is probably only muting it, and doesn't appear to hit it.