Ship of Fools Chords by Grateful Dead

[Intro]
Cm F Eb Bb
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[Verse]
                F       Eb
Went to see the captain ■ 
                  Bb  
Strangest I could find
        Eb              
Laid my proposition down
Cm                F   
■  Laid it on the line
                  Eb       Bb 
I won't slave for beggar's pay
Dm                   Cm    
■  Likewise gold and jewels
Eb                      Bb           
■  But I would slave to learn the way
F       Eb           Bb   
To sink your ship of fools


[Chorus]
        F    
Ship of fools
   Eb      Bb 
On a cruel sea
        F7    F
Ship of fools ■
Eb        Gm     
Sail away from me
       Gm                  
It was later than I thought
             Gm          
When I first believed you
                   F    Eb      
Now I cannot share your laughter
        Bb   
Ship of fools


[Verse]
                    F    Eb       
Saw your first ship sink and drown
                    Bb  
From rockin' of the boat
        D7         Eb              
And all that could not sink or swim
Cm                        F    
■  Was just left there to float
                  Eb       Bb  
I won't leave you drifting down
Dm                   Cm     
■  But whoa it makes me wild
Eb                   Bb          
■  With thirty years upon my head
F           Eb      Bb   
To have you call me child


[Chorus]
        F      
Ship of ■ fools
   Eb      Bb 
On a cruel sea
        F    
Ship of fools
Eb        Gm     
Sail away from me
       Gm                  
It was later than I thought


[Verse]
             Gm          
When I first believed you
      Cm           F    Eb      
Now I cannot share your laughter
        Bb   
Ship of fools
                  F  Eb   
The bottles stand as empty
                    Bb     F7
As they were filled before ■ 
Bb D7            Eb       
■  Time that was in plenty
Cm                   F      
■  But from that cup no more
                   Eb      Bb 
Though I could not caution all
D7      Dm           Cm 
I still might warn a few
Eb                   Bb              
Don't lend your hand to raise no flag
F    Eb         Bb   
Atop no ship of fools
        F    
Ship of fools
Eb         Bb 
On a cruel sea
        F    
Ship of fools
Eb        Gm     
Sail away from me
       Gm                  
It was later than I thought
             Gm          
When I first believed you
      Cm                F7       Eb
Now I cannot share your laughter ■ 
        Bb   
Ship of fools


[Chorus]
       Gm                  
It was later than I thought
             Gm          
When I first believed you
      Cm7    Cm         F        Eb
Now I cannot share your laughter ■ 
     Bb      
Ship of fools


[Solo]
F Eb Bb Eb Gm Cm F Eb
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Bb Dm Cm Eb Bb F Eb Bb
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D7 Eb Cm Cm7 F Eb Bb D7
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[Outro]
Cm Eb Bb F7
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