The Kooks – Watching The Ships Roll In chords

Intro and Verse


      Bb       Bb*    G        D             Bb Bb*    Ge|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2----2---333333--------|b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3----3---333333--------|g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4----4---000000--------|d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4----4---000000--------|a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2--0-0---222222--------|e|----------------3----------------------------------3-333333--------|
           De|---2222222222-2---------|b|---3333333333-3---------|g|---2222222222-2---------|d|-0-0000000000-0---------|a|----------------4-------|e|------------------------|
      Bb       Bb*    G        D             Bb Bb*    Ge|----2222---2222---333333---222--------------2---2---333333--------|b|----3333---3333---333333---333--------------3---3---333333--------|g|----4444---4444---000000---222--------------4---4---000000--------|d|----4444---4444---000000-0-000-----2h4p-----4---4---000000--------|a|--2-2222-0-0000---222222-------2/4-----4--2-2-0-0---222222--------|e|----------------3---------------------------------3-333333--------|
            A             Bbe|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|b|---222222222222222-333333333--------------|g|---222222222222222-444444444--------------|d|-2-222222222222222-444444444--------------|a|---000000000000000-222222222--------------|e|------------------------------------------|

Chorus

  Bb Bb*     G                A    Bb              Bb Bb*   Ge|-2--2---3333333333333333-3--2--222222222222222222-2--2--33333333------|b|-3--3---3333333333333333-3--2--333333333333333333-3--3--33333333------|g|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|d|-4--4---0000000000000000-0--2--444444444444444444-4--4--00000000------|a|-2--0---2222222222222222-2--0--222222222222222222-2--0--22222222------|e|--------3333333333333333-3------------------------------33333333------|
       A              De|--00000000000-22222222222--------------|b|--22222222222-33333333333--------------|g|--22222222222-22222222222--------------|d|--22222222222-00000000000-0------------|a|--00000000000---------------4----------|e|---------------------------------------| 

Near the end of the song when the tempo slows, you will notice a strange chord it is: 

              333*

        * * * * * * *         *  e|---|  *
        *  b|-3-|  *        *  g|-3-|  *        *  d|-3-|  *        *  a|---|  *        *  e|---|  *        * * * * * * *

-Verse-

Bb            Bb*       GWatching the ships roll in
D                     Bb     Bb*      Ghoping that I will still be his friend
        Din the morning

Bb            Bb*       Gwatching those ships roll by
D                     Bb    Bb*    Gwishing that I could move this earth
     Aif I could
          Bbfor you I would do

-Chorus-

          Bb     Bb*  GI've got nothing to say
         G       A  Bb    I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G              A                   Dhope that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Verse-

Bb                Bb*      GStill watching the oceans move
D               Bb        Bb* Gif only I could show you my soul
                 Dand places I've been

-Verse-

Bb            Bb*       Gwatching the ocean come 
D                 Bb    Bb*      G       Aand little girls playing in the sand as I walk
                     Bblonging to listen to you talk

-Chorus-

         Bb     Bb*  GI've got nothing to say
         G       A  Bb    I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G              A                   Dhope that you will be the man that I couldn't be

-Chorus-

         Bb     Bb*  GI've got nothing to say
         G       A  Bb    I've got nothing to lay at your feet

I just keep hoping
           G              A                 333*  Dhope that you will be the man that I couldn't be