Shipbuilding

	  		Intro 

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Verse 1:

Am      C 
  Is it worth it? 
F              Ab                     G 
  A new winter coat and shoes for the wife 
Bb              Ab                   G 
  And a bicycle on the boy's birthday 
                            C 
It's just a rumor that was spread around town 
F                  G 
  By the women and children 
              C           N.C. 
Soon we'll be shipbuilding 

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Verse 2:

Am        C 
  Well, I ask you 
F                Ab                            G 
  The boy said, "Dad, they're going to take me to task 
Bb            Ab               G 
  But I'll be back by Christmas" 
                           C 
It's just a rumor that was spread around town 
F                   G                    Am 
 Somebody said that someone got filled i---n 
                G                   C 
For saying that people get killed i---n 
      F       G               C    N.C. 
The result of their shipbuilding 

Bridge:

C    Eb  C   Bb 
With all the will in the wo---rld 
C Eb   C   Ab 
Diving for de---ar life 
G                    C            N.C. 
  When we could be diving for pe---arls 
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Instrumental 

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Verse 3:
                            C 
It's just a rumor that was spread around town 
F                 G               Am 
 A telegram for a picture postcard 
                          G                   F 
Within weeks they'll be reopening the shipyard 
                  G              C         N.C. 
And notifying the next of ki-in, once again 

Bridge:

C    Eb  C     Bb 
It's all we're skilled i---n 
C  Eb   C  Ab 
We will be shipbuildi---ng 
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Outro 

C    Eb  C   Bb 
With all the will in the wo---rld 
C Eb   C   Ab 
Diving for de---ar life 
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                   C            N.C. 
When we could be diving for pe---arls 
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