Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Difficulty: Intermediate Ship of Fools – bass Intro: Cm F Eb Bb G|---------|---------|----------|------------| D|---------|-3-------|----------|------------| A|-3------3|--------0|-1-1--1-1-|-1-1------1-| E|---------|---------|----------|------1h3---| Went to see the captain Strangest I could find Bb F Eb Edim Bb G|--------------|---------------|--------0--2----|-3----7--8---9---| D|--------------|---3-----1-----|-2-2------------|-3----8--10--11--| A|-(1)----------|-1-----1-----1-|----------------|-----------------| E|--------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
Laid my proposition down, laid it on the line Bb D Eb Dm Cm F G|-10-------|--------------|-------------|-------------------10h12-| D|-12-------|--------------|-------------|------------10h12--------| A|-----5--5-|-6------6-5---|-------------|-8-8---------------------| E|----------|------------6-|h8-8-------8-|-------------------------| I won't slave for beggar's pay Likewise gold and jewels F Eb Bb Dm Cm G|---------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------|-----------------|--------------------------8h10-8h10---| A|-8-----8----5--|-6---------------|-5----------------------------------5-| E|---------8-----|-----------6--8--|--------------------8--8--------------| But I would slave to learn the way To sink your ship of fools Eb Bb F G|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------------| D|------------5-7--|-8--------------------|-------------------------| A|-6—5h6-6---------|----------------5--6--|-8----------6------------| E|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------6----| Chorus: Ship of Fools On a cruel sea F Eb Bb G|------------------------|---------------|--------------| D|------------------------|---------------|--------------| A|-------8-8---8-x-8-8----|-8-6-6--6------|--------------| E|------8----8------------|----------6-6--|-6-x-6--6-----| Ship of fools Sail away from me F Gm G|------------------|------------|---------------------------------------| D|------------------|------------|--------------------5p3----------------| A|------5-6-8-8-----|-----8-8----|-6-5---------------------5-------------| E|------------------|-8-8--------|-----3----x-1-3-3----------------------| It was later than I thought When I first believed you Gm Edim G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------8---8--7--------//11--10--8-| A|----------5----5--------------7---7-10----------10-----------------| E|------3-----3----3--1--3----6--------------------------------------| Now I cannot share your laughter Ship of fools Cm F Eb Bb G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--10-10--------------------------------------------------8h10-8~-------| A|----------------8-------------------6-------------8-8h10--------8\\----| E|--------8-10-11-----------------------------6-6------------------------| Saw your first ship sink and drown from rockin' of the boat Bb F Eb Edim G|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|-------------5-5-7-8----8-------| A|---------------------8-------6---6--|-7------------------------8\\---| E|-6--------6----6--------------------|--------------------------------| And all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float Bb D Eb Dm Cm F G|------------------------------5---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------7-5---5-7-----5--5---| A|---------5---5-6------6-5----------------8----------------| E|-6-----6------------------6-8-----------------------------| I won't leave you driftin down but whoa it makes me wild F Eb Bb Dm Cm G|-----------------------------------7------7//8-8-7-5----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8—8----5-6---------------5-----------------------------------------| E|------8---------5-6-5-6-8-------------------------------------------| With thirty years upon my head to have you call me child Eb Bb F Eb Bb G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------5--7----8---------------------------------------------------| A|-5-6-------------------------------5--6--8------------6-6--x-------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------6--6--| Ship of fools on a cruel sea F Eb Bb G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------8------------------------------------| A|-------8-8-------8-----6---------------------------------------| E|-------------8-8--------------x-6--6-----6--6-6----------------| Ship of fools sail away from me F Eb Gm G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------5--3-----------------| A|-x-5--x-6--x-8~-------8-8------6--5----------------------------------| E|--------------------8----------------1-3~~--x-3----------------------| It was later than I thought when I first believed you Gm Edim G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------5-5--------------------------8-7----//11p10-8---//14p12-8---| A|------------------------------7----10-----10-------------------------| E|------3---------3--3-3-----------------------------------------------| Now I cannot share your laughter ship of fools Cm F Eb Bb G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------8---8---8------| A|-----10-10---------5-6-8-8--------------6-6-------------------8~---| E|---------------8-8--------------------------5-6---6---6------------| The bottle stands as empty as they were filled before Bb F Eb Edim G-------------------------------------------------10--10--8---| D-------------------------------------8-----------12--10--10--| A--------------------8---6----6-7--10-------------------------| E-6--------6--------------------------------------------------| Time there was and plenty But from that cup no more Bb D Eb Dm Cm F G|-7---------------------------------------------------------10----------10h12-| D|-8----------------------------------------------------------------10h12------| A|-----------5------6-------6-5-------------------------8-8--------------------| E|------------------------------6-8--------------------------------------------| Though I could not caution all I still might warn a few F Eb Bb Dm Cm G|-------10-----------------------------------7----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----8-------------6------------------5---------------------------5-| E|-----------------------------6-5-6-8----------------------8-8------| Don't lend a hand to raise no flag Atop no ship of fools Eb Bb F Eb Bb G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------8----------8----------------------------------------------| A|-6----------6----8----------------5--6------8~--6-6-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------6-6----------| Ship of fools On a cruel sea F Eb Bb G|--------------------------------8---------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-------8--8------8----8-5----6------------------------| E|-----8-------8-8-------------------5-6--6-------6-6-3-| Ship of fools Sail away from me F Eb Gm G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------5-------5--5--| A|-5--6--8---------8--8----6-5------------------------------| E|-------------8-8---------------------3--3--------3--------| It was later than I thought When I first believed you Gm Edim G|---------------------------------------------------------------10-9-| D|-------------------------------------------8---------11-10-8--------| A|-------------------------------7--------10---10---------------------| E|-3----3------------3----3-------------------------------------------| Now I cannot share your laughter Ship of fools Cm F Eb Bb G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----10-----7-----10------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------8~8---------6--5-------------5-5--6-8-8-------| E|---------------------------------------8--6~------------------------| It was later than I thought When I first believed you Gm Edim G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------8----------------11-10-8-| A------------------------------7---------10-----10-7-----------------| E------3------------3-3--3-------------------------------------------| Now I cannot share your laughter Ship of fools Cm F Eb Bb G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----10--10----------------------------------------8--x-8--x-8-------| A|------------------5-6--8------------6--------------------------------| E|--------------8-8---------------------------6-6----------------------| Solo: Bb F Eb Edim G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------8---7^8-/-10-/-12--------------------| A|-------------8--6----7----10---------------------------------------| E|---6---6-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb D Eb Dm Cm F G|---------------------------------------------------10^12-10----------| D|---------------------------------------------10^12-------------------| A|-------5---6-------6-5-------------5-6-8-----------------------------| E|------------------------6-8------8-----------------------------------| F Eb Bb Dm Cm G|--------------------------------7-----8-7--5------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---8--8----5-6-------------5----------------------------------------| E|--------8----------6-5-6-8------------------------------------------| Eb Bb F Eb Bb G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------5-7-8-8------------------------------------------------------| A|--6--6-----------5-6-8----6-----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------6---6---------------------------------| F Eb Edim Bb Eb G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------7-8--8-8-8------------------------------| A|--5--6--8---6---7----7--10-------------8\---------5--5-6------------| E|--------------------------------------------6---6-------------------| Cm F * Eb Dm Cm G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|—6--5-------5--6--8---/8--6---5-6-8-----6------------5--------------| E|--------8-------------------8----------------6-5-6-8---------8------| Dm eb Bb F Eb Bb G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------5-7-8----5-6-8------------------------------------------| A|--5-----6----------------------6------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------6------------------------------| ************************************ | h Hammer-on | (n) Ghost note | x Dead note | p Pull-off | / Slide up | ~ Vibrato | \ Slide down ************************************