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Ship Of Fools by Grateful Dead

Ship Of Fools bass tab by Grateful Dead

Bass tabs

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|--------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
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 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------------------------------|



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| h  Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
| x  Dead note
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
| \  Slide down

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