Intro: Em A D B Verse 1: Em A You can fit everything you know D B In a bottle for you to show Em A Pick your brain apart and put it in (pick your brain apart) D And build it again B With needles and pins Em A Everything you have earned is a ship D B With blue waves crashing into it Em A But nothing can touch your happy thoughts anymore (nothing can touch your happy thoughts anymore) D B With your glass ceiling, walls, and floor Pre-chorus: Em Sailing on a ship in a bottle A Anchor all your thoughts to the bottom D Pulling ropes and pulling your head back B To see what is breaking the foremast Em You set sail alone there is no crew A No one on the deck who can help you D This is all your own battle to win B This is your ship and you are the captain Chorus: Em Oh, captain, let's make a deal A Where we both say the things that we both really feel D I feel scared and I'm starting to sink B And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Em Oh, captain A Oh, captain, deal D Oh, captain deal B Oh, captain deal G Oh woah Verse 2: Em A There are red spots under your eyes D From when you cry B Into the sky Em A Ocean waters rising above your neck, mmm D You feel the glass B Start to crack Pre-chorus: Em Sailing on a ship in a bottle A Water’s leaking through holes in the bottom D Flying flags of ships that have long since B Sat at the floor of the sea but in defense Em You set sail alone there is no crew A No one on the deck who can help you D This is all your own battle to win B This is your ship and you are the captain Chorus: Em Oh, captain, let's make a deal A Where we both say the things that we both really feel D I feel scared and I'm starting to sink B And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Em Oh, captain, make up your mind A Before the salt burns your eyes and you run out of time D 'cause you're popping the cork D You get lost in your brain B And you lose touch with all the things that made you feel sane Em Oh, captain A Oh, captain, deal D Oh, captain deal B Oh, captain deal G Oh woah Bridge: Em Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh A Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh D B Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh Em Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh A Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh D B Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh Chorus: Em Oh, captain, let's make a deal A Where we both say the things that we both really feel D I feel scared and I'm starting to sink B And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Em Oh, captain, make up your mind A Before the salt burns your eyes and you run out of time D 'cause you're popping the cork D You get lost in your brain B And you lose touch with all the things that made you feel sane Em Oh, captain A Oh, captain, deal D Oh, captain deal B Oh, captain deal G Oh woah This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Ship In A Bottle chords by Fin Argus
Suggested strumisland strum
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Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play Ship In A Bottle on ukulele
A solid first pick for Ship In A Bottle on ukulele is the island strum: d – d u – u d u. On this page the song is in D major. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory.
5 ukulele chords used in "Ship In A Bottle" by Fin Argus: A, B, D, Em and G
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DDDUDDDUD for pre chorus
I just want/ need the picking pattern for this song! if anyone knows/ finds out the picking pattern for the first verses, I will be so happy!!
Side note – The G chords you see are meant to be the pulsing chords in the song. I got confused the first time i saw them but matched it to the music 🙂