Intro (x2): Am F Dm Am Verse 1: Am F Dm Am Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head Am F Dm Am Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed Am F Dm Am And here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep Am F Dm Am Thrashing the covers off, it has me by it's teeth Pre-chorus: C Dm Am F And, oh, my love remind me, what was it that I said? C Dm Am F I can't help but pull the earth around me to make my bed C Dm Am F And, ah, my love remind me, what was it that I did? C Dm Did I drink too much? Am I losing touch? Am F Did I build a ship to wreck? Chorus: Am F Dm Am Am F To wreck, to wreck, to wreck Dm Am Did I build this ship to wreck? Verse 2: Am F Dm Am What's with the long face? Do you want more? Am F Dm Am Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door Am F Dm Am And don't let the curtain catch you, cause you've been here before Am F Dm Am The chair is an island, darling, you can't touch the floor Pre-chorus: C Dm Am F And, oh, my love remind me, what was it that I said? C Dm Am F I can't help but pull the earth around me to make my bed C Dm Am F And, ah, my love remind me, what was it that I did? C Dm Did I drink too much? Am I losing touch? Am F Did I build a ship to wreck? Chorus: Am F Dm Am Am F To wreck, to wreck, to wreck Dm Am Did I build this ship to wreck? Am F Dm Am x2 Bridge: F G And Good God, under starless skies Am F F We are lost, and into the breach we got tossed G Am And the water's coming in fast Pre-chorus: C Dm Am F And, oh, my love remind me, what was it that I said? C Dm Am F I can't help but pull the earth around me to make my bed C Dm Am F And, ah, my love remind me, what was it that I did? C Dm Did I drink too much? Am I losing touch? Am F Did I build a ship to wreck? Chorus: Am F Dm Am Am F To wreck, to wreck, to wreck Dm Am Did I build this ship to wreck? Am F Dm Am Am F To wreck, to wreck, to wreck Dm Am Did I build this ship to wreck? 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 To Wreck chords by Florence + the Machine
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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d
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Also works: busy upbeat 4/4 d – d u d u d u
How to play Ship To Wreck on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. The groove sits around 130 bpm, a brisk pace. On this page the song is in A minor. The chords stay at the novice level, nothing tricky in there. Drive bright strums through the verse and push into the singalong chorus.
5 ukulele chords used in "Ship To Wreck" by Florence + the Machine: Am, C, Dm, F and G
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-5 is good for us that can’t reach those high notes