Riff:
xA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9--------------------------------|
xE|-----------------------------------------------------|
xC|-----------------------------------------------------|
xG|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4--6-6-6-6--|
xA|------------------------------------------------|
xE|------------------------------------------------|
xC|------------------------------------------------|
xG|-----------------6-6-6-6--4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Intro: RiffGbm
Like ships in the night,
D
you keep passing me by
A
We're just wasting time
E
Trying to prove who's right
GbmD
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
AE
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
Gbm
Like ships in the night letting cannon balls flying,
D
Say what you mean and turn to a fight
A
And fists fly from my mouth, it turns south,
E
you're down the driveway and I'm on the couch
Gbm
Chasing dreams since the violent 5th grade,
D
Trying to believe in your silent own way
A
Cause we'll be okay, I'm not going away
E
like you watching at fourteen as it went down the drain
Gbm
And pops stayed the same, and your moms moved away
D
How many of our parents seemed to make it anyway?
A
We're just fumbling through the grey,
E
Trying find a heart that's not walking away.
Gbm
I turn the lights down low
D
Walk these halls alone
AE
We can feel so far from so close
Gbm
Like ships in the night,
D
you keep passing me by
A
We're just wasting time
E
Trying to prove who's right
GbmD
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
AE
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
Gbm
Like ships in the night,
D
you keep passing me by.
A
You keep passing me by,
E
like ships in the night.
Gbm
And I'm at the airport waiting on a second plane,
D
Had to pack, you had cramps and I was late
A
Headed to a red carpet, they won't know my name
E
Riding in silence all that we wanna say
Gbm
About to board when you call on the phone
D
You said, "I'm sorry I'll be waiting at home."
A
Feels like we're learning this out on our own
E
Trying to find our way down road we don't know.
Gbm
I turn the lights down low
D
Walk these halls alone
AE
We can feel so far from so close
Gbm
Like ships in the night,
D
you keep passing me by
A
We're just wasting time
E
Trying to prove who's right
GbmD
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
AE
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
Gbm
Like ships in the night,
D
you keep passing me by.
A
You keep passing me by,
E
like ships in the night.
GbmDAE
And I'm gonna find my way back to your side
GbmDAE
And I'm gonna find my way back to your side
Gbm
Like ships in the night,
D
you keep passing me by
A
We're just wasting time
E
Trying to prove who's right
GbmD
And if it all goes crashing into the sea,
AE
If its just you and me trying to find the light.
Gbm
Like ships in the night,
D
you keep passing me by.
A
You keep passing me by,
E
like ships in the night.
Riff if you're playing with a capo on the second fret:
xA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7--------------------------------|
xE|-----------------------------------------------------|
xC|-----------------------------------------------------|
xG|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4--|
xA|------------------------------------------------|
xE|------------------------------------------------|
xC|------------------------------------------------|
xG|-----------------4-4-4-4--2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
Mat Kearney (pronounced CARN-ee; born 1 December 1978 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, TN, originally from Eugene, Oregon. His music has an acoustic base fused with hip hop. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica. Following his first EP release (in 2002), so far he has a total of five top-20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart. The Hey Mama Songfacts
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