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Shipbuilding Elvis Costello
[Am] [C] [D] [D]
[Em]Is it wo[Em/D#]rth it
[Em/D]A new winter [C#dim]coat and shoes for the [D]wife
[Dm]And a bicycle [Cm7]on the boy's birthda[D]y
It's just a rumour that was [G]spread around town
[C]By the women and [D]children
Soon we'll be [G]shipbuilding
[Em]Well I [Em/D#]ask you
[Em/D]The boy said "[C#dim]Dad they're going to make me [D]to task
[Dm]But I'll be [Cm7]back by christma[D]s"
It's just a rumour that was [G]spread around town
[Cmaj7]Somebody said that [D]someone got filled in
[Cmaj7]For saying that [D]people get killed in
[Cmaj7]The result of [D]this shipbuilding[G]
nc G7
With all the will in the world
Diving for [Eb6]dear life
[D]When we could be [G]diving for pearls
[Em] [Em/D#] [Em/D] [C#dim]
[D] [Dm] [Cm7]
[D]It's just a rumour that was [G]spread around town
[Cmaj7]A telegram or a [D]picture postcard
[Cmaj7]Within weeks they'll be re-[D]opening the shipyards
[Cmaj7]And notifying the [D]next of kin
[G]Once again
It's all we're [G7]skilled in
We will be [Eb6]shipbuilding[D] [G]
With all the [Gm]will in the world
Diving for [Eb6]dear life[D] [D] [D]
[D]When we could be [Em]diving for pearls
[Em/D#] [Em/D] [C#dim]
[D] [Dm] [Cm7] [D]
[G] [Cmaj7] [D] [Cmaj7]
[D] [Cmaj7] [D] [G]
It's all we're [G7]skilled in
We will be [Eb6]shipbuilding[D] [G]
With all the [Gm]will in the world
Diving for [Eb6]dear life[D] [D] [D]
[D]When we could be [D]diving for pearls[D] [D]
[D]When we could be [D]diving for pearls[D] [D]
[D]When we could be div[Em]ing for pearls
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