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Topic: Ship of life

Just  finished  writing  this , I  haven't  had  time  to  record  it  yet  but if you  play it  with  a  bit  of  a  marching  strum  you'll  get  what  I'm aiming  for .and  probably  what  it's  about .
All  comments  welcome  as  usual

Ship  of  life
A~ 
                          A
The  heavens  opened 
                                      Em
And  the  rains  came  down
                          D
The  people  sheltered
                              A
or  the  went  to  ground
A
From  the deluge 
                    Em
they  had  to hide
                   D
and  every body
                         A
had  to  stay  in side

                A
But we  go  up 
                Em
And we  go down
                      A
We ride  the  waves
                D
and  turn around
                  A
Despite the  troubles   
            Em
and  the  strife
                  D
we sail  the  ship   
                                   A~
The  ship  that  we  call  life

                    A
We had  some  friends   
                Em
we lost  a  few
               D
But  most  survived
              A
to see it  through
A
We  will  stand  tall 
                     Em
because  were  strong
                    D
Here in this  place
                                A
this  place  where  we belong


              A
But we  go  up 
                Em
And we  go down
                      A
We ride  the  waves
                D
and  turn around
                  A
Despite the  troubles   
            Em
and  the  strife
                  D
we sail  the  ship   
                                   A~
The  ship  that  we  call  life

                  A
When we  make  it     
                Em
to  that  shore
               D
just  like  the folks
              A
who  went  before
A
We'll know  the trip
                     Em
was worth the price
                    D
we paid to sail
                                A
to  sail  the  ship  of life 

              A
And we  go  up 
                Em
And we  go down
                      A
We ride  the  waves
                D
and  turn around
                  A
Despite the  troubles   
            Em
and  the  strife
                  D
we sail  the  ship   
                                   A
The  ship  that  we  call  life
x2 or  till  finished

Re: Ship of life

https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/ship-of-life
a demo  of  the  track     

Re: Ship of life

Another good'un Graham.     

I want to read my own water, choose my own path, write my own songs

Re: Ship of life

Graham,
A really catchy tune.
I found my foot starting to tap soon as you get to the chorus.
I could see a crowd in a bar or at a concert as you perform this, singing right along with you every chorus !!
Nice message as well in the lyrics, so true !
Thanks for sharing. Great song

Jim     

The price of anything, is the amount of life you exchange for it.   - H.D. Thoreau
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: Ship of life

Thanks  Jim   I  appreciate   the  comments  that    you  and  Ed left  on sound  cloud