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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     

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