Sinking Ships Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays557

Sinking Ships by Bee Gees is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, A7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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16
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Intro: D D G D 

D 
Sinking ships, 
              G            D                   A   (A7) 
watching them sail and the sun as sinks in the sea. 
D 
Crashing planes, 
         G           D                            A 
only the eyes of the doomed with a smile on their face. 

     G                       C G D 
So I say to myself that it s re  al? 
     G           
So I look inside myself. 
      C G D 
Can I fe el? 

D 
Colored cups, 
             G            D                         A    (A C) 
windows that slide up and down with a squeak in the side. 
D 
Funny day, 
            G         D                        A 
banging the door to a close as it's hurting my knee 

     G                       C G D 
So I say to myself that it s re  al? 
     G           
So I look inside myself. 
      C G D 
Can I fe el? 

C G C  G C G 

D 
Sinking ships, 
              G            D                   A   (A C) 
watching them sail and the sun as sinks in the sea. 
D 
Crashing planes, 
         G           D                            A 
only the eyes of the doomed with a smile on their face. 

     G                       C G D 
So I say to myself that it s re  al? 
     G           
So I look inside myself. 
      C G D 
Can I fe el? 

C G C  G C G 

 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante