Like Ships Need The Sea Chords
by Emily Hearn
Like Ships Need The Sea by Emily Hearn is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo on Fret 1
(Live version was on fret 2)
C (strummed 1, 2, 3 4,
C (mute/slap)
My mother once told me I donâ??t need a man to be the best I can be
But just one look from you Iâ??m changing my plans
â??Cause darlinâ?? I need you like ships need the sea
C
Darlinâ?? I need you like ships need the sea
F C G Am F C G C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahh ah.
F C G Am F C G
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahhhhhhh
C F C
My grandfather told me that real men donâ??t cry
Am F G
But I saw your tears in the moon-light
C F C
Thatâ??s when I knew that my grandfather lied
F C G Am
And darlinâ?? I need you like birds need the sky
F C G C
Darlinâ?? I need you like birds need the sky
F C G Am F C G C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahh ah.
F C G Am F C G
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahhhhhhh
F C G Am
Finally you gave me the hope Iâ??d a-waited
F C G
Finally you gave me your heart
F C G Am
Gladly I gave you the love youâ??d awaited
F C G
Gladly I gave you my heart (x2)
F C G Am F C G C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahh ah.
F C G Am F C G
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahhhhhhh
C
That preacher, he told me that loveâ??s not easy
Am F G
I told him I donâ??t want it to be
C
Darlinâ?? I need you like ships need the sea
G F G
And Iâ??m gonna love you, Iâ??m gonna love you
F C G Am
Iâ??m gonna love you for all of our days,
F C G C
Iâ??m gonna love you for all of our days
F C G Am F C G C
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahh ah.
F C G Am F C G
Ahhh ahh ah ahhh ahh, Ahh ah ahhhhhhh