I Saw Three Ships Chords

KeyC Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays357

I Saw Three Ships by Melanie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Melanie - I Saw Three Ships 


nd Fret 


Intro: C  G  Am  G  (4x) 

  C         G          C       G 
I saw three ships come sailing in 
   Am                G 
On Christmas day, on Christmas day 
  C         G          Am      G 
I saw three ships come sailing in 
   F                    G   C   G  Am  G  C  G  Am  G   
On Christmas day in the morning 


    C        G        C         G 
And what was in those ships all three 
   Am                G 
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?  
    C        G         Am       G 
And what was in those ships all three 
   F                    G   C    G  Am  G  C  G  Am  G   
On Christmas day in the morning? 


    C      G        C           G 
The virgin Mary and Christ were there 
   Am                G 
On Christmas day, on Christmas day 
    C      G        C           G 
The virgin Mary and Christ were there 
   F                    G   C   G  Am  G   C  G  Am  G    
On Christmas day in the morning 

   C  G  Am  G   C  G  Am  G 


  C         G          C       G 
I saw three ships come sailing in 
   Am                G 
On Christmas day, on Christmas day 
  C         G          Am      G 
I saw three ships come sailing in 
   F                    G   C   G  Am  G   
On Christmas day in the morning 
       C   G   Am  G   C  G  Am  G   C  G  Am  G    
In the morning 


OUTRO:     (## fade to end ##) 
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G   
        La la la la, la la la la 
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G   
        La la la la, la la la la 
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G   
        La la la la, la la la la 
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G   
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G   
       C   G  Am Em  F  C  F  G 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante