ship of fools : bob seger .
album – night moves – #8 in 1976 .

intro : A#

#1 .
A# F
tell me , quick , said old mcfee . . what’s this all have
Cm D# A#
to do with me? . . i’ve spent all my time at sea , a loner .
A# F
is there something else i should know? . . something hidden
Cm D# A#
down below , the level of your conversation?

chorus :
Gm Cm F
well , he turned away before the answer . .
Gm Cm F
though i yelled aloud , he refused to hear .
A# D# A#
it became too clear . .

#2 .
A# F
so , it went as we put out . . i was left in constant doubt . .
Cm D# A#
everything i asked about seemed private .
A# F
the captain strolled the bridge one night . . i stopped him
Cm D#
in the evening light . . to ask him would it be all right to
A#
join him .

chorus :
Gm Cm F
but he stood there like some idol . .
Gm Cm F
and he listened like some temple . .
A# D# A#
and then he turned away .

#3 .
A# F
all along the fateful coast . . we moved silent , like a ghost .
Cm D# A#
the timeless sea of tireless host possessed us .
A#
the wind came building from the cold northwest . .
F Cm D#
and soon the waves began to crest , crashing cross the forward
A#
deck . . all hands lost .

chorus :
Gm Cm F
i alone , survived the sinking . .
Gm Cm F
i alone , possessed the tools , on
A# D# A#
that ship of fools .

outro :
A# D# A# A# D# A#
ship of fools . . . . . . on that ship of fools . .
A# D# A#
that ship of fools . .

a seventies smash from kraziekhat .