Jefferson Airplane - Wooden Ships

here is the airplane’s great recording of the kantner/stills collaboration . these
are the main chords paul plays . jorma solos in E minor pentatonic . if anyone wants
the solo tab , comment and say so . this is pretty easy , you just have to remember
the Cmaj7 in the first verse and the Cmaj7 in the “sail away . . . ” part are
different . i put the chord shapes at the bottom . have fun .

G5 Cmaj7 Dm
if you smile at me i would understand
G5
because that is something
Cmaj7 Dm G5 Cmaj7 Dm
everyone does everywhere in the same language
G5 Cmaj7 Dm
i can see by your coat my friend youre from the other side
G5
there’s just one thing i’ve got to know
Cmaj7 Dm G5 Cmaj7 Dm G5 Cmaj7 Dm
can you tell me please , who won?
G5 Cmaj7
you must try some of my purple berries
Dm G5
i’ve been eating them for six or seven weeks now
Cmaj7 Dm Em A D
haven’t got sick once , probably keep us both alive

Em A D
E A D F/C

Em A D
wooden ships on the water , very free
Em A D
easy , you know the way it’s supposed to be
Em A D
silver people on the shoreline leave us be
Cmaj7 Em
very free and easy

Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
sail away where the morning sun goes high
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
sail away where the wind blows sweet and young birds fly
Em Cmaj7 D C D
take a sister by her hand , lead her far from this barren land

Em A D
horror grips us as we watch you die
Em A D
all we can do is echo your anguished cries
Em A D
stare as all human feelings die
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
we are leaving you don’t need us

Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
D

Em A D
go and take a sister by her hand
Em A D
lead her from this foreign land
Em A D
somewhere where we might laugh again
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
we are leaving you don’t need us

Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 D

Em A D
sailing ships on the water very free
Em A D
easy you know the way it’s supposed to be
Em A D
silver people on the shoreline leave us be
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D
very free and gone

Em A D
no no no no , no no , no no no
Em A D
no no no no , no no , no no no
Em A D
no no no no , no no , no no no

Em D
come ride the music
Em D
come ride the music

come ride the music
E D
go ride the music
E D
go ride the music
E D
go ride the music
E D
go ride the music

E D
E D
E D
E D

G5 x – 10 – 12 – 12 – x –
xcmaj7 x – x – 10 – 12 – 12 –
xdm x – x – x – 10 – 10 – 10

Em 0 – 2 – 2 – x – x –
xa x – 0 – 2 – 2 – 2 –
xd x – x – 0 – 2 – 3 – 2
F/C x – 3 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 1

Em 0 – 2 – 2 – x – x –
xcmaj7 3 – 3 – 2 – x – x –
xc x – 3 – 2 – 0 – 1 –
xd x – x – 0 – 2 – 3 – 2