When The Ship Comes In
By Bob Dylan -
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Oh the time will come up when the winds will stop
Em C G
And the breeze will cease to be a-breathin’
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Like the stillness in the wind before the hurricane begins,
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The hour that the ship comes in
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And the sea will split and the ships will hit
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And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking
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And the tide will sound and the waves will pound
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And the morning will be a-breaking.
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Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path
Em C G
And the seagulls will be a-smilin'
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And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand
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The hour that the ship comes in
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And the words that are used for to get the ship confused
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Will not be understood as they're spoken
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Oh the chains of the sea will have busted in the night
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And be buried on the bottom of the ocean.
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A song will lift as the main sail shifts
Em C G
And the boat drifts unto the shoreline
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And the sun will respect every face on the deck
G D G
The hour that the ship comes in
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And the sands will roll out a carpet of gold
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For your wearied toes to be a-touchin'
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And the ship's wise men will remind you once again
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That the whole wide world is watchin'
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Oh the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes
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And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
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But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
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And they'll know that it's for real,
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The hour that the ship comes in.
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And they'll raise their hands, sayin' we'll meet all your demands
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But we'll shout from the bow, your days are numbered.
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And like Pharaoh’s tribe they'll be drownded in the tide
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And like Goliath they'll be conquered.