------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILDING SHIPS - Lior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: megsEE Email: sunshinetour_27@hotmail.com Hey sorry if this is completely inaccurate, its my first! its just the main feel of the there are minor variations but u can figure them out for yourself coz i cant b bothered I tabbed it off his live album, so i dont no if its different to other recordings- but super easy so enjoy! =) Tuning: standard, capo on 6th Intro & verses: C F (strum & pick randomly) "we could almost see the distant shore" e|---------------------------------------------|---1------------------------ B|---------------------------------------------|---1---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------|---2---------------------------| D|-------3--2--0-h2-------3--2--0-h2--0--------|---3---------------------------| A|----3----------------3-----------------3-----|---3---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|---1---------------------------| C F (as above) "when my little sweetheart jumped overboard..." (verses continue pretty much the same) e|---------------------------------------------|---1---------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------|---1---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------|---2---------------------------| D|-------3--2--0-h2-------3--2--0--------------|---3---------------------------| A|----3----------------3-----------h3--2--3----|---3---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|---1------------------------ instrumental bit: (between sections of first verse) C F (as above) e|---------------------------------------------|---1---------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------|---1---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------|---2---------------------------| D|-------3--2--0--h2-------5-5-5--3--2--3------|---3---------------------------| A|----3---------------3----3-3-3--3--3--3------|---3---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|---1---------------------------| verse continues much the same as before, until... CHORUS: "now i'm building ships to carry me home..." then "back to where i..." (strum these chords for four [slow] counts each x2- for first two lines) ? C e|---3----------------------------|---0--------------------------------------| B|---4----------------------------|---1--------------------------------------| G|---3----------------------------|---0--------------------------------------| D|---5----------------------------|---2--------------------------------------| A|---3----------------------------|---3--------------------------------------| E|---3----------------------------|---0--------------------------------------| "...ba-a-a-a-ack to a place where..." (2 counts, 2 counts, 4 counts) ? ? C e|---3-------|---2------|---0------------------------------------------------| B|---4-------|---3------|---1------------------------------------------------| G|---3-------|---2------|---0------------------------------------------------| D|---5-------|---4------|---2------------------------------------------------| A|---3-------|---2------|---3------------------------------------------------| E|---3-------|---2------|---0------------------------------------------------| ~continue as before for remaining verse and chorus (for end of last chorus, continue for the first line of the chorus until back into the verse), ends with verse the same as Hope this is all good =) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================