I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Threefer! When the Ship Comes In
(Skip ahead three minutes to get straight to the song.)
By Bob Dylan
Rise Up Singing chapter: Struggle, p.220
(Skip ahead three minutes to get straight to the song.)
By Bob Dylan
Rise Up Singing chapter: Struggle, p.220
R.U.S. chords:
C Em F C / Am F C - / 1st / C GF C -
Em - F C / Em F C - / " / C F G F C -
Video chords (off liamclancy.com):
1 - 4 1 / 6m 4 1 - / 1 - 4 1 / 1 5 1 -
3m - 4 1 / 3m 4 1 - / 3m - 4 1 / 1 4 5 - - - 1 - - -
Play around with those chords and sound better to your ear. It's a forgiving tune for accompaniment - you have a lot of options. Usually I play a mix of the two, using the Liam Clancy chords but adding a 3m (minor third) in as the second chord like Rise Up Singing does.
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