A collection of lyrics and chords
for the music of James Grant

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The Last Ship On The River

Lyrics and Chords

INTRO ; Amin    C   X  2    G
G                                  Amin                         C

The stars are yesterday’s confetti

G

And it’s gone

G                                  Amin                         C

I still see you standing barefoot on the jetty

G

And it’s gone

D                                           Fmaj7                                     C

Surrounded by a thousand empties in the cold grey dawn

Amin                         C                                G

And the old cranes like dinosaur bones

C                                                                G

It was the saddest, the saddest thing I’ve ever seen

C                                                                G

And it made me think of the one I love

C                                                                G     G(F#bass)     Emin

I remember, you as you turned and walked away

Amin                         C                                G

When I saw the last ship on the river leave today

G                                  Amin                         C

You were so capricious, so contrary

G

And it’s gone

G                                  Amin                         C

And we shared love’s weird telepathy

G

And it’s gone

D                                    Fmaj7                                     C

And soon this place will be bulldozed away

Amin                         C                                G

And only the river will remember this day

C                                                                G

It was the saddest, the saddest thing I’ve ever seen

C                                                                G

And it made me think of the one I love

C                                                                G     G(F#bass)     Emin

I remember, you as you turned and walked away

Amin                         C                                G

When I saw the last ship on the river leave today

MID SECTION ; Verse Chords
G                                     Amin                                  C                       G

There’s people waiting for the morning ferry in the

Amin                         C                   G

And we all look so defeated and drained

D                                    Fmaj7                                     C

Something flexed within my memory, I tried to hold on

Amin                               C

But it’s gone

G

Gone, gone, gone

C                                                                G

It was the saddest, the saddest thing I’ve ever seen

C                                                                G

And it made me think of the one I love

C                                                   G     G(F#bass)     Emin

I remember, now I know why you went away

Amin                         C                                G

When I saw the last ship on the river leave today

Lyrics

The stars are yesterday’s confetti
And it’s gone
I still see you standing barefoot on the jetty
And it’s gone
Surrounded by a thousand empties in the cold grey dawn
And the old cranes like dinosaur bones

It was the saddest, the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
And it made me think of the one I love
I remember, you as you turned and walked away
When I saw the last ship on the river leave today

You were so capricious, so contrary
And it’s gone
And we shared love’s weird telepathy
And it’s gone
And soon this place will be bulldozed away
And only the river will remember this day

It was the saddest, the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
And it made me think of the one I love
I remember, you as you turned and walked away
When I saw the last ship on the river leave today

There’s people waiting for the morning ferry in the rain
And we all look so defeated and drained
Something flexed within my memory, I tried to hold on
But it’s gone

Gone, gone, gone

It was the saddest, the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
And it made me think of the one I love
I remember, now I know why you went away
When I saw the last ship on the river leave today

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