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to get more music by sebastian handley and his band the Chandeliers visit
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I am the captain of this ship
and my ship is very ship shape
with the safety of the vessel
and the passengers at stake
my attention never wanders
my standards never slip
because I am the captain
of a ship shape ship

though we may set sail
in a howling gale
I check each dial on the deck
and every last detail
the sea fills me with terror
there is no room for error
so I keep a ship shape ship
until the hour we prevail

the mighty waves are crashing
the icy winds are lashing
we've got to pull together
when the lightning bolts are flashing
the crew are treated fairly
spoils divided squarely
because we wont have a prayer
lest we're ship shape and Bristol fashion

I scan the constellation
and plot my navigation
sometimes I go by hunches
sometimes by calculation
until I see the sea side
and my family at the quayside
and at last we are together
and I've reached my destination

Chords for verse:
A Dbm A Bm
A Dbm E Dbm
D E Dbm Bm
A Dbm A Bm A

Chords for middle bit:
Bm Dbm D Dbm
Bm Gbm Bm E
D A D A
D Dbm Bm E