When The Ship Comes In

when the ship comes in sung by peter , paul and mary from bob dylan; special rider music - sesac Intro : F B F Dm B C F F B F oh the time will come up when the wind will stop Dm B F and the breeze will cease to be breathin’ B F like the stillness in the wind ’fore the hurricane begins B C F the hour that the ship comes in . C B F oh the seas will split and the ship will hit C B F and the sand on the shoreline will be shakin’ C B F and the tide will sound and the waves will pound B F C F B C F and the mornin’ will be breakin’! F B F oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path Dm B F and the seagulls , they’ll be smilin’ B F and the rocks on the sand will proudly stand B C F the hour that the ship comes in . C B F and the words that are used for to get the ship confused C B F will not be understood as they’re spoken’ C B F for the chains of the sea will have busted in the night B F C F B C F and be buried on the bottom of the ocean . F B F oh a song will lift as the mainsail shifts Dm B F and the boat drifts onto the shoreline B F and the sun will respect every face on the deck B C F the hour that the ship comes in . C B F and the sands will roll out a carpet of gold C B F for your weary toes to be a touchin’ C B F and the ship’s wise men will remind you once again B F C F B C F that the whole wide world is watchin’! F B F of the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes Dm B F and they’ll jerk from their beds and think they’re dreamin’ B F but they’ll pinch themselves and squeal and they’ll know that it’s for real B C F the hour that the ship comes in . C B F and they’ll raise their hands sayin’ "we’ll meet all your demands" C B F but we’ll shout from the bow "your days are numbered!" C B F and like pharaoh’s tribe they’ll be drownded in the tide B F C F B C F and like goliath they’ll be conquered!