Intro:
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
D#m
In the motion of the ocean, hear the cold wind blowing
D#sus4
Verse:
D#m
Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves
D#m
Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves
F#C#
Just long for their true Homeland Africa
F#A#
And to be saved they want to be free
G#m7
Men, women and baby slaves
G#mA#
Coming to the land of liberty, liberty
Chorus:
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
Verse:
D#m
They are tired of waiting for a brand new day
D#m
Some of them sing and chant, some of them pray
F#C#
And some men got a little tired too
F#A#G#m7G#mA#
No one knows if the journey pay
Chorus:
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
Verse:
D#m
Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves
D#m
Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves
F#C#
Just long for their true Homeland Africa
F#A#
And to be saved they want to be free
G#m7
Men, women and baby slaves
G#mA#
Coming to the land of liberty, liberty
Outro:
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
D#mC#F#G#D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)