Ship to Wreck by Florence and the Machine | Lyrics with Guitar Chords
Author: Miguel Marquez

Ship to Wreck by Florence and the Machine was a major hit from their third studio album, “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”. Not only did the song do well commercially, but it also earned several awards, notably a WMA and a Grammy.
The tune is frequently associated with the folk rock, pop rock, and soft rock genres. The song reportedly deals with self-destructive behavior, which offers a nice contrast to the upbeat sound of the tune.
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Key of the Song: A minor
The song is in the guitarist-friendly Key of A minor, one key that is commonly used in pop music, too.
Both the intro and the verses employ a turnaround that is amongst my favorites: i – VI – iv – i. In the key of A minor we’d thus have:
Amin – Fmaj7 – Dmin – Amin
The chorus is a bit different. Here we have III – iv – i – VI, which translates into:
C – Dm – Am – Fmaj7
Chords for Ship to Wreck
Since the key is A minor, the choice of chords is rather simple and very easy for beginners. You are probably already acquainted with the chords necessary to play the song.
For the verse, they are:
Am – C – Dm – Fmaj
And, for the chorus:
C – Dm – Am – F
Ship to Wreck – Video Lesson
Ship to Wreck – Lyrics with Chords
Verse 1
Am F Dm Am
Don’t touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head,
Am F Dm Am
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed,
Am F Dm Am
Here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep,
Am F Dm Am
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by its teeth,
Pre-Chorus
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
C Dm Am F
I can’t help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
C
Did I drink too much?
Dm
Am I losing touch?
Am F
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Chorus
Am F Dm Am
To wreck, to wreck,
Am F
To wreck,
Dm Am
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Verse 2
Am F Dm Am
What’s with the long face? Do you want more?
Am F Dm Am
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door,
Am F Dm Am
Don’t let the curtain catch you, cos you’ve been here before,
Am F Dm Am
The chair is an island darling, you can’t touch the floor,
Pre-Chorus
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
C Dm Am F
I can’t help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
C
Did I drink too much?
Dm
Am I losing touch?
Am F
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Chorus
Am F Dm Am
To wreck, to wreck,
Am F
To wreck,
Dm Am
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Am F Dm Am
Bridge
F G Am
And good god, under star disguise we are lost,
F G
And into the breach, we got tossed,
Am F
And the water’s coming in fast!
Pre-Chorus
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
C Dm Am F
I can’t help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
C
Did I drink too much?
Dm
Am I losing touch?
Am F
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Chorus
Am F Dm Am
To wreck, to wreck,
Am F
To wreck,
Dm Am
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Am F Dm Am
To wreck, to wreck,
Am F
To wreck,
Dm Am
Did I build this ship to wreck?
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