Biography:
The Beautiful South were a British pop group formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton.
In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists.
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Other songs:
- 10000 Feet
- 101 Man
- 36D
- A Little Blue
- A Little Piece Of Advice
- A Little Time
- A Piece Of Sky
- Bell
- Blackbird On The Wire
- Blitzkrieg Bop
- Closer Than Most
- Domino Man
- Dont Marry Her
- Dont Stop Moving
- Dream A Little Dream
- Dumb
- Especially For You
- Everybodys Talkin
- Foundations
- Frank And Delores
- From Under The Covers
- Good As Gold
- How Longs A Tear Take To Dry
- I Cant Put My Finger On It
- I Love You But Youre Boring
- I Think The Answers Yes
- Ill Sail This Ship Alone
- Im Your Number One Fan
- Les Yeux Ouverts Open Eyes
- Let Love Speak For Itself
- Let Love Speak Up Itself
- Life Vs The Lifeless
- Look What I Found In My Beer
- Love Is
- Manchester
- Masculine Eclipse
- Mirror
- Mothers Pride
- Number One Fan
- Oh Blackpool
- Old Red Eyes Is Back
- One Last Love Song
- Perfect 10
- Poppy
- Pretenders To The Throne
- Prettiest Eyes
- Property Quiz
- Rose Of My Cologne
- Rotterdam
- Shouldve Kept My Eyes Shut
- Shouldve Kepy My Eyes Shut
- Something That You Said
- Song For Whoever
- Tattoo
- The Last Waltz
- The Rocking Chair
- The Root Of All Evil
- The Slide
- The Sound Of North America
- The Table
- This Old Skin
- Tonight I Fancy Myself
- Tupperware Queen
- We Are Each Other
- When Im 84
- When The Romance Is Dead
- Window Shopping For Blinds
- Woman In The Wall
- You Keep It All In
- You Play Glockenspiel Ill Play Drums
- Your Father And I
- Youre Only Jealous
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[Intro]
D Bm G A
D Bm Em A
[Verse 1]
D Bm G A
If, if you choose that we will always lose
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
D Bm G A
And if, if you decide to give him another try
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Chorus]
G A
Well they said if I wrote the perfect love song
D Bm
You would take me back
G Em
Well I wrote it, but I lost it
A
And now will you take me back anyway now
[Verse 2]
D Bm G A
if, if you insist that this is for the best
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
D Bm G A
And if, if you swear that you no longer care
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Bridge]
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Between the pain and the pleasure
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Amongst the sharks and the treasure
G A G A G A
If you would rather go your way then go your way
A N.C.
I'll sail this ship alone
[Interlude]
D Bm G A
D Bm Em A
[Verse 3]
D Bm G A
If, if you're afraid that I won't make the grade
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
D Bm G A
And if, if you agree to him instead of me
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Chorus]
G A
Well they said if I wrote the perfect letter
D Bm
That I would have a chance
G Em
Well I wrote it, and you burned it
A
And now do I have a chance anyway now
[Verse 4]
D Bm G A
If, if you swear that you no longer care
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Bridge]
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Between the pain and the pleasure
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Amongst the sharks and the treasure
G A G A G A
If you would rather go your way then go your way
A N.C.
I'll sail this ship alone
[Interlude]
D Bm G A
D Bm Em A
[Chorus]
G A
Well they said if I burnt myself alive
D N.C.
That you'd come running back
D Bm G A
D Bm Em A
[Verse 1]
D Bm G A
If, if you choose that we will always lose
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
D Bm G A
And if, if you decide to give him another try
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Chorus]
G A
Well they said if I wrote the perfect love song
D Bm
You would take me back
G Em
Well I wrote it, but I lost it
A
And now will you take me back anyway now
[Verse 2]
D Bm G A
if, if you insist that this is for the best
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
D Bm G A
And if, if you swear that you no longer care
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Bridge]
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Between the pain and the pleasure
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Amongst the sharks and the treasure
G A G A G A
If you would rather go your way then go your way
A N.C.
I'll sail this ship alone
[Interlude]
D Bm G A
D Bm Em A
[Verse 3]
D Bm G A
If, if you're afraid that I won't make the grade
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
D Bm G A
And if, if you agree to him instead of me
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Chorus]
G A
Well they said if I wrote the perfect letter
D Bm
That I would have a chance
G Em
Well I wrote it, and you burned it
A
And now do I have a chance anyway now
[Verse 4]
D Bm G A
If, if you swear that you no longer care
D Bm Em A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
[Bridge]
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Between the pain and the pleasure
D D7
I'll sail this ship alone
G A
Amongst the sharks and the treasure
G A G A G A
If you would rather go your way then go your way
A N.C.
I'll sail this ship alone
[Interlude]
D Bm G A
D Bm Em A
[Chorus]
G A
Well they said if I burnt myself alive
D N.C.
That you'd come running back
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