Biography:
World Party is an alternative rock band which formed in Prestatyn, Wales in 1985. Its only consistent member is former Waterboys keyboardist Karl Wallinger. They are best known for their 1985 international hit single "Ship of Fools", one of the first alternative rock songs to hit the Top 40 in the United States.
Wallinger was a key member of The Waterboys during their 'Big Music' period, which covered their first three albums: The Waterboys, A Pagan Place, and This Is The Sea.
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Great song off Goodbye Jumbo Album
Capo 2nd Fret
Chords
C 032010
Em7+5 030010
Em 022000
G 320003
G/D 000003
F 133211
Intro - Strum Twice C Em7+5 C Em7+5 C
C Em F C Em7+5 C
I got an extra, glimpse of the truth today
C Em F G
Staring at my breakfast, when I thought I heard it say
F C F G
Fighting is no good, success an empty lie
F C F G
The treasure hunt is only until you realise
Chorus
F C F
We came to take it up, We came to take it up
F G
We came to take it up
F C F
We came to raise it up, we came to take it up
F G G/D G G/D
We came to move it up
Verse
C Em F C Em7+5 C
I promise you this, I will do my best today
C Em F G
But somebody keeps tryin to make me, tryin to make me lose my way
C Em F C Em7+5 C
But I believe oh my darlin, I believe in you
C Em F G
And I hope when you here this you'll remember what we were sent to do
Chorus
F C F
We came to take it up, We came to take it up
F G
We came to take it up
F C F
We came to move it up, we came to raise it up
F G G/D G
We came to praise it up
F C F
WI came to take you up, you came to take me up
F G G/D G
We came to take us it up take me up
Solo
F C F C
F C
La La La La x 2
F Em
La La La La La La
F G G/D
La La La La La
Verse
C Em F C Em7+5 C
Speeding out of the town I thought I'd lost my way
C Em F G
Till I saw the green and ebony come a wonderin about their pay
C Em F C Em7+5 C
I got the money if you still got the friends
C Em F G G/D G
We can really put this world to rights or sit around and watch the end
Chorus
F C F
We gonna take it up, We gonna take it up
F G
We gonna move it up
F C F
We gonna take it up, We gonna take it up
F G
We gonna take it up
F C F
We came to raise it up, we came to take it up
F G G/D G
We came to move it up
F C F
To the very very top, to the very very top
F G G/D G
To the very very top
F C F
To the very very top, to the very very top
F G G/D G
To the very very top
Coda
F C F C F Em F G
Capo 2nd Fret
Chords
C 032010
Em7+5 030010
Em 022000
G 320003
G/D 000003
F 133211
Intro - Strum Twice C Em7+5 C Em7+5 C
C Em F C Em7+5 C
I got an extra, glimpse of the truth today
C Em F G
Staring at my breakfast, when I thought I heard it say
F C F G
Fighting is no good, success an empty lie
F C F G
The treasure hunt is only until you realise
Chorus
F C F
We came to take it up, We came to take it up
F G
We came to take it up
F C F
We came to raise it up, we came to take it up
F G G/D G G/D
We came to move it up
Verse
C Em F C Em7+5 C
I promise you this, I will do my best today
C Em F G
But somebody keeps tryin to make me, tryin to make me lose my way
C Em F C Em7+5 C
But I believe oh my darlin, I believe in you
C Em F G
And I hope when you here this you'll remember what we were sent to do
Chorus
F C F
We came to take it up, We came to take it up
F G
We came to take it up
F C F
We came to move it up, we came to raise it up
F G G/D G
We came to praise it up
F C F
WI came to take you up, you came to take me up
F G G/D G
We came to take us it up take me up
Solo
F C F C
F C
La La La La x 2
F Em
La La La La La La
F G G/D
La La La La La
Verse
C Em F C Em7+5 C
Speeding out of the town I thought I'd lost my way
C Em F G
Till I saw the green and ebony come a wonderin about their pay
C Em F C Em7+5 C
I got the money if you still got the friends
C Em F G G/D G
We can really put this world to rights or sit around and watch the end
Chorus
F C F
We gonna take it up, We gonna take it up
F G
We gonna move it up
F C F
We gonna take it up, We gonna take it up
F G
We gonna take it up
F C F
We came to raise it up, we came to take it up
F G G/D G
We came to move it up
F C F
To the very very top, to the very very top
F G G/D G
To the very very top
F C F
To the very very top, to the very very top
F G G/D G
To the very very top
Coda
F C F C F Em F G
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