Chord/Tab song: If I Had a Boat

James Vincent McMorrow - If I Had a Boat


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Key of G
Ear-transcribed on ukulele by Neil Killer.


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INTRO:
[G]Golden, golden, [Em7]golden river [G]run
[G]To the East then [Em7]drop beneath the [G]sun
And [G]as the moon lies [Em7]low and over[G]head
We're [(D)]lost[Em7]

[Em7]Em7 [-]- [D]G [-]- [G]Em[-]7.[D]..

VERSE 1:
[Em7]Burn slow, burning up the[G] back wall
[Em7]Long roads, where the city mee[G]ts the sky
[Em7]Most days, most days stay the[G] sole same
[Em7]Please stay, for this fear it will no[G]t die

CHORUS:
If I had a [C]boat, I would sa[G]il to you
Hold you in my [D]arms, ask you t[Em]o be true
Once I had a [C]dream, it died lon[G]g before
Now I'm pointed [D]north, hoping [Em]for the shor[(Em)]e

VERSE 2:
[Em7]Down low, down amongst the [G]thorn rows
[Em7]Weeds grow, through the lilies and the [G]vine
[Em7]Birds play, try to find their [G]own way
[Em7]Soft clay, on your feet and under [G]mine

CHORUS:
If I had a [C]boat, I would sa[G]il to you
Hold you in my [D]arms, ask you t[Em]o be true
Once I had a [C]dream, it died lon[G]g before
Now I'm pointed [D]north, hoping [Em]for the shor[(Em7)]e

BRIDGE:
Splitting at the [C]seams
Heaving at the [G]brace
Sheets all billo[D]wing
The breaking of the [Em7]day
Sea is not m[C]y friend
And everyon[G]e conspires
Still I cho[D]ose to swim
Slip beneath[Em7] the tide

Once I had a [C]dream
Once I had a [G]hope
That was yester[D]day
Not so long a[Em7]go
This is not the [C]end
This is just the [G]world
Such a foolish [D]thing
Such an honest [Em7]girl

CHORUS:
If I had a [C]boat, I would sa[G]il to you
Hold you in my [D]arms, ask you t[Em7]o be true
Once I had a [C]dream, it died lon[G]g before
Now I'm pointed [D]north, hoping [Em7]for the shore