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Showboat by Josh Ritter
Showboat
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:5th fret
[Verse 1]
C/G
Every time it rains, it pours,
C/G Dm Dm
I pray it rains just a little more on me.
G
‘Cause I’m the guy who never cries,
G C/G C/G
And I gotta’ keep my reputation clean.
C/G C/G
And here’s a helpful tip: the rain administered
C/G Dm Dm
In raindrops may help to hide the tears a little more.
G
Which is why a guy who never cries
G
Looks up at the sky with hopeful eyes
G C/G C/G
Hoping when it finally rains it pours.
[Chorus]
C/G
I’m just a showboat.
C/G
Won’t catch me crying, no.
C/G Dm Dm
Won’t catch me showing any hurt.
G
I’m just a showboat.
G
Pretending I can stay afloat.
G C/G C/G
Pretending I’m not sinking over her.
[Verse 2]
C/G
And every time the sun goes down
C/G Dm Dm
I pray the sunlight takes the sound as well.
G
And in some new arms I lie
G C/G C/G
And I can keep the pain all to myself.
C/G
No light to see me shakin',
C/G
No sound to hear me breaking
C/G Dm Dm
No sound to hear the teardrops hit the floor
G
Which is why a guy who never cries
G
Looks up at the sky with tired eyes
G C/G C/G
Hoping when it finally rains, it pours.
[Chorus]
C/G
I’m just a showboat.
C/G
Won’t catch me crying, no.
C/G Dm Dm
Won’t catch me showing any hurt.
G
I’m just a showboat.
G
Pretending I can stay afloat.
G C/G C/G
Pretending I’m not sinking over her.
[Instrumental Break]
C/G C/G Dm Dm G G C/G C/G C/G C/G
[Verse 3]
C/G
Every time I think of her
C/G Dm Dm
I wonder if she ever thinks of me
G
Out all night and running wild
G C/G C/G
The latest styles, the greatest company
C/G
With laughter, lights and drinking
C/G
Trying hard to keep from thinking
C/G Dm Dm
And seeking for what he is searching for
G
Which is why a guy who never cries
G
Looks up at the sky with desperate eyes
G C/G C/G
Hoping when it finally rains it pours
[Bridge/Outro]
C/G
I’m just a showboat
C/G
Old King Thunderbolt
C/G
Mister Le Bon Temps Roll
Dm
The only dog in every fight
Dm
The only guy who dyna might
Dm
The only guy who never cries
C/G
He’s never lonesome all the time
F
See him dancing up on tables
C/G
Shawnas, Lisas, Ethels, Mabels
G
Though he looks a little tired
G
One eye always pointed skyward
G
Waiting for a drop of rain
G
To fall and help to hide the pain
G
To fall and help to lift the boat
G
So he can think he’s still afloat
G
Pretending he ain’t sinking, no
G C/G
Pretending he ain’t sinking over her
G C/G
Pretending he ain’t sinking over her
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