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If I Had A Boat by James Vincent McMorrow
If I Had A Boat
Key of G
INTRO:
G Em7 G
Golden, golden, golden river run
G Em7 G
To the East then drop beneath the sun
G Em7 G
And as the moon lies low and overhead
(D) Em7
We're lost
Em7 - D - G - D
Em7 - G - Em7...
VERSE 1:
Em7 G
Burn slow, burning up the back wall
Em7 G
Long roads, where the city meets the sky
Em7 G
Most days, most days stay the sole same
Em7 G
Please stay, for this fear it will not die
CHORUS:
C G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D Em
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D Em (Em)
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
VERSE 2:
Em7 G
Down low, down amongst the thorn rows
Em7 G
Weeds grow, through the lilies and the vine
Em7 G
Birds play, try to find their own way
Em7 G
Soft clay, on your feet and under mine
CHORUS:
C G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D Em
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D Em (Em7)
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
BRIDGE:
C
Splitting at the seams
G
Heaving at the brace
D
Sheets all billowing
Em7
The breaking of the day
C
Sea is not my friend
G
And everyone conspires
D
Still I choose to swim
Em7
Slip beneath the tide
C
Once I had a dream
G
Once I had a hope
D
That was yesterday
Em7
Not so long ago
C
This is not the end
G
This is just the world
D
Such a foolish thing
Em7
Such an honest girl
CHORUS:
C G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D Em7
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D Em7
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
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version 2
Key of G
INTRO:
Golden, golden, golden river run
To the East then drop beneath the sun
And as the moon lies low and overhead
We're lost...
Em7 - D - G - D
Em7 - G - Em7...
VERSE 1:
Em7 G
Burn slow, burning up the back wall
Em7 G
Long roads, where the city meets the sky
Em7 G
Most days, most days stay the sole same
Em7 G
Please stay, for this fear it will not die
CHORUS:
C G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D Am
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D Am Em
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
VERSE 2:
Em7 G
Down low, down amongst the thorn rows
Em7 G
Weeds grow, through the lilies and the vine
Em7 G
Birds play, try to find their own way
Em7 G
Soft clay, on your feet and under mine
CHORUS:
C G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D Am
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D Am Em Em7
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
BRIDGE:
C
Splitting at the seams
G
Heaving at the brace
D
Sheets all billowing
Am7
The breaking of the day
C
Sea is not my friend
G
And everyone conspires
D
Still I choose to swim
Am7
Slip beneath the tide
C
Once I had a dream
G
Once I had a hope
D
That was yesterday
Am7
Not so long ago
C
This is not the end
G
This is just the world
D
Such a foolish thing
Am7
Such an honest girl
CHORUS:
C G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D Am
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D Am
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Chords]
G Em C/G D Am Em* G6sus/D
e|--3-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0-----|
B|--3-----0-----1-----3-----1-----0-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----|
D|--0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----|
A|--2-----2-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|
E|--3-----0-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|
[Intro]
G Em
Golden, golden, golden river run
G Em
To the East then drop beneath the sun
G Em
And as the moon lies low and overhead
We're lost
[Verse 1]
Em G
Burn slow, burning up the back wall
Em G
Long roads, where the city meets the sky
Em G
Most days, most days stay the sole same
Em G
Please stay, for this fear it will not die
[Chorus]
C/G G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D C/G
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C/G G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D C/G
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
[Verse 2]
Em G
Down low, down amongst the thorn rows
Em G
Weeds grow, through the lilies and the vine
Em G
Birds play, try to find their own way
Em G
Soft clay, on your feet and under mine
[Chorus]
C/G G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D C/G
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C/G G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D C/G
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
[Bridge]
Am
Splitting at the seams
Em*
Heaving at the brace
G6sus/D
Sheets all billowing
Am
Breaking of the day
Am
Sea is not my friend
Em*
And everyone conspires
G6sus/D
Still I choose to swim
Am
Slip beneath the tide
[Prechorus]
C/G
Once I had a dream
G
Once I had a hope
D
That was yesterday
C/G
Not so long ago
C/G
This is not the end
G
This is just the world
D
Such a foolish thing
C/G
Such an honest girl
[Chorus]
C/G G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D C/G
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
C/G G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D C/G
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
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version 4
This is the intro played with a slide. Listen to the song to get a feel for the sustains and delays.
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10/12---10---7/8--7---3/5/3--3/5---0-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Golden, golden, golden river run
To the East then drop beneath the sun
And as the moon lies low and overhead
We're lost
Burn slow, burning up the back wall
Long roads, where the city meets the sky
Most days, most days stay the sole same
Please stay, for this fear it will not die
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
Once I had a dream, it died long before
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
Down low, down amongst the thorn rows
Weeds grow, through the lilies and the vine
Birds play, try to find their own way
Soft clay, on your feet and under mine
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
Once I had a dream, it died long before
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
Splitting at the seams
Heaving at the brace
Sheets all billowing
Breaking of the day
Sea is not my friend
And everyone conspires
Still I choose to swim
Slip beneath the tide
Once I had a dream, once I had a hope
That was yesterday, not so long ago
This is not the end, this is just the world
Such a foolish thing, such an honest girl
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
Once I had a dream, it died long before
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
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