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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 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
How do you hold the Em7?
An Em7 is 0202 on ukulele and 010000 on guitar. One of the simplest chords you could possibly play on either instrument.
For an alternate Em7, try 022030