If I Had A Boat
James Vincent McmorrowVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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
The 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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Readable chord sheet for If I Had A Boat by James Vincent Mcmorrow
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] [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 If I had a [C]boat, I would sa[G]il to you Hold you in my [D]arms, ask you t[Am]o be true Once I had a [C]dream, it died lon[G]g before Now I'm pointed [D]north, hoping [Am]for the shore [Em] [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 If I had a [C]boat, I would sa[G]il to you Hold you in my [D]arms, ask you t[Am]o be true Once I had a [C]dream, it died lon[G]g before Now I'm pointed [D]north, hoping [Am]for the shore [Em] [Em7] Splitting at the [C]seams Heaving at the [G]brace Sheets all billo[D]wing The breaking of the [Am7]day Sea is not m[C]y friend And everyon[G]e conspires Still I cho[D]ose to swim Slip beneath[Am7] the tide Once I had a [C]dream Once I had a [G]hope That was yester[D]day Not so long a[Am7]go This is not the [C]end This is just the [G]world Such a foolish [D]thing Such an honest [Am7]girl If I had a [C]boat, I would sa[G]il to you Hold you in my [D]arms, ask you t[Am]o be true Once I had a [C]dream, it died lon[G]g before Now I'm pointed [D]north, hoping [Am]for the shore