Building A Boat chords by Matt Mays

SimplifiedG · C · Cm · D

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Oh I'm  (G major) Building a boat
to get me out of town
So I'm cutting big tall trees
down to the ground
I'm gonna cut em up into bends
With a couple of my friends
We're gonna have her going

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Verse 2
so fast by the spring, yeah
G 
 (G major) 
Oh I'll hand make all the sails
blocks and winches
Fasten down the hatches
with big brass hinges
And on the deck there will be teak
and it'll never ever leak
We're gonna have her going
so fast by the spring

Verse 3
C 
I'm gonna smash  (C major) a big bottle
Cm 
C 
G 
of champag (C minor) ne   across  (C major) her bow  (G major) 
D 
And I'm gonna leave  (D major) you for her, babe,
C 
It's just a mat (C major) ter of time
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 4
Mediterranean water flows across her keel
So fast oh baby you can really feel it
At the helm on the wheel
She's true to the wind
She's so ?good and the
sea is so faithful to me

Verse 5

I'm gonna smash a big bottle

of champagne across her bow

And I'm gonna leave you for her, babe,

It's just a matter of time

Interlude 1
G 
C 
 (G major)  (C major) 
G 
 (G major) 
C 
G 
C 
G 
 (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 
D 
Cm 
C 
G 
 (D major)  (C minor)  (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 6
G 
When the wild  (G major) winds wail I'll
be setting my sail
Precision and perfection second to none
I ain't never gonna turn around
No I ain't gonna look back
It's my new home in the sun

Verse 7

It's my ship shape, great escape

I'll bring all my Roy Orbison tapes

Verse 8
D 
I'm gonna leave  (D major) you for her babe
C 
G 
it's just a mat (C major) ter of time  (G major) 
D 
I'm gonna leave  (D major) you for her babe
C 
G 
it's just a mat (C major) ter of time  (G major) 
D 
I'm gonna leave  (D major) you for her babe
C 
Cm 
it's just a mat (C major) ter  (C minor) of   time