Float chords by Flogging Molly (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Am7

Am6

Dm7

Am7

Am6

Dm7

Verse 1
Am7 
Drank away the rest of the day,
Am6 
I wonder what my liver'd say
Dm7 
Am 
Drink, that's all you can
Am7 
Blackened days, their bigger gales
Am6 
blow in    your parlor to discuss the day
Dm7 
Am 
Listen, that's all you can

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Chorus 1

Oh, but don't, no, don't sink the boat

That you built, you built to keep a- float

Oh no, don't, no, don't sink the boat

That you built

Verse 2
Am7 
Sick  and tired of what to say,
Am6 
no    one listens anyway
Dm7 
Am 
Sing, that's all you can
Am7 
Rambling years of lousy luck,
Am6 
you miss  the smell of burning turf
Dm7 
Am 
Dream, that's all you can

Chorus 2

Oh, but don't, no, don't sink the boat

That you built, you built to keep a- float

Oh no, don't, don't sink the boat

That you built, that you built to keep

Interlude 1

(afloat)

Verse 3
Am7 
Singled out for who you are,
Am6 
it takes all types to judge a man
Dm7 
Am 
Feel, that's all you can
Am7 
Filthy suits with bigot ears
Am6 
hide  behind their own worst fears
Dm7 
Am 
Live, that's all you can

Bridge 1

It's all you can

It's all you can do

Interlude 2

Verse 4
Am7 
No matter where I put my head,
Am6 
I'll wake  up feeling sound again
Dm7 
Am 
Breathe, that's all you can
Am7 
Tomorrow smells of less decay,
Am6 
the flowers greet this blooming fray
Dm7 
Am 
Be thankful, that's all you can

Chorus 3
C 
G 
Oh, but don't, don't sink the boat
Dm 
Am 
That you built, you built to keep a- float
C 
G 
Oh no, don't, no, don't sink the boat
Dm 
Am 
That you built, you built to keep a- float
C 
G 
Oh no, don't, no, don't sink the boat
Dm 
That you built, you built to keep

Interlude 3

(a- float)

Outro 1
Am 
C 
A ripe old age, a ripe old age
Dm 
Am 
I'm a ripe old age, that's what I am
Am 
C 
I'm a ripe old age, a ripe old age
Dm 
Am 
A ripe old age, just doing the best I can
Am 
C 
Dm 
Am 
Am 
C 
A ripe old age, a ripe old age
Dm 
Am 
A ripe old age, that's what I am
Am 
C 
A ripe old age, a ripe old
Dm 
Am 
age A ripe old age, just doing the best I can
Am 
C 
Dm 
Am 
The best I can
Am 
C 
Dm 
Am 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 106

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Am6: x-0-2-2-1-2
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Float by Flogging Molly, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Float the way Flogging Molly intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.