If I Had a Boat chords by James Vincent McMorrow

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Verse 1
Em 
Golden,  (E minor) golden, golden river run
To the East then drop beneath the sun
C 
And as the moon lies  (C major) low
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor) and over (C major) head  (E minor) 
We're lost

Verse 2
E 
Em 
E 
Em 
Burn  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
slow,
G 
burning  (G major) up the back wall
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Long roads, where the city meets  (G major) the sky
Em 
 (E minor) Most days, most days stay
G 
Em 
 (G major) the sole same  (E minor) 
Am 
G 
Please stay, for this fear  (A minor) it will not  (G major) die

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Verse 3

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

Verse 4
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Down low, down amongst  (G major) the thorn rows
Em 
 (E minor) Weeds grow,
G 
through the lilies and the  (G major) vine
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Birds play, try to find  (G major) their own way
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Soft clay, on your feet and under  (G major) mine

Verse 5
C 
G 
If I had a  (C major) boat, I would sail  (G major) to you
D 
C 
Hold you in my  (D major) arms, ask you to  (C major) be true
G 
Once I had a dream, it died long  (G major) before
D 
Now I'm pointed  (D major) north,
C 
hoping for  (C major) the shore

Verse 6
Am 
Splitting at  (A minor) the seams
Em 
Am 
Em 
Heaving at  (E minor) the brace  (A minor)  (E minor) 
Sheets all billowing
Am 
Breaking of  (A minor) the day
Sea is not my friend
Em 
And everyone  (E minor) conspires
Still I choose to swim
Am 
Slip  (A minor) beneath the tide
D 
Once  (D major) I had

Verse 7
C 
 (C major) a dream,
G 
once I had  (G major) a hope
D 
C 
That was yester (D major) day, not so long  (C major) ago
G 
This is not the end, this is just  (G major) the world
D 
C 
Such a foolish  (D major) thing, such an honest  (C major) girl

Verse 8
C 
G 
If I had  (C major) a boat, I would sail  (G major) to you
D 
C 
Hold you in  (D major) my arms, ask you to  (C major) be true
D 
G 
Once I had a dream, it died  (D major) long  (G major) before
D 
Now  (D major) I'm pointed north,
C 
hoping for  (C major) the shore