If I Had a Boat chords by James Vincent McMorrow
Verse 1
Em
Golden, golden, golden river run
To the East then drop beneath the sun
C
And as the moon lies low
Em
C
Em
and overhead
We're lost
Verse 2
E
Em
E
Em
Burn
slow,
G
burning up the back wall
Em
G
Long roads, where the city meets the sky
Em
Most days, most days stay
G
Em
the sole same
Am
G
Please stay, for this fear it will not die
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Verse 3
C
G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D
C
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D
Now I'm pointed north,
C
hoping for the shore
Verse 4
Em
G
Down low, down amongst the thorn rows
Em
Weeds grow,
G
through the lilies and the vine
Em
G
Birds play, try to find their own way
Em
G
Soft clay, on your feet and under mine
Verse 5
C
G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D
C
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D
Now I'm pointed north,
C
hoping for the shore
Verse 6
Am
Splitting at the seams
Em
Am
Em
Heaving at the brace
Sheets all billowing
Am
Breaking of the day
Sea is not my friend
Em
And everyone conspires
Still I choose to swim
Am
Slip beneath the tide
D
Once I had
Verse 7
C
a dream,
G
once I had a hope
D
C
That was yesterday, not so long ago
G
This is not the end, this is just the world
D
C
Such a foolish thing, such an honest girl
Verse 8
C
G
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
D
C
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
D
G
Once I had a dream, it died long before
D
Now I'm pointed north,
C
hoping for the shore
If I Had a Boat
James Vincent McMorrow
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