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If I Had A Boat chords by Lyle Lovett (Official Version)

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E
A
E/G#
B/D#
C#m7
C#m
B
B7

Intro 1

Chorus 1
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I  (E/G#) had     a boat  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
I'd  (A major) go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I had  (E/G#) a po (E major) ny
C#m7 
B/D# 
I'd  (C sharp minor7) ride    him on my boat  (B/D#) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) we could all  (E/G#) together  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
 (A major) Go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
B/D# 
E 
I said me upon my  (B/D#) pony    on my  (E major) boat

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Verse 1

If I were Roy Rogers

I'd sure enough be single

I couldn't bring myself to marrying

an old Dale

Well, it'd just be me and Trigger

We'd go riding through them movies

Then we'd buy a boat

and on the sea we'd sail

Chorus 2
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I  (E/G#) had     a boat  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
I'd  (A major) go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I had  (E/G#) a po (E major) ny
C#m7 
B/D# 
I'd  (C sharp minor7) ride    him on my boat  (B/D#) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) we could all  (E/G#) together  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
 (A major) Go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
B/D# 
E 
I said me upon my  (B/D#) pony    on my  (E major) boat

Verse 2
E 
The  (E major) mystery masked man was smart
A 
E/G# 
E 
He  (A major) got him (E/G#) self    a Tonto  (E major) 
B/D# 
'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for  (B/D#) free
E 
But  (E major) Tonto he was smarter
A 
E/G# 
E 
And one  (A major) day said  (E/G#) kemo    sabe  (E major) 
C#m 
Well, kiss my ass, I bought a boat  (C sharp minor) 
B 
E 
I'm  (B major) going out to  (E major) sea

Chorus 3
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I  (E/G#) had     a boat  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
I'd  (A major) go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I had  (E/G#) a po (E major) ny
C#m7 
B/D# 
I'd  (C sharp minor7) ride    him on my boat  (B/D#) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) we could all  (E/G#) together  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
 (A major) Go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
B/D# 
E 
I said me upon my  (B/D#) pony    on my  (E major) boat

Interlude 1

Verse 3
E 
And  (E major) if I were like lightning
A 
E/G# 
E 
I  (A major) wouldn't need  (E/G#) no  (E major) sneakers
B/D# 
I'd come and go wherever I would  (B/D#) please
E 
And I'd  (E major) scare 'em by the shade tree
A 
E/G# 
E 
And I'd  (A major) scare 'em by  (E/G#) the light  (E major) pole
But I would not scare my pony
B/D# 
B 
E 
on my  (B/D#) boat    out  (B major) on the sea  (E major) 

Chorus 4
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I  (E/G#) had     a boat  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
I'd  (A major) go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) if I had  (E/G#) a po (E major) ny
C#m7 
B/D# 
I'd  (C sharp minor7) ride    him on my  (B/D#) boat
A 
E/G# 
E 
And  (A major) we could all  (E/G#) together  (E major) 
A 
E/G# 
E 
 (A major) Go out  (E/G#) on      the ocean  (E major) 
B/D# 
E 
I said me upon my  (B/D#) pony    on my  (E major) boat
B/D# 
I said me upon my pony  (B/D#) 
E 
A 
E 
B 
E 
on my boat  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (B major)  (E major) 

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E
A
E/G#
B/D#
C#m7
C#m
B
B7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 92

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of If I Had A Boat by Lyle Lovett, 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 E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Lyle Lovett's performance.

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