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If I Had A Boat original guitar chords by
Lyle Lovett
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
E

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A
A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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E
E

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B/D#
B/D#
4

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Chorus 1
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A

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2

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E
E

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And if I had a boat
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A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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E
E

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I'd go out on the ocean
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A

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E/G#
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2

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E
E

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And if I had a pony
C#m7
C#m7
4

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B/D#
B/D#
4

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I'd ride him on my boat
A
A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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E
E

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And we could all together
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A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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E
E

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Go out on the ocean
B/D#
B/D#
4

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E
E

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I said me upon my pony on my boat
Verse 1
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E

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If I were Roy Rogers
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A

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E

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I'd sure enough be single

I couldn't bring myself to marrying
B/D#
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4

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an old Dale
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E

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Well, it'd just be me and Trigger
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A

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E/G#
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2

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E

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We'd go riding through them movies

Then we'd buy a boat
B/D#
B/D#
4

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E
E

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and on the sea we'd sail
Chorus 2
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A

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E/G#
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E
E

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And if I had a boat
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A

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E/G#
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E
E

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I'd go out on the ocean
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A

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E/G#
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2

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E
E

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And if I had a pony
C#m7
C#m7
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B/D#
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I'd ride him on my boat
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A

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E/G#
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2

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E
E

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And we could all together
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A

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2

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E
E

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Go out on the ocean
B/D#
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4

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E

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I said me upon my pony on my boat
Verse 2
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E

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The mystery masked man was smart
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A

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E
E

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He got himself a Tonto
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'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free
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E

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But Tonto he was smarter
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E
E

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And one day said kemo sabe
C#m
C#m
4

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Well, kiss my ass, I bought a boat
B
B
2

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E
E

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I'm going out to sea
Chorus 3
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A

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E

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And if I had a boat
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E/G#
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E
E

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I'd go out on the ocean
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A

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E/G#
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E
E

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And if I had a pony
C#m7
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B/D#
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I'd ride him on my boat
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A

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E/G#
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E
E

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And we could all together
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E
E

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Go out on the ocean
B/D#
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E

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I said me upon my pony on my boat
Interlude 1
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A

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E

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C#m
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B/D#
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B7
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Verse 3
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E

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And if I were like lightning
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A

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I wouldn't need no sneakers
B/D#
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I'd come and go wherever I would please
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E

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And I'd scare 'em by the shade tree
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E

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And I'd scare 'em by the light pole

But I would not scare my pony
B/D#
B/D#
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B
B
2

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E
E

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on my boat out on the sea
Chorus 4
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A

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E

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And if I had a boat
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E
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I'd go out on the ocean
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And if I had a pony
C#m7
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B/D#
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I'd ride him on my boat
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A

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E/G#
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E
E

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And we could all together
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Go out on the ocean
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I said me upon my pony on my boat
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I said me upon my pony
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on my boat

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • E

  • A

  • E/G#

    2

  • B/D#

    4

  • C#m7

    4

  • C#m

    4

  • B

    2

  • B7

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of If I Had A Boat by Lyle Lovett is E major.

The primary chords used in If I Had A Boat are E, A, B, C#m, B7.

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