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John Gilbert Is The Boat chords by Peggy Seeger

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Intro 1
(D major)
Verse 1
John (D major) Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o, (G major) di- dee o
(D major) John Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o
Run (G major) nin' in the Cincinnati trade
(D major)

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Verse 2
You see that boat a- comin' (E minor)
(A major) Comin' 'round the (D major) bend
(G major) Loaded down with cotton
She's (A major) comin' in again (D major)
Verse 3
John (D major) Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o, (G major) di- dee o
John (D major) Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o
Runnin' (G major) in the Cincinnati (D major) trade
Verse 4
(D major)
She run peanuts and cotton
(E minor) And (A major) then she (D major) run so many
Her (G major) men they run from her
(A major) Never get a penny (D major)
Verse 5
John (D major) Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o, (G major) di- dee (A major) o
John (D major) Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o (G major)
Interlude 1
Runnin' in the Cincinnati trade
(D major) (E minor) (D major)
(G major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (E minor) (D major)
(E minor) (D major)
Verse 6
You (D major) see that boat a- comin'
(E minor) She's (A major) comin'
'round the (D major) bend (G major)
Loaded to the bottom
With (A major) Louisiana men
(D major) John
Verse 7
Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o, (G major) di- dee o
John (D major) Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o (G major)
(E minor) Runnin' in the Cincinnati trade (D major)
(G major) (D major)
(G major)
Verse 8
(A major) (D major)
John Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o, (G major) di- dee (A major) o
John (D major) Gilbert is a boat
Di- dee o (G major)
Runnin' in the Cin (A major) cinnati trade
Outro 1
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(D major)
(G major) (D major)
(E minor) (D major)
(G major) (A major) (D major)
(E minor) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (A major)
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