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Paddleboat Breakup chords by
Ben Folds
Ben Folds

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Verse 1
C

Tossed about the ocean

in boats built for a lake

Life is but a dream a stream of
Bb
C

beautiful mistakes
Interlude 1
Dm
C

Verse 2
C
F
C
F
C

On a quiet lake so far from the shore
F
C
F
C

We had paddled for an hour
F
C

Back would be way more
F
C
Verse 3


She said that's just great

What is wrong with you?
F
C

You wait 'til we're trapped in a boat
Dm

to tell me we're through?
Verse 4
Dm
C

But in the safest dark it
Dm

had seemed so clear

Tell the truth and let the daylight shine
C
Dm

Watch the shadows disappear
Fm

And then the morning came
Ddim
G
Dm

And I couldn't bring myself to say it
C
Verse 5

F
C

So we went through all seasons
F
C

Wrapped in safety vests
F
C
F

The bright red sun it seared my soul
C
F
C

Her eyes they burned the rest
Verse 6
C
Dm
C

You must really hate me
Dm
C

To have planned it out like this

You can get us back to the shore
Dm

I'm not rowing shit
Verse 7
Dm
C

And then the questions came

With no place to hide
Dm

Why did I blurt it trapped alone in a boat
C
Dm

I rowed against the tide

I guess I had all day
Ddim

But I couldn't bring myself
Fm
G
Fm

to say it
Cdim
Cm
C
Verse 8

F
C

So we turned in our vests and
F
C

headed to our cars
F
C

She said bye and drove away but

mine it would not start
F

And now the sun is setting
G

and everyone has left
Am

I'm waiting for the tow truck now
C

and she's just sent a text
Verse 9
Dm

She says
C

You see, these last few days I've
Dm

had something big to say

How romantic it would be to wait and
C
Dm

I could tell you on the lake
G
Dm
Ddim

But then you dropped that bomb
Fm

And I couldn't bring myself to say it
Outro 1
C
Cdim
Ebdim
B

Dm
Fm
Bdim
Fdim
C
Ebdim
B
Ebdim
Dm
Ddim
Fm

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Chords
  • C

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • F

  • Fm

  • Ddim

  • G

  • Cdim

    3
  • Cm

    3
  • Am

  • Ebdim

  • B

    2
  • Bdim

  • Fdim

    3

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Transpose: 0

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