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Paddleboat Breakup chords by
Ben Folds
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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Tossed about the ocean

in boats built for a lake

Life is but a dream a stream of
Bb
Bb

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C
C

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beautiful mistakes
Interlude 1
Dm
Dm

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C
C

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Verse 2
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C

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F
F

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C
C

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F
F

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C
C

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On a quiet lake so far from the shore
F
F

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C
C

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F
F

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C
C

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We had paddled for an hour
F
F

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C
C

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Back would be way more
F
F

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C
C

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Verse 3


She said that's just great

What is wrong with you?
F
F

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C
C

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

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

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C
C

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But in the safest dark it
Dm
Dm

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had seemed so clear

Tell the truth and let the daylight shine
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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Watch the shadows disappear
Fm
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And then the morning came
Ddim
Ddim

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G
G

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Dm
Dm

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

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Verse 5

F
F

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C
C

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So we went through all seasons
F
F

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C
C

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Wrapped in safety vests
F
F

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C
C

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F
F

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The bright red sun it seared my soul
C
C

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F
F

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C
C

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Her eyes they burned the rest
Verse 6
C
C

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Dm
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C
C

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You must really hate me
Dm
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C
C

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To have planned it out like this

You can get us back to the shore
Dm
Dm

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I'm not rowing shit
Verse 7
Dm
Dm

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C
C

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And then the questions came

With no place to hide
Dm
Dm

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

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Dm
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I rowed against the tide

I guess I had all day
Ddim
Ddim

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But I couldn't bring myself
Fm
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G
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Fm
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to say it
Cdim
Cdim
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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Verse 8

F
F

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C
C

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So we turned in our vests and
F
F

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C
C

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headed to our cars
F
F

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C
C

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She said bye and drove away but

mine it would not start
F
F

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And now the sun is setting
G
G

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and everyone has left
Am
Am

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I'm waiting for the tow truck now
C
C

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and she's just sent a text
Verse 9
Dm
Dm

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She says
C
C

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You see, these last few days I've
Dm
Dm

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had something big to say

How romantic it would be to wait and
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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I could tell you on the lake
G
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Dm
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Ddim
Ddim

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But then you dropped that bomb
Fm
Fm

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

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Cdim
Cdim
3

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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B
B
2

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Dm
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Fm
Fm

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Bdim
Bdim

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Fdim
Fdim
3

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C
C

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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B
B
2

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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Dm
Dm

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Ddim
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Fm
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TunerE A D G B E

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ChordsC Bb Dm F Fm...

  • C

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • F

  • Fm

  • Ddim

  • G

  • Cdim

    3

  • Cm

    3

  • Am

  • Ebdim

  • B

    2

  • Bdim

  • Fdim

    3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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Chords

  • C

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • F

  • Fm

  • Ddim

  • G

  • Cdim

    3

  • Cm

    3

  • Am

  • Ebdim

  • B

    2

  • Bdim

  • Fdim

    3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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