Riverboat (For Jack) chords by Dalton Domino

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Gm 
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I was born to be a riverboat captain
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G 
Gm 
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With hopes to sail the seven seas
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Gm 
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But I fell in love with the
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queen of Vicksburg
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Never made it past New Orleans
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She left me high on Monday
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C 
Found me dry by Sunday night
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C 
She tricked and  captured my breath
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D 
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Wishing I'd learn to fly
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Aim high, go for broke
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If you're okay,
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we'll land somewhere low
Cause if the devil has it out for you,
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Lord, it's just a matter of time
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And when you lay me in my grave
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Whether that be a hole
or a bed that I made
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No, I did it how I want
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when I got to the end of
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C 
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C 
the line
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Someday some folks get
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Gm 
C 
to feel living while
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C 
While other folks never learn

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Verse 2

Some folks make their

home in the middle

Verse 3

Never worried if they keep their turn

Verse 4

I have my field front and bus it up windows

And screaming past the

Verse 5

point of no return

Verse 6

Riding the backside of a

hurricane with a grin

And watching it burn

Verse 7

Aim high, go for broke, be okay

Interlude 1

Verse 8
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And when you lay me in my grave,
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whether that be a hole or
a bed that I made,
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know I did it how I wanted,
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when I got to the end of the line.

Interlude 2

Ain't high,

Verse 9
go for broke
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D 
Be okay, we'll land somewhere low
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Cause if the devil has it out for you,
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Lord, it's just a matter of time
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And when you laid me in my grave
Gm 
C 
Whether that be a hole
or a bed that I made
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No, I didn't have one
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when I got to the end of the line
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No, I didn't have one
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when I got to the end of the
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line
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C 
You