Row Row Your Boat (Merrily) chords by "Children's Music" (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Chorus 1
Bb 
 (B flat major) Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
F 
Bb 
 (F major) Life is but a  (B flat major) dream
Bb 
 (B flat major) Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
F 
Bb 
 (F major) Life is but a  (B flat major) dream
Bb 
F 
Bb 
 (B flat major)  (F major)  (B flat major) 

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Chorus 2
Bb 
 (B flat major) Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
F 
Bb 
 (F major) Life is but a  (B flat major) dream
Bb 
 (B flat major) Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
F 
Bb 
 (F major) Life is but a  (B flat major) dream
Bb 
F 
Bb 
 (B flat major)  (F major)  (B flat major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: Bb majorBPM: 106

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Row Row Your Boat (Merrily) by "Children's Music", transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It suits players who want to learn Row Row Your Boat (Merrily) the way "Children's Music" intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.