Six Months In A Leaky Boat chords by Split Enz (Official Version)

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D
Bm7
A7
Bm
Gmaj7
G
Dm
Dm/C
G/B
Bb
Bb/C

Verse 1
D 
When I was a  (D major) young boy
I wanted to sail around the world
Bm7 
That's the life for  (B minor7) me,   living on the sea
D 
Spirit of a  (D major) sailor, circumnavigates the globe
Bm7 
The lust of a pio (B minor7) neer,
will acknowledge no frontier

Pre-chorus 1

I remember you by, thunderclap in the sky

Lightning flash, tempers flare

'Round the horn if you dare

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Chorus 1

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Lucky just to keep afloat

Verse 2
D 
Aotea (D major) roa, rugged individual
Bm7 
Glisten like a  (B minor7) pearl, at the bottom of the world
D 
The tyranny of  (D major) distance
didn't stop the cavalier
Bm7 
So why should it stop  (B minor7) me
I'll conquer and stay free

Pre-chorus 2

Ah c'mon all you lads, let's forget and forgive

There's a world to explore,

tales to tell back on shore

Chorus 2

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Six months in a leaky boat

Interlude 1

Interlude 2

Pre-chorus 3

Ship-wrecked love can be cruel

Don't be fooled by her kind

There's a wind in my sails

Will protect and prevail

Chorus 3

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Nothing to it leaky boat

Outro 1
Dm 
Dm 
Dm 
Dm 
 (D minor)  (D minor)  (D minor)  (D minor) 
Dm 
Dm/C 
G/B 
Bb 
 (D minor)  (D minor/C)  (G/B)  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Dm/C 
G/B 
Bb 
 (D minor)  (D minor/C)  (G/B)  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Bb 
G/B 
Bb/C 
 (D minor)  (B flat major)  (G/B)  (B flat/C) 
Dm 
Bb 
G/B 
Bb/C 
 (D minor)  (B flat major)  (G/B)  (B flat/C) 
[Repeat and fade]

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D
Bm7
A7
Bm
Gmaj7
G
Dm
Dm/C
G/B
Bb
Bb/C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 138

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1

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This is the definitive original version of Six Months In A Leaky Boat by Split Enz, 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 D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Split Enz's performance.