Six Months In A Leaky Boat chords by
Split Enz (Official Version)
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Key: D majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1
D D 
 
When I was a young boy
I wanted to sail around the world
Bm7 Bm7 
 
That's the life for me,   living on the sea
D D 
 
Spirit of a sailor, circumnavigates the globe
Bm7 Bm7 
 
The lust of a pioneer,
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

Chorus 1

Gmaj7

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Lucky just to keep afloat

Verse 2
D D 
 
Aotearoa, rugged individual
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Glisten like a pearl, at the bottom of the world
D D 
 
The tyranny of distance
didn't stop the cavalier
Bm7 Bm7 
 
So why should it stop 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

Gmaj7

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Six months in a leaky boat

Interlude 1

Interlude 2

Bm7

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 pre vail

Chorus 3

Gmaj7

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Nothing to it leaky boat

Outro 1
Dm Dm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Bm7 A7 Bm Gmaj7...

Chords

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

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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.

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