Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down chords by XTC

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C
E
A
B
D
Bm
F#m
G
F
Am
Gm
F#sus4
Em
Eb
Ab
Db
Bbm
Esus4
F#dim

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (E major) Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat goes  (A major) down  (B major) 
E 
A 
B 
D 
Bm 
 (E major) That's when  (A major) you'll  (B major) need me  (D major) most  (B minor) 
E 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (E major) Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat goes  (A major) down  (B major) 
F#m 
And  (F sharp minor) you're washed up on some foreign and
D 
C 
D 
C 
G 
 (D major) unfamil (C major) iar  (D major) coast  (C major)  (G major) 

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Verse 2

Yachting's fine

Sailing round and round in social circles

In a sea of diamonds and wine

Wait till you need a shoulder

A girl's best friend's not

any consolation

When you're that much older

Verse 3
E 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (E major) Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat goes  (A major) down  (B major) 
E 
A 
B 
 (E major) That's when  (A major) you'll  (B major) need
E 
D 
Bm 
me  (E major)  (D major) most  (B minor) 
E 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (E major) Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat goes  (A major) down  (B major) 
F#m 
And  (F sharp minor) you're washed up on some foreign and
D 
C 
D 
C 
 (D major) unfamil (C major) i (D major) ar coast  (C major) 
G 
Gm 
G 
 (G major)  (G minor)  (G major) 

Verse 4
F 
G 
 (F major) Skiing's grand  (G major) 
Gm 
F 
Draw (G minor) ing clas (F major) sic lines
around the millionaires
And money men from Switzerland
C 
B 
Am 
Wait till you need a  (C major) shoulder  (B major)  (A minor) 
A 
Am 
D 
 (A major) A   (A minor) girl's fox furs  (D major) won't
warm your heart
A 
When you're  (A major) that much older

Verse 5
E 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (E major) Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat goes  (A major) down  (B major) 
E 
A 
B 
D 
Bm 
 (E major) That's when  (A major) you'll  (B major) need me  (D major) most  (B minor) 
E 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (E major) Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat goes  (A major) down  (B major) 
F#m 
And  (F sharp minor) you're washed up on some
D 
C 
foreign and  (D major) unfamil (C major) iar coast

Verse 6
E 
F#sus4 
And  (E major) if you're late and man he  (F sharpsus4) sees      you
Em 
A 
 (E minor) when you're young and  (A major) looking good
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor) Watch the  (E major) big fish swim right out to take  (E minor) 
A 
the bait you  (A major) offered like you
G 
Knew they would  (G major) 
A 
Too much caviar only  (A major) points to
C 
middle aged spread  (C major) 
D 
Bb 
There won't be room for many  (D major) playboys in your single  (B flat major) bed

Interlude 1

Verse 7
E 
A 
B 
E 
A 
E 
 (E major) Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat  (E major) goes  (A major) down  (E major) 
A 
B 
That's when  (A major) you'll  (B major) 
E 
D 
Esus4 
E 
 (E major) need  (D major) me most  (Esus4)  (E major) 
A 
B 
E 
A 
E 
Wait till  (A major) your  (B major) boat  (E major) goes  (A major) down  (E major) 
F#m 
And  (F sharp minor) you're washed up on some foreign
C 
F#dim 
and  (C major) unfamiliar coast  (F sharpdim) 