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Key: C major•
Intro 1
Bb
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C
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Verse 1
E
E

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Wait till your boat goes down
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B
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2

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D
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Bm
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That's when you'll need me most
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B
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B
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2

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Wait till your boat goes down
F#m
F#m
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And you're washed up on some foreign and
D
D

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C
C

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G
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unfamiliar coast
Verse 2

F
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Yachting's fine
F
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Sailing round and round in social circles

In a sea of diamonds and wine
C
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B
B
2

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A
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Am
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Wait till you need a shoulder

A girl's best friend's not
D
D

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any consolation
A
A

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When you're that much older
Verse 3
E
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B
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2

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Wait till your boat goes down
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2

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That's when you'll need
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D
D

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Bm
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me most
E
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A

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B
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Wait till your boat goes down
F#m
F#m
2

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And you're washed up on some foreign and
D
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C
C

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unfamil iar coast
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Gm
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Verse 4
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Skiing's grand
Gm
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F
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Drawing classic lines

around the millionaires

And money men from Switzerland
C
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B
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2

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Am
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Wait till you need a shoulder
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D
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A girl's fox furs won't

warm your heart
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When you're that much older
Verse 5
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2

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2

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Wait till your boat goes down
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2

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D
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Bm
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That's when you'll need me most
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Wait till your boat goes down
F#m
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And you're washed up on some
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C
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foreign and unfamil iar coast
Verse 6
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F#sus4
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And if you're late and man he sees you
Em
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A
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when you're young and looking good
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Em
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Watch the big fish swim right out to take
A
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the bait you offered like you
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Knew they would
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Too much caviar only points to
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middle aged spread
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Bb
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There won't be room for many playboys in your single bed
Interlude 1
Eb
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Eb
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Ab
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Eb
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Eb
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Db
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Bbm
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Eb
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Verse 7
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That's when you'll
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Esus4
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need me most
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E
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Wait till your boat goes down
F#m
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2

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And you're washed up on some foreign
C
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F#dim
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and unfamiliar coast
Verse 8
E
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That's when you'll need me most
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Wait till your boat goes down
Outro 1

And you're washed up

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Bb

  • C

  • E

  • A

  • B

    2

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • G

  • F

  • Am

  • Gm

    3

  • F#sus4

    2

  • Em

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Bbm

  • Esus4

  • F#dim

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down by XTC is C major.

The primary chords used in Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down are Bb, C, E, A, B, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, C, E, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down is approximately 133 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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