If I Had a Boat by James Vincent McMorrow Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for If I Had a Boat guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play If I Had a Boat by James Vincent McMorrow using guitar or guitar.
This song by James Vincent McMorrow can also be played by that instruments.
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If I Had a Boat guitar chords has rhythm and included in Early in the Morning (2010) album.
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If I Had a Boat by James Vincent McMorrow Guitar Chords


James Vincent McMorrow – If I Had a Boat

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Key of G
Ear-transcribed on ukulele by Neil Killer.

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INTRO:

G
Golden, golden,
Em7
golden river
G
run
G
To the East then
Em7
drop beneath the
G
sun
And
G
as the moon lies
Em7
low and over
G
head
We’re [(D)]lost
Em7

Em7
Em7 [-]-
D
G [-]-
G
Em[-]7.
D
..

VERSE 1:

Em7
Burn slow, burning up the
G
back wall
Em7
Long roads, where the city mee
G
ts the sky
Em7
Most days, most days stay the
G
sole same
Em7
Please stay, for this fear it will no
G
t die

CHORUS:
If I had a

C
boat, I would sa
G
il to you
Hold you in my
D
arms, ask you t
Em
o be true
Once I had a
C
dream, it died lon
G
g before
Now I’m pointed
D
north, hoping
Em
for the shor[(Em)]e

VERSE 2:

Em7
Down low, down amongst the
G
thorn rows
Em7
Weeds grow, through the lilies and the
G
vine
Em7
Birds play, try to find their
G
own way
Em7
Soft clay, on your feet and under
G
mine

CHORUS:
If I had a

C
boat, I would sa
G
il to you
Hold you in my
D
arms, ask you t
Em
o be true
Once I had a
C
dream, it died lon
G
g before
Now I’m pointed
D
north, hoping
Em
for the shor[(Em7)]e

BRIDGE:
Splitting at the

C
seams
Heaving at the
G
brace
Sheets all billo
D
wing
The breaking of the
Em7
day
Sea is not m
C
y friend
And everyon
G
e conspires
Still I cho
D
ose to swim
Slip beneath
Em7
the tide

Once I had a

C
dream
Once I had a
G
hope
That was yester
D
day
Not so long a
Em7
go
This is not the
C
end
This is just the
G
world
Such a foolish
D
thing
Such an honest
Em7
girl

CHORUS:
If I had a

C
boat, I would sa
G
il to you
Hold you in my
D
arms, ask you t
Em7
o be true
Once I had a
C
dream, it died lon
G
g before
Now I’m pointed
D
north, hoping
Em7
for the shore

If you want to learn James Vincent McMorrow If I Had a Boat guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play If I Had a Boat. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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