{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2090247,"song":"The Silent Boatman","artist":"Parliament","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11454231-the-silent-boatman-chords-by-parliament/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2090247?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":6,"content":"CAPO: NONE\r\n\r\nINTRO:\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nIt is said that when we leave this world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nIf we have suffered we will be saved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nSo I'll lift up my head, whoever I am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhat I cannot do here, there's a place that I can[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]Gb[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nIn this life, though I've tried[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nMany things couldn't be[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nClosed minds with faces looking down onto me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nParting means grief, but only for those left[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]                        [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAll men descend into earth at the very same depth[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]Gb[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL:\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI wonder if in death, man at last can love man[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nStripped of all life's gifts to him no ego to remain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhen you reach Jordan's bank, there's no money, power or fame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nNo third or second class, the fare is all the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters - FADE OUT[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n======================= CAPO: 1st FRET ========================\r\nCAPO: 1st FRET\r\n\r\nINTRO:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt is said that when we leave this world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf we have suffered we will be saved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I'll lift up my head, whoever I am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat I cannot do here, there's a place that I can[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn this life, though I've tried[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMany things couldn't be[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nClosed minds with faces looking down onto me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nParting means grief, but only for those left[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll men descend into earth at the very same depth[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wonder if in death, man at last can love man[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStripped of all life's gifts to him no ego to remain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you reach Jordan's bank, there's no money, power or fame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo third or second class, the fare is all the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm waiting for the silent boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo ferry me across the unknown waters - FADE OUT[/tab]","plain_text":"CAPO: NONE\n\nINTRO:\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL:\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\n\nEb  Bb  Ab  Eb\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n======================= CAPO: 1st FRET ========================\nCAPO: 1st FRET\n\nINTRO:\nD   A   G   D\nD   A   G   D\nD   A   G   D\nD   A   G   D\nD   A   G   D\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\nD   A   G   D\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL:\nD   A   G   D\nD   A   G   D\nD   A   G   D\nD   A   G   D\n\nD   A   G   D\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:","chords":["Eb","Bb","Ab","Dbm","Ebm","E","Gb","B","D","A","G","Cm","Dm","D#","F","A#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}