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The Boat Song

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Capo 4
[Intro]
  G    Em    C    D(x2)
[Verse]
If you were a Gboat, my darling, a Emboat, my darling
I'd Cbe the wind at your Dback
If you were aGfraid, my darling, aEmfraid, my darling
I'd Cbe the courage you D/F#lack
  G    Em    C    D(x2)
If you were a Gbird, then I'd be a Emtree
And you would come Chome, my darling, to Dme
If you were aslGeep, then I'd be a drEmeam
Wherever you Care, that's where my heart will D/F#be
G  Em  C  D
[Chorus]
   CODh, do you Emknow we beGlong toD/F#gether?
   CODh, do you B7know my Emheart D/F#is youCrs?D  
[Verse]
If you were the Gocean, I'd be the Emsand
If you were a Csong, I'd be the Dband
If you were the Gstars, then I'd be the Emmoon
A light in the Cdark, my darling, for D/F#you
G  Em  C  D
[Chorus]
   COhD, do you kEmnow we belGong togD/F#ether?
   COhD, do you kB7now my hEmeart iD/F#s yourCs?D  
[Interlude]
  G    D/F#    F      Em(x3)
[Chorus]
   CODh, do you Emknow we beGlong toD/F#gether?
   CODh, do you B7know my Emheart D/F#is youCrs?
   ODh, do you Emknow we beGlong toD/F#gether?
   CODh, do you B7know my Emheart D/F#is youCrs?
[Outro]
(C)             D  G  

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The Boat Song

by JJ Heller

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo 4

[Intro]

G Em C D

(x2)

[Verse]

G Em

If you were a boat, my darling, a boat, my darling

C D

I'd be the wind at your back

G Em

If you were afraid, my darling, afraid, my darling

C D/F#

I'd be the courage you lack

G Em C D

(x2)

G Em

If you were a bird, then I'd be a tree

C D

And you would come home, my darling, to me

G Em

If you were asleep, then I'd be a dream

C D/F#

Wherever you are, that's where my heart will be

G Em C D

[Chorus]

C D Em G D/F#

Oh, do you know we belong together?

C D B7 Em D/F# C D

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

[Verse]

G Em

If you were the ocean, I'd be the sand

C D

If you were a song, I'd be the band

G Em

If you were the stars, then I'd be the moon

C D/F#

A light in the dark, my darling, for you

G Em C D

[Chorus]

C D Em G D/F#

Oh, do you know we belong together?

C D B7 Em D/F# C D

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

[Interlude]

G D/F# F Em

(x3)

[Chorus]

C D Em G D/F#

Oh, do you know we belong together?

C D B7 Em D/F# C

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

D Em G D/F#

Oh, do you know we belong together?

C D B7 Em D/F# C

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

[Outro]

C D G

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