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BOATHOUSE - Noah Gundersen
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Tabbed by: djhunsin
E-mail: djhunsin@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Some of the other versions were close, but not quite right so I thought I'd contribute..
>>> Chord diagrams, as well as some of other nuances to this song, are located at the bottom of this page!
Intro: Em   C   G   Dx4
Em   GG* GG*
Boathouse, coming down the river
BoathousGe, Dcarrying mEmy son
CBoathousGe, Dcarrying his Emmother
C   G   D(build)
You know she's the only one
CCaroline, Dmy heart is aching
But EmI can't quit this townC  
CCaroline, Dmy heartless drinking
EmI can't quit this townC  
CSo go onD, wave goodbye
Interlude 1:
Em   C   G   Dx3
Em C D
EmHaul out, Cpacking up his suitcase
CHaul out, Dcrying like the rain
CHaul oGut, Dscreaming "this ain't Emliving,"
CAnd I kGnow you're rightD  
CCaroline, DI've been wondering
EmWhy you didn't pick a better man?C  
CCaroline, Dmy Mona Lisa Emstill can't match your Csmile
CSo go on, Dwave goodbye
Interlude 2:
Em   C   G   Dx2
Em   C   G   D   AmG** C  
Em   GG* GG*
Boathouse, coming down the river
BoatGhouse, Dcarrying Emmy love
CBoathousGe, Dcarry them to Emsafety
CUp from the GMississippi Dmud
CFor I Dlost my Glove
END
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Let me start by saying that I have no music theory training and do everything by ear. That said, the chord names
I have used below are more symbolic - I'll do my best to name them correctly. Please feel free to send me a
message with their technical names.
Watch videos of Noah playing to get a feel for his strumming/chord changes, I did my best to be very accurate in
placing the chords where they change. (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTnD2e6lkjU )
Chords Used:
Em   C   GG* G** D  Am  
e|-0-----0-----3-----3-----3----0----3-|
B|-0-----1-----0-----1-----1----3----1-|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-|
D|-2-----2-----0-----2-----0----4----2-|
A|-2-----3-----0-----0-----2----5----0-|
E|-0-----3-----3-----3-----0----5----0-|
Note 1:
Throughout the song, Noah does a lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs with the B and D strings. Especially when
he plays a C. When playing a G*, Noah almost always does so by first hammering-on the B and D strings out of a
G chord.
Note 2:
Coming out of Interlude 2 Noah exits with what I will call an Am, and does a quick jump to what I will call G**
right before moving to the C, like this (added an approximate strum pattern here to help):
D   D   DU DU D  
Am.... G** C
e|--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-|
B|--1-1-1--1-1-1---1-|
G|--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-0---2-|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-2---3-|
E|--0-0-0--0-0-0---3-|
If you're confused on this part, watch the video linked above. The section I've tabbed out begins exactly at
3:09.
Have Fun!!

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