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Patty Griffin - Rowing Song
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:   G    G/F#     Em(4x)
As I Grow, G/F#row, Emrow
Going so Gslow, G/F#slow, Emslow
Just down beClow me is the Gold sea
G/F#Just down beEmlow me is the Cold sea
Nobody Gknows, G/F#knows, Emknows
So many Gthings, G/F#things, Emso
So out of Crange, sometimes so Gstrange
G/F#Sometimes so Emsweet, sometimes so Clonely
CHORUS:
The further I Ggo
More G/F#letters from Emhome Dnever arCrive
And I'm aGlone
G/F#All of the Emway, Dall of the Cway
Alone and aGliveG/F#  Em  
INTERLUDE:   G    G/F#     Em(3x)
Just have to Ggo, G/F#go,  Emgo
Where I don't Gknow, G/F#know, Emknow
This is the Cthing somebody Gsaid
G/F#Somebody Emtold me, a long time aCgo
CHORUS:
The further I Ggo
More G/F#letters from Emhome Dnever arCrive
And I'm aGlone
G/F#All of the Emway, Dall of the Cway
Alone and aGliveG/F#  Em  
INSTRUMENTAL:   G    G/F#     Em(3x)
As I Grow, G/F#row, Emrow
Going so Gslow, G/F#slow, Emslow
Just down beGlow me G/F#is the Emold sea
Just down bGelow mG/F#e is the Emold sea
As I Grow, G/F#row, Emrow
Going so Gslow, G/F#slow, Emslow
Just down beGlow me G/F#is the Emold sea
Just down beGlow me G/F#is the Emold sea
                     (## fade to end ##)
As I Grow, G/F#row, Emrow
Going so Gslow, G/F#slow, Emslow
Just down beGlow me G/F#is the Emold sea
Just down beGlow me G/F#is the Emold sea

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The story behind the song

"Rowing Song" captures a deep sense of solitude and reflection, as if adrift on a quiet body of water. The repeated imagery of rowing alone suggests a journey through one's thoughts, where "so many things" come to mind in the stillness. It’s a moment of introspection, perhaps a quiet reckoning with the weight of unspoken feelings or memories. This stripped-down, folk-inspired piece aligns with Patty Griffin's signature style, known for its raw emotional honesty.

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Rowing Song

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Rowing Song

by Patty Griffin

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Patty Griffin - Rowing Song

CAPO: 4th Fret

G G/F# Em

INTRO: (4x)

G G/F# Em

As I row, row, row

G G/F# Em

Going so slow, slow, slow

C G

Just down below me is the old sea

G/F# Em C

Just down below me is the old sea

G G/F# Em

Nobody knows, knows, knows

G G/F# Em

So many things, things, so

C G

So out of range, sometimes so strange

G/F# Em C

Sometimes so sweet, sometimes so lonely

CHORUS:

The further I go

G/F# Em D C

More letters from home never arrive

And I'm alone

G/F# Em D C

All of the way, all of the way

G G/F# Em

Alone and alive

G G/F# Em

INTERLUDE: (3x)

G G/F# Em

Just have to go, go, go

G G/F# Em

Where I don't know, know, know

C G

This is the thing somebody said

G/F# Em C

Somebody told me, a long time ago

CHORUS:

The further I go

G/F# Em D C

More letters from home never arrive

And I'm alone

G/F# Em D C

All of the way, all of the way

G G/F# Em

Alone and alive

G G/F# Em

INSTRUMENTAL: (3x)

G G/F# Em

As I row, row, row

G G/F# Em

Going so slow, slow, slow

G G/F# Em

Just down below me is the old sea

G G/F# Em

Just down below me is the old sea

G G/F# Em

As I row, row, row

G G/F# Em

Going so slow, slow, slow

G G/F# Em

Just down below me is the old sea

G G/F# Em

Just down below me is the old sea

(## fade to end ##)

G G/F# Em

As I row, row, row

G G/F# Em

Going so slow, slow, slow

G G/F# Em

Just down below me is the old sea

G G/F# Em

Just down below me is the old sea

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