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Bring Me A Boat
Capo 1st fret
Intro:   A    D    A  D  
DBring me a boAat to crEoss to my deAar
I staDnd here alAone, with my sweeF#mtheart so nDear
Bring to me a bAoat to cEross o'er the TAyne
For it's deeDp murky watAers part hEis heart and minAe
And the TyDne it flows oAn and F#mout to the sAea
If a bDoat I am grAanted then sBmafe let me Dbe
And gently I'll Ago, for geEntly I'll Arow
As geDntly you brAeathe as you Eebb and you floAw
A   D A   D
DDoes he know I stAand each Eday on the shAore
Does Dhe know I'd gAive all tF#mo see him once moDre
Does he know I've wAept ten thEousand times oA're
And Dis he still wAaiting as Ehe was beforAe
And the TyDne it flows oAn and F#mout to the sAea
If a bDoat I am grAanted then sBmafe let me Dbe
And gently I'll Ago, for geEntly I'll row
As geDntly you brAeathe as you Eebb and you floAw
A   D A   D
DThe boatman he wAants the gEold I can't giAve
DMy parents are Apoor so I've nF#mothing to giDve
Only my hAeart and thEat will not fAloat
So pDlease don't deAny me and brEing me a boAat
And the TyDne it flows oAn and F#mout to the sAea
If a bDoat I am grAanted then sBmafe let me Dbe
And gently I'll Ago, for geEntly I'll Arow
As geDntly you brAeathe as you Eebb and you floAw
A   D A   D

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Bring Me A Boat

by Kate Rusby

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bring Me A Boat

Capo 1st fret

A D A D

Intro:

D A E A

Bring me a boat to cross to my dear

D A F#m D

I stand here alone, with my sweetheart so near

A E A

Bring to me a boat to cross o'er the Tyne

D A E A

For it's deep murky waters part his heart and mine

D A F#m A

And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea

D A Bm D

If a boat I am granted then safe let me be

A E A

And gently I'll go, for gently I'll row

D A E A

As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow

A D A D

D A E A

Does he know I stand each day on the shore

D A F#m D

Does he know I'd give all to see him once more

A E A

Does he know I've wept ten thousand times o're

D A E A

And is he still waiting as he was before

D A F#m A

And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea

D A Bm D

If a boat I am granted then safe let me be

A E

And gently I'll go, for gently I'll row

D A E A

As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow

A D A D

D A E A

The boatman he wants the gold I can't give

D A F#m D

My parents are poor so I've nothing to give

A E A

Only my heart and that will not float

D A E A

So please don't deny me and bring me a boat

D A F#m A

And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea

D A Bm D

If a boat I am granted then safe let me be

A E A

And gently I'll go, for gently I'll row

D A E A

As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow

A D A D

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