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Judy Collins - My Bed Is A Boat
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G     C   Em  D  G  D  G
[Verse 1]
My Embed is like a little Gboat
Nurse Dhelps me in when I emEmbark
She Cgirds me in my Gsailor's Emcoat 
And Cstarts me in the Ddark
[Verse 2]
At Emnight I go on Gboard and say 
GoodDnight to all my friends on Emshore
I Cshut my eyes and Emsail away 
And Csee and hear no Dmore
[Verse 3]
And Emsometimes things to Gbed I take
As pDrudent sailors have to Emdo
PerChaps a slice of Gwedding Emcake
PerChaps a toy or Dtwo
[Instrumental]
G     C   Em  D  G  D  G
[Verse 4]
All Emnight across the Gdark we steer
But Dwhen the day returns at Emlast
CSafe in my room beGside the Empier
I Cfind my vessel DfasGt
[Outro]
G     C   Em  D  G  D  G

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My Bed Is A Boat

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Judy Collins - My Bed Is A Boat

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G C Em D G D G

[Verse 1]

Em G

My bed is like a little boat

D Em

Nurse helps me in when I embark

C G Em

She girds me in my sailor's coat

C D

And starts me in the dark

[Verse 2]

Em G

At night I go on board and say

D Em

Goodnight to all my friends on shore

C Em

I shut my eyes and sail away

C D

And see and hear no more

[Verse 3]

Em G

And sometimes things to bed I take

D Em

As prudent sailors have to do

C G Em

Perhaps a slice of wedding cake

C D

Perhaps a toy or two

[Instrumental]

G C Em D G D G

[Verse 4]

Em G

All night across the dark we steer

D Em

But when the day returns at last

C G Em

Safe in my room beside the pier

C D G

I find my vessel fast

[Outro]

G C Em D G D G

About My Bed Is A Boat Chords by Judy Collins

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