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[Verse]
EMe and my baby and C#mthat great biG#mg boat
C#mGonna sG#mail down the C#mcoast of MG#mexico
C#mTake a sloG#mw ride thC#mrough the Panama G#mCanal
C#mCome out iBn the CaribEbean
ESun may shine and tC#mhat wind may G#mblow
C#mSails bG#millowing C#mas we G#mgo
C#mRolling G#mdown ovC#mer the G#mwaves
C#mCome out iBn the CaribEbean
EI love you baby, C#myou know I G#mdo
C#mAnything G#min the wC#morld for G#myou
C#mSailing aG#mt night amC#mongst the G#mstars
C#mCome out iBn the CaribEbean
[Chorus]
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio
[Instrumental]
E C#m G#m
C#m G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m C#m G#m
C#m B E
E C#m G#m
C#m G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m C#m G#m
C#m B E
[Chorus]
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio
[Verse]
EThe wind wC#mill blG#mow
C#mDown thG#me coast C#mof MexiG#mco
C#mGulf of G#mTehuanaC#mpequaG#m  
C#mCome out iBn the CaribEbean
EI love you baby, yC#mou know I G#mdo
C#mAnything G#min the wC#morld for G#myou
C#mBaby, bG#maby you C#mknow I wiG#mll
C#mCome out iBn the CaribEbean
EMe and my baby and that C#mgreat big bG#moat
C#mGonna sG#mail down the C#mcoast of MG#mexico
C#mTake a G#mslow ride thC#mrough the Panama G#mCanal
C#mCome out iBn the CaribEbean
[Chorus]
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio
ETumana Amio Eio F#mio iEo
C#mTumana ma Bnuma na Emio

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Great Big Boat

by Taj Mahal

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C#m

G#m

F#m

[Verse]

E C#m G#m

Me and my baby and that great big boat

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Gonna sail down the coast of Mexico

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Take a slow ride through the Panama Canal

C#m B E

Come out in the Caribbean

E C#m G#m

Sun may shine and that wind may blow

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Sails billowing as we go

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Rolling down over the waves

C#m B E

Come out in the Caribbean

E C#m G#m

I love you baby, you know I do

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Anything in the world for you

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Sailing at night amongst the stars

C#m B E

Come out in the Caribbean

[Chorus]

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

[Instrumental]

E C#m G#m

C#m G#m C#m G#m

C#m B E

E C#m G#m

C#m G#m C#m G#m

C#m B E

[Chorus]

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

[Verse]

E C#m G#m

The wind will blow

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Down the coast of Mexico

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Gulf of Tehuanapequa

C#m B E

Come out in the Caribbean

E C#m G#m

I love you baby, you know I do

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Anything in the world for you

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Baby, baby you know I will

C#m B E

Come out in the Caribbean

E C#m G#m

Me and my baby and that great big boat

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Gonna sail down the coast of Mexico

C#m G#m C#m G#m

Take a slow ride through the Panama Canal

C#m B E

Come out in the Caribbean

[Chorus]

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

E A E F#m E

Tumana mio io io io

C#m B E

Tumana ma numa na mio

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