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A Boat Lies Waiting

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[Intro]
G C Am C D
G Em G
C G Em
G"It’s like going into the sea, there's nothing"
[Verse]
GSomething I never knew
GIn silence I hCear Bmyou
And a bCoat lies waiting
DStill your cClouds are flaAmming
GThat old time easy feeling
WBmhat I lCost was an ocean
Now I'm drifting tDhrough Cwithout Dyou
In this sad baGrcarolle
What I lCost was an ocean
And I'm rolling rBmight bCehind yDou
In this sGad barcarolle
EmIt rocks you like a crGadle
It rocks you to the core
You'll sleep like a baby
As it knocks at Death's CdoorEm  C  D  G  

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A Boat Lies Waiting

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A Boat Lies Waiting

by David Gilmour

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C Am C D

G Em G

C G Em

"It’s like going into the sea, there's nothing"

[Verse]

Something I never knew

G C Bm

In silence I hear you

And a boat lies waiting

D C Am

Still your clouds are flaming

That old time easy feeling

Bm C

What I lost was an ocean

D C D

Now I'm drifting through without you

In this sad barcarolle

What I lost was an ocean

Bm C D

And I'm rolling right behind you

In this sad barcarolle

Em G

It rocks you like a cradle

It rocks you to the core

You'll sleep like a baby

C Em C D G

As it knocks at Death's door

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