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In This Boat Alone
Written & Recorded by Kenny Chesney
Intro.:  | (G) (Am) | (D) | x 2
GI love Amthis wa- Dter Gand I love Amthese Dwaves
GAnd I love Amto watch the Dpalm trees how they dance and GswayAm  D  
The Amcooler's full and the Dsky is clear
The Amcool breeze blows and all my Dfriends are here
Chorus
CAnd I don't wanna Dbe in this boat a- GloneEm  
When the Cparty's over Dand my friends all gotta get GhomeEm  
I wanna Cwave goodbye and Dtie and drift back Goff F#mholdin' Emon
To somebody hangin' Amon to me, oh, DI don't wanna be in this boat alone
Inst.:  | (G) (Am) | (D) | x 2
GThey leave Amtomor- Drow Gas soon as Amthey doD  
GI'll pull Amup an- Dchor and fly back GtooAm  D  
Oh, but Amone of these days, I'm gonna Dhang around
And find the Amright someone, yeah, I'm gonna Danchor down
Chorus
CBut I don't wanna Dbe in this boat a- GloneEm  
When the Cparty's over Dand my friends all gotta get GhomeEm  
I wanna Cwave goodbye and Dtie and drift back Goff F#mholdin' Emon
To somebody hangin' Amon to me, oh, DI don't wanna be in this boat alone
Inst.:  | (G) (Am) | (D) | x 2
I Amsee myself in Dtwenty years
Just Amlovin' life floatin' Dround out here
Chorus
CBut I don't wanna Dbe in this boat a- GloneEm  
When the Cparty's over Dand my friends all gotta get GhomeEm  
I wanna Cwave goodbye and Dtie and drift back Goff F#mholdin' Emon
To somebody hangin' Amon to me, oh, DI don't wanna be in this boat alone
Outro.:  | (G) (Am) | (D) In this boat alone | (G) (Am) | (D) |
         | (G) (Am) | (D) | (G) (Am) | (D) | (G) -----

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In This Boat Alone

by Kenny Chesney

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F#m

In This Boat Alone

Written & Recorded by Kenny Chesney

G Am D

Intro.: | () () | () | x 2

G Am D G Am D

I love this wa- ter and I love these waves

G Am D G Am D

And I love to watch the palm trees how they dance and sway

Am D

The cooler's full and the sky is clear

Am D

The cool breeze blows and all my friends are here

Chorus

C D G Em

And I don't wanna be in this boat a- lone

C D G Em

When the party's over and my friends all gotta get home

C D G F#m Em

I wanna wave goodbye and tie and drift back off holdin' on

Am D

To somebody hangin' on to me, oh, I don't wanna be in this boat alone

G Am D

Inst.: | () () | () | x 2

G Am D G Am D

They leave tomor- row as soon as they do

G Am D G Am D

I'll pull up an- chor and fly back too

Am D

Oh, but one of these days, I'm gonna hang around

Am D

And find the right someone, yeah, I'm gonna anchor down

Chorus

C D G Em

But I don't wanna be in this boat a- lone

C D G Em

When the party's over and my friends all gotta get home

C D G F#m Em

I wanna wave goodbye and tie and drift back off holdin' on

Am D

To somebody hangin' on to me, oh, I don't wanna be in this boat alone

G Am D

Inst.: | () () | () | x 2

Am D

I see myself in twenty years

Am D

Just lovin' life floatin' round out here

Chorus

C D G Em

But I don't wanna be in this boat a- lone

C D G Em

When the party's over and my friends all gotta get home

C D G F#m Em

I wanna wave goodbye and tie and drift back off holdin' on

Am D

To somebody hangin' on to me, oh, I don't wanna be in this boat alone

G Am D G Am D

Outro.: | () () | () In this boat alone | () () | () |

G Am D G Am D G

| () () | () | () () | () | () -----

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