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Six Months In A Leaky Boat

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[Verse 1]
When I was a Dyoung man I wanted to sail 'round the world
That's the life for Bmme, living on the sea
Spirit of a Dsailor circumnavigates the globe
Lust of pioBmneer will acknowledge no fronteir
[Chorus 1]
I reAmember you by thunderDclap in the sky
Lightning Aflash tempers flare, Round the DHorn if you Bmdare
I just spent Gmaj7six months in a leaky boat
Lucky just to keep afloatD  A  D  
[Verse 2]
Aotearoa, rugged individual
Glisten like a pearl at the bottom of the world
The tyrany of distance didn't stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me? I'll conquer and stay free
[Chorus 2]
Ah come on all you lads, let's forget and forgive
There's a world to explore, tales to tell back on shore
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat
[Chorus 3]
Shipwrecked love can be cruel, don't be fooled by her kind
There's a wind in my sails, will protect and prevail
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Nothing to it, leaky boat
[Outro]
D

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Six Months In A Leaky Boat

by Split Enz

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Gmaj7

[Verse 1]

When I was a young man I wanted to sail 'round the world

That's the life for me, living on the sea

Spirit of a sailor circumnavigates the globe

Lust of pioneer will acknowledge no fronteir

[Chorus 1]

A D

I remember you by thunderclap in the sky

A D Bm

Lightning flash tempers flare, Round the Horn if you dare

Gmaj7

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

D A D

Lucky just to keep afloat

[Verse 2]

Aotearoa, rugged individual

Glisten like a pearl at the bottom of the world

The tyrany of distance didn't stop the cavalier

So why should it stop me? I'll conquer and stay free

[Chorus 2]

Ah come on all you lads, let's forget and forgive

There's a world to explore, tales to tell back on shore

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Six months in a leaky boat

[Chorus 3]

Shipwrecked love can be cruel, don't be fooled by her kind

There's a wind in my sails, will protect and prevail

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Nothing to it, leaky boat

[Outro]

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