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[Intro]
E  A   E   A
[Verse 1]
There's many ships tarry in the harEbour
Many roads Dwind aAcross the Ehill
And many Aroses Emgrow on the DarbourDm  
AMany's the girl Ewaits for me there Astill
[Chorus]
For swiftly come all the tides reEturning
Swiftly go Dthen and Awill not Estay
There is no Aboatman Emcan net the DmorningDm  
AThere is no boatEman can net the AdayE  
[Verse 2]
The fish run Adeep, oh, they run so Edeeply
I cannot Dfind them Ain the Eseas
The lonely road Awinds the Emhill so DsteeplyDm  
I'll lie me Adown Ethere and take my Aease
[Chorus]
For swiftly come all the tides reEturning
Swiftly go Dthen and Awill not Estay
There is no Aboatman Emcan net the DmorningDm  
AThere is no boatEman can net the AdayE  
[Verse 3]
The rose that Ablooms blows its petals oEver
And the thorns Dlie aAlong the Ebough
The girls have Agone now Emto a different DloverDm  
They will not Alinger Ebeside me Anow
[Chorus]
For swiftly come all the tides reEturning
Swiftly go Dthen and Awill not Estay
There is no Aboatman Emcan net the DmorningDm  
AThere is no boatEman can net the AdayE  
[Verse 4]
I will Abuild me a boat of Esilver
Steer it with Da Agolden Eoar
And I will Arow out Emof this sad DharbourDm  
And never Asail Eback to this dark Ashore
[Chorus]
For swiftly come all the tides reEturning
Swiftly go Dthen and Awill not Estay
There is no Aboatman Emcan net the DmorningDm  
AThere is no boatEman can net the Aday
There is no boatman Emcan net the DmorningDm  
AThere is no boatEman can net the Aday

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Boat Of Silver

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E A E A

[Verse 1]

There's many ships tarry in the harbour

D A E

Many roads wind across the hill

A Em D Dm

And many roses grow on the arbour

A E A

Many's the girl waits for me there still

[Chorus]

For swiftly come all the tides returning

D A E

Swiftly go then and will not stay

A Em D Dm

There is no boatman can net the morning

A E A E

There is no boatman can net the day

[Verse 2]

A E

The fish run deep, oh, they run so deeply

D A E

I cannot find them in the seas

A Em D Dm

The lonely road winds the hill so steeply

A E A

I'll lie me down there and take my ease

[Chorus]

For swiftly come all the tides returning

D A E

Swiftly go then and will not stay

A Em D Dm

There is no boatman can net the morning

A E A E

There is no boatman can net the day

[Verse 3]

A E

The rose that blooms blows its petals over

D A E

And the thorns lie along the bough

A Em D Dm

The girls have gone now to a different lover

A E A

They will not linger beside me now

[Chorus]

For swiftly come all the tides returning

D A E

Swiftly go then and will not stay

A Em D Dm

There is no boatman can net the morning

A E A E

There is no boatman can net the day

[Verse 4]

A E

I will build me a boat of silver

D A E

Steer it with a golden oar

A Em D Dm

And I will row out of this sad harbour

A E A

And never sail back to this dark shore

[Chorus]

For swiftly come all the tides returning

D A E

Swiftly go then and will not stay

A Em D Dm

There is no boatman can net the morning

A E A

There is no boatman can net the day

Em D Dm

There is no boatman can net the morning

A E A

There is no boatman can net the day

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