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The Boat Song

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[Intro]
E A E B
E
[Chorus 1]
EFloating down the river
ASailing on the sea
ECruising on the ocean
BBoats are for EmeB  
[Verse 1]
EI saw a boat pulling another
I Adidn't know the boat so I asked my mother
EShe said, "That's a tugboat Bson"
EI saw a boat going faster and farther
I Adidn't know the boat so I asked my father
EHe said, "That's a speedboat Bson"
[Pre-Chorus 1]
AI saw a boat full of fisherman
EI saw a boat full of businessmen
BI saw a boat you know what it was doing?
[Chorus 2]
Oh, Efloating down the river
ASailing on the sea
ECruising on the ocean
BBoats are for EmeB  
[Verse 2]
EI saw a boat transporting cargo
I Adidn't know the boat so I asked my friend Marco
EHe said, "That's a cargo Bship"
EI saw a boat with planes on top
I Adidn't know the boat so I asked my friend Rob
EHe said, "That's an aircraft carrBier"
[Pre-Chorus 2]
AI saw a boat that was fire fightin'
EI saw a boat that was bright as lightning
BI saw a boat you know what it was doing?
[Chorus 3]
Oh, Efloating down the river
ASailing on the sea
ECruising on the ocean
BBoats are for Eme, Byeah
[Solo]
E A E B
A E B
[Chorus 4]
EFloating down the river
ASailing on the sea
ECruising on the ocean
BBoats are for EmeB  
[Outro]
EFloating down the river
ASailing on the sea
ECruising on the ocean
BBoats are for Eme

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The Boat Song

by Blippi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E A E B

[Chorus 1]

Floating down the river

Sailing on the sea

Cruising on the ocean

B E B

Boats are for me

[Verse 1]

I saw a boat pulling another

I didn't know the boat so I asked my mother

E B

She said, "That's a tugboat son"

I saw a boat going faster and farther

I didn't know the boat so I asked my father

E B

He said, "That's a speedboat son"

[Pre-Chorus 1]

I saw a boat full of fisherman

I saw a boat full of businessmen

I saw a boat you know what it was doing?

[Chorus 2]

Oh, floating down the river

Sailing on the sea

Cruising on the ocean

B E B

Boats are for me

[Verse 2]

I saw a boat transporting cargo

I didn't know the boat so I asked my friend Marco

E B

He said, "That's a cargo ship"

I saw a boat with planes on top

I didn't know the boat so I asked my friend Rob

E B

He said, "That's an aircraft carrier"

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I saw a boat that was fire fightin'

I saw a boat that was bright as lightning

I saw a boat you know what it was doing?

[Chorus 3]

Oh, floating down the river

Sailing on the sea

Cruising on the ocean

B E B

Boats are for me, yeah

[Solo]

E A E B

A E B

[Chorus 4]

Floating down the river

Sailing on the sea

Cruising on the ocean

B E B

Boats are for me

[Outro]

Floating down the river

Sailing on the sea

Cruising on the ocean

B E

Boats are for me

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