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87 BPM - 12/8
Amaj7     x 0 7 6 5 4
Amaj7*    x 0 2 1 2 0
[Intro]
|   Amaj7|   Amaj7|   Amaj7|   Amaj7|
[Verse 1]
Amaj7Took a boat Sunday,        Dmaj7down by the sea
      Amaj7It just felt so nice,        Dmaj7you and me
                   Bm           Bm/E        A  Amaj7*
    We didn't have a problem or a care, oh no
    BmAnd all around was Bm/Esilence, everyAwhereAmaj7  
[Verse 2]
      Amaj7You are the reason       Dmaj7I was born
      Amaj7Be with you through all seasons
      Dmaj7I'll always hear you when you call
    BmWe'll keep the love light Bm/Eshining
through each Anight and E/Aday
    BmA lonely life beBm/Ehind me
Oh, what a Achange you've E/Amade
[Chorus]
    BmSo down here on the Bm/Eocean we will Astay
         Amaj7*        F#  
…We will stay… we will stay…
Went through a lot of Bm7changes
Turned a lot of E7pages
                      (Amaj7)
When I took a boat on Sunday
[Keyboard Solo]
|   Amaj7|   Amaj7|   Dmaj7|     D6| x4
[Verse 3]
    BmTo know you as I Bm/Eknow you now,
             A  Amaj7*
that is all I need
    BmAnd we will get aBm/Elong somehow,
            A  Amaj7*
if we both believe
[Chorus]
    BmSo down here on the Bm/Eocean we will Astay
         Amaj7*        F#  
…We will stay… we will stay…
Went through a lot of Bm7changes
Turned a lot of E7pages
When I took a boat on ASunday

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Downstream

by Supertramp

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Dmaj7

Bm/E

E/A

Bm7

87 BPM - 12/8

Amaj7 x 0 7 6 5 4

Amaj7* x 0 2 1 2 0

[Intro]

Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Amaj7 Dmaj7

Took a boat Sunday, down by the sea

Amaj7 Dmaj7

It just felt so nice, you and me

Bm Bm/E A Amaj7

We didn't have a problem or a care, oh no

Bm Bm/E A Amaj7

And all around was silence, everywhere

[Verse 2]

Amaj7 Dmaj7

You are the reason I was born

Amaj7

Be with you through all seasons

Dmaj7

I'll always hear you when you call

Bm Bm/E

We'll keep the love light shining

A E/A

through each night and day

Bm Bm/E

A lonely life behind me

A E/A

Oh, what a change you've made

[Chorus]

Bm Bm/E A

So down here on the ocean we will stay

Amaj7 F#

…We will stay… we will stay…

Bm7

Went through a lot of changes

Turned a lot of pages

Amaj7

()

When I took a boat on Sunday

[Keyboard Solo]

Amaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 D6

| | | | | x4

[Verse 3]

Bm Bm/E

To know you as I know you now,

A Amaj7

that is all I need

Bm Bm/E

And we will get along somehow,

A Amaj7

if we both believe

[Chorus]

Bm Bm/E A

So down here on the ocean we will stay

Amaj7 F#

…We will stay… we will stay…

Bm7

Went through a lot of changes

Turned a lot of pages

When I took a boat on Sunday

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