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Dont Rock My Boat

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...DON'T ROCK MY BOAT... by Bob Marley
------------------------..............
*Released 1970*
Intro:
  A    C#m    Bm   E7(x2)
Chorus 1:
Oh, Aplease don't you C#mrock my Bmboat,E7  
'Cos I Adon't want my C#mboat to be Bmrocking, anyhow.E7  
 APlease don't you C#mrock my Bmboat,  E7no,
'Cos I Adon't want my C#mboat to be Bmrocking.E7  
I'm telling you that...
Bridge 1:
 DOh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like E7this, (can you miss?)
And you should Dknow, ooh oh,
When I like it a-like a-E7this, I'm a-really is, ooh yeah.
Verse 1:
 BmYou satis, satis, Esatisfy my soul,
Morning Bmtime, evening cold; satis-Efy my soul.
Yes, I been a-Bmtelling you;
 E7We'll play the sweetest games.
 DI'm happy inside, all the Atime.
Oh, can't you Dsee, what you've done for Ame?
You make me feel like...
Verse 2:
 BmWhen we Ebend a new corners,
 BmWe feel like Esweep-stake winners, yeah.
 BmWhen we bend them Enew corners,
 BmWe feel like Esweep-stake winner. And I said;
Bridge 2:
 DOh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like E7this, (yes I do),
And you should Dknow, ooh ah,
When I like it, a-like a-E7this, I've got it; just can't miss.
Verse 3:
 BmSatis, satis-Efy my soul, darling,
Make me Bmlove you in the morning time.E  
If I ever Bmtreated you bad; make it up to Eme one time,
'Cos I'm happy in-Dside, all the Atime.
I want you be-Dside me, yeah, to be Amine.
Verse 4:
One thing you got to Bmdo;
Is when we're, Eholding hands together,
 BmYou got to know that;  Ewe love, a-love each other, yeah.
 BmAnd if any time you should Ewalk away from me now,
 BmYou'll know I'll Eneed your sympathy.
Bridge 3:
 DCan you see; do you believe me?
 E7Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling.
 DSatisfy my soul, satisfy my soul,
 E7Never, never, never give it up now.
Coda:
 BmAll in the Esame boat, Bmrocking on the same Erope,
We gotta get to-Bmgether, loving each Eother.
And can't you Dsee what I've got for Ayou, yeah?
I'm Dhappy, happy, happy, happy, happy,
And Anot even time to be blue now,
 BmCome a little closer...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A       C#m     Bm      E7      D       E
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 577655  x46654  799777  x79797  x57775  x79997
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

The story behind the song

"Don't Rock My Boat" is a track by Bob Marley & The Wailers, appearing on the release "The Complete Lee "Scratch" Perry Sessions." Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist, considered a pioneer of the genre. He was known for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style, increasing the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and becoming a global figure in popular culture.

AI-written from these sources:Bob Marley — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Dont Rock My Boat

by Bob Marley

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...DON'T ROCK MY BOAT... by Bob Marley

------------------------..............

*Released 1970*

Intro:

A C#m Bm E7

(x2)

Chorus 1:

A C#m Bm E7

Oh, please don't you rock my boat,

A C#m Bm E7

'Cos I don't want my boat to be rocking, anyhow.

A C#m Bm E7

Please don't you rock my boat, no,

A C#m Bm E7

'Cos I don't want my boat to be rocking.

I'm telling you that...

Bridge 1:

D E7

Oh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like this, (can you miss?)

And you should know, ooh oh,

When I like it a-like a-this, I'm a-really is, ooh yeah.

Verse 1:

Bm E

You satis, satis, satisfy my soul,

Bm E

Morning time, evening cold; satis-fy my soul.

Yes, I been a-telling you;

We'll play the sweetest games.

D A

I'm happy inside, all the time.

D A

Oh, can't you see, what you've done for me?

You make me feel like...

Verse 2:

Bm E

When we bend a new corners,

Bm E

We feel like sweep-stake winners, yeah.

Bm E

When we bend them new corners,

Bm E

We feel like sweep-stake winner. And I said;

Bridge 2:

D E7

Oh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like this, (yes I do),

And you should know, ooh ah,

When I like it, a-like a-this, I've got it; just can't miss.

Verse 3:

Bm E

Satis, satis-fy my soul, darling,

Bm E

Make me love you in the morning time.

Bm E

If I ever treated you bad; make it up to me one time,

D A

'Cos I'm happy in-side, all the time.

D A

I want you be-side me, yeah, to be mine.

Verse 4:

One thing you got to do;

Is when we're, holding hands together,

Bm E

You got to know that; we love, a-love each other, yeah.

Bm E

And if any time you should walk away from me now,

Bm E

You'll know I'll need your sympathy.

Bridge 3:

Can you see; do you believe me?

Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling.

Satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul,

Never, never, never give it up now.

Coda:

Bm E Bm E

All in the same boat, rocking on the same rope,

Bm E

We gotta get to-gether, loving each other.

D A

And can't you see what I've got for you, yeah?

I'm happy, happy, happy, happy, happy,

And not even time to be blue now,

Come a little closer...

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

A C#m Bm E7 D E

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

577655 x46654 799777 x79797 x57775 x79997

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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