If I Had a Boat Lyle Lovett This is my take on the song; a fairly pared-down version without some of the fancier embellishments. Corrections are welcome! I wrote this out in 10 pt. Courier, so it might help you to view it the same. Chords: string eadGBE G6 320030 Csus2 x30030 G/B x20030 Em7 002030 Dsus2/F# 200230
Capo 9 (I play capo 7 'cuz I can't sing up where Lyle does) Intro: G6 Csus2 G/B G6 ------0---------|------0---------|0-------0-------|------0---------| ----------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----| --0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|------0-------3-|--0-----------0-| ----------------|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|3-------2-------|----2-------2---| 3-------3-------|3-------3-------|----------------|3-------3-------| repeat then this little bit right before the chorus starts: ----------0-----|----------0-----| ----3-----------|----3-----------| ----0---------0-|----0---------0-| ----0-----------|----0-----------| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---| 3-------3-------|3-------3-------| Chorus: Csus2 G/B G6 Csus2 G/B G6 0-------0-------|------0---------|0-------0-------|------0---------| --3-------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----| ------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|------0-------3-|--0-----------0-| ----0-------0---|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------| 3-------2-------|----2-------2---|3-------2-------|----2-------2---| ----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|3-------3-------| And .. Csus2 G/B G6 Em7 Dsus2/F# 0-------0-------|------0---------|----------------|0---------------| --3-------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----| ------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|------0---------|-----2----------| ----0-------0---|----------------|----2-------2---|---0--------0---| 3-------2-------|----2-------2---|----------------|----------------| ----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|2-------2-------| And .. Csus2 G/B G6 Csus2 G/B G6 0-------0-------|------0---------|0-------0-------|------0---------| --3-------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----| ------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|------0-------3-|--0-----------0-| ----0-------0---|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------| 3-------2-------|----2-------2---|3-------2-------|----2-------2---| ----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|3-------3-------| And ... Csus2 Dsus2/F# G6 0-------0-------|0---------------|------0---------|------0---------| --3-------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----| ------0-------3-|-----2----------|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-| ----0-------0---|---0--------0---|----------------|----------------| 3-------3-------|----------------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| ----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------| me .. Csus2 G/B G6 Csus2 G/B G6 Now .. Csus2 Em7 Dsus2/F# 'Cause .. Csus2 G/B G6 Csus2 G/B G6 But .. Csus2 Em7 Dsus2/F# G6 "Kiss .. Chorus verse Chorus verse Chorus Kelly Cox kellycox@znet.com "A '52 Vincent and a red-headed girl.." -Richard Thompson
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