Build A Boat chords by Maisie Peters

• Capo on 7th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

D
D
Let's build a boat
                 G
So we can sleep right where we sail
              Em
You see a fish, I see a whale
               A
Underneath this painted indigo

Oh, where should we go next?
D
Let's build a boat
               G
So we can say we saw the ocean
                 Em
From our bedroom's cotton curtains
                 A
While I was looking out the window

Oh, I know that you wanna build it too

Em
Chorus:
Em                    G
Don't pretend that you're not looking
                 D
For something more than growing up
                    A
Right now I should be writing flashcards

But I'm stuck on pastel skies and apple eyes that say too much
Em                     G
So won't you come and ride the waves, boy
              D
We can go anywhere we please
              A
And then instead of revising

We could sail to the horizon
  -
And float out inside the sea

D

Verse 2:
D
Let's build a castle
               G
So we can rule it as we choose
                        Em
And I'll spend days just simply talking to you
                           A
And I won't worry if I don't know how to factorise

I'll blow the time off dandelions
D
Let's build a tree house
               G
So we can hide up there forever
                    Em
We'll make a nest right out of feathers
               A
And I will never have to choose

Oh, you know that you wanna build it too


D
Chorus:
Em                     G
Don't pretend that you're not clueless

At what the hell you're gonna do
                    D
Right now I should be drawing mind maps

But I'm stuck on fairy letters
A
That make me think of you
Em
So won't you come and climb to me, boy
                   G
Coz we don't have to live like them
             D
Instead of memorizing verbs

We could sail right round the world
A           D
And make it back again

D G  Em A (x2)
Bridge:
D
Let's build a boat that's made for two
G
Oh, I know you want it just as much as me
    Em
You're just afraid to give it all, in case you lose
 D
But I'm not scared of falling
G
Oh no, I'm scared of being boring
Em
What if we never even try?

What if we never find out why?
 A
What if we grow up without really growing down?


Verse 3:
D
So please, please my darling
                        G
Just don't settle for what they want you to be

Coz you are extra ordinary already
                         Em
And I know there's so much more inside your reach
 D
And I can't prove it's worth it
                              G
Coz it's not safe and I don't know where we'll end up

But hell, it's better than just waiting and taking
             Em
The path they build for us


Outro:
                  D
Coz I don't think I could bear it
                  G
If when we're old and faded peach
              Em
We can't tell each other stories of when we tried and flied
                       A
And made the jumps nobody thought we'd reach

Coz life is made for living
                   D
So baby, oh, who knows what we'll be

Oh, but youth is meant for taking and for breaking
                      G
And for building up the beautiful we'll be