A Boat On The River
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Afinação: D A D G A DTecla: FCapotraste:
3rd traste
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G
This city's not home, tho it knows me well
D G
It's cradled me close for some time
D Bm (A)
But when I'm alone and the traffic stops beating
G
I can't get the thought from my mind
[Pre-chorus 1]
D A
Am I just lost, could I be lonely
Bm G
Is it just the rain we've had so much of lately
D Bm (A) Em
Or is it just that this city's been bringing me down
G Gm
Oooh oooh
[Chorus 1]
D A
All that I want is a boat on a river
F#m G
And someone to hold, and time to deliver me
D A G
Until I'm old I'll go where the current takes me
D A
And all that I want is to live slow and easy
Bm G
One day at a time is enough speed to please me
D A (D/F#) G
A dog by the door and someone to sing me to sleep
D G D G
Sing me to sleep
[Verse 2]
D G
The blue lights fly by, with their siren song
D G
Calls to me through the night
D Bm (A)
The city won't sleep but I'm trying to keep hold
G
Of the dream that stays just out of sight
[Pre-chorus 2]
D A
So rise with the dawn, live by the seasons
Bm G
Accept that things change without asking for reasons
D Bm (A) Em
Sleep like a baby, to love and be loved in return
[Chorus 2]
D A
All that I want is a boat on a river
F#m G
And someone to hold, and time to deliver me
D A G
Until I'm old I'll go where the current takes me
Bm A
And all that I want is a soft breeze to blow me
D G
The sky up above and the water below me
Bm A (D/F#) G
To find a horizon, and fade into nothing at all
[Bridge]
Bm A
Drifting ... Drifting ...
G
On and on ...
Bm A
Drifting ... Drifting ...
G
On and on ...
[Outro] (Single Strums)
D A
And all that I want is to live slow and easy
Bm G
One day at a time is enough speed to please me
D A (D/F#) G
A dog by the door and someone to sing me to sleep
How to play A Boat On The River
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.