Bring Me A Boat

capo 1st fret Intro: A D A D D A E A Bring me a boat to cross to my dear D A F#m D I stand here alone, with my sweetheart so near A E A Bring to me a boat to cross o'er the Tyne D A E A For it's deep murky waters part his heart and mine D A F#m A And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea D A Bm D If a boat I am granted then safe let me be A E A And gently I'll go, for gently I'll row D A E A As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow A D A D D A E A Does he know I stand each day on the shore D A F#m D Does he know I'd give all to see him once more A E A Does he know I've wept ten thousand times o're D A E A And is he still waiting as he was before D A F#m A And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea D A Bm D If a boat I am granted then safe let me be A E And gently I'll go, for gently I'll row D A E A As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow A D A D D A E A The boatman he wants the gold I can't give D A F#m D My parents are poor so I've nothing to give A E A Only my heart and that will not float D A E A So please don't deny me and bring me a boat D A F#m A And the Tyne it flows on and out to the sea D A Bm D If a boat I am granted then safe let me be A E A And gently I'll go, for gently I'll row D A E A As gently you breathe as you ebb and you flow A D A D