Paddleboat Breakup
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[ACAPELLA INTRO]
N.C.
Tossed about the ocean
N.C.
In boats built for a lake
N.C.
Life is but a dream
N.C.
A stream of beautiful mistakes
[INSTRUMENTAL INTRO]
C
[VERSE 1]
C
On a quiet lake
C
So far from the shore
C
We had paddled for an hour
C
Back would be way more
C
She said that's just great, oh
C
What is wrong with you?
C
You wait 'til we're trapped in a boat
C
To tell me we're through
[CHORUS 1]
Dm
But in the safest dark
C
It had seemed so clear
Dm
Tell the truth and let the daylight shine
C
Watch the shadows disappear
Dm
And then the morning came
Fm6
And I couldn't bring myself to say it
[VERSE 2]
C
So we went through all seasons
C
Wrapped in safety vests
C
The bright red sun it seared my soul
C
Her eyes, they burned the rest
C
You must really hate me
C
To have planned it out like this
C
You can't get us back to the shore
C
I'm not rowing shit
[CHORUS 2]
Dm
And then the questions came
C
With no place to hide
Dm
Why did I blurt it trapped alone in a boat?
C
I rowed against the tide
Dm
I guess I had all day
Fm6
But I couldn't bring myself to say it
[VERSE 3]
C
So we turned in our vests
C
And headed to our cars
C
She said bye and drove away
C
But mine, it would not start
F
And now the sun is setting
G7
And everyone has left
Am
I'm waiting for the tow truck now
C
And she just sent a text
[CHORUS 3]
Dm
She said "You see these last few days
C
I've had something big to say
Dm
How romantic it would be to wait
C
And I can tell you on the lake
Dm
But then you dropped that bomb
Fm6
And I couldn't bring myself to say it"
[OUTRO]
C Ebdim
Dm Fm6
C Ebdim
Dm Fm6
How to play Paddleboat Breakup
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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