Building A Boat Chords - Matt Mays & El Torpedo

Chords Used A D E

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B|-2--3--0-| G|-2--2--1-| D|-2--0--2-| A|-0-----2-|

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Main Riff So this is the main riff that was submitted credit to UG by SteveDegen & guitarbass13. If you are going to jam this with a band, or your unskilled like me the A power chord is fine. Chords+Lyrics for a barn burner of a song A

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{tab: B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-----|}

G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4p2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4p2-|

{tab: D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|}

{tab: A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|}

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A + Riff X 4 A + Riff Oh I'm Building a boat to get me out of town A So I'm cutting big tall trees down to the ground A I'm gonna cut em up into bends With a couple of my friends We're gonna have her going so fast by the spring, yeah A + Riff X 4 A Oh I'll handmake all the sails blocks and winches A Fasten down the hatches with big brass hinges A And on the deck there will be teak A and it'll never ever leak A We're gonna have her going so fast by the spring chours D A + Riff I'm gonna smash a big bottle of champange across her bow E And I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, D It's just a matter of time Riff after the Chorus

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E|-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-| A + Riff Mediterranean water flows across her keel A So fast oh baby you can really feel it A At the helm on the wheel A She's true to the wind A She's so good and the sea is so faithful to me chours D A + Riff I'm gonna smash a big bottle of champange across her bow E And I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, D It's just a matter of time Guitar Solo A one bar build up then A A A A 8x D A E D A (into clapping) A When the wild winds wail I'll be setting my sail A Precision and perfection second to none A I ain't never gonna turn around A No I ain't gonna look back A It's my new home in the sun

Chorus

D A + Riff It's my ship shape, great escape, I'll bring all my Roy Orbison tapes E And I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, D A It's just a matter of time E And I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, D A It's just a matter of time E And I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, D A It's just a matter of time Riff after the Chorus

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E|-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-0h5-| ends on two G power chords slide down to A power chords ************************************ | p Pull-off | h Hammer-on ************************************