Intro: A G Bm x4
verse 1:
A
Boat on a hill
G Bm
never going to sea
A G
Anchored to a
Bm
fixer upper's dream
A
This boat is beat
G Bm
never gonna be a boat
A G
now Thirsty sees
Bm
the sea from high
on ice plant
Refrain:
F#m G
He keeps patching
A
it and painting
E F#m
Thinking about
D
his pension plan
F#m G
But the boat is
A
out to pasture
E F#m
Seems it never
D
had a chance
A
I wanna be a boat
I wanna learn
E
to swim Then I'll
G
learn to float
D
Then begin again
A
I wanna be a boat
I wanna learn
E
to swim Then I'll
G
learn to float
D
Then begin again
A G Bm A G Bm
Begin again
verse 2:
A
Boat remembers the
G Bm
carpenter's sure hand
A G
Missing fishy
Bm
flutter on it's rudder
A
Sold at an auction
G Bm
on a dolly ever since
A G
Sometimes rainy days
Bm
drop boyish wonder
(Repeat Refrain)
A
I wanna be a boat
I wanna learn
E
to swim Then I'll
G
learn to float
D
Then begin again
A
I wanna be a boat
I wanna learn
E
to swim Then I'll
G
learn to float
D
Then begin again
A E G D A E G D A(hold) A(hold)
Begin again