Slow Boat To China Chords
Slow Boat To China by Jimmy Buffett is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#7, Cdim, C#7, D, G7, B7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A F#7
I'd love to get you
Bmin7 Cdim
On a slow boat to China,
A C#7 D F#7 Bmin7
All to myself alone,
Cdim
Get you and keep you
A G7 F#7
In my arms ever more,
B7
Leave all your lovers
Bmin7 E7
Weeping on a faraway shore.
A F#7
Out on the briny
Bmin7 Cdim
With the moon big and shiny
A C#7 D F#7 Bmin7
Melting your heart of stone.
Cdim
Honey, I'd love to get you
A G7 F#7
On a slow boat to China
B7 E7 A
All by myself alone.
Instrumental
A F#7
I'd love to get you
Bmin7 Cdim
On a slow boat to China
A C#7 D F#7 Bmin7
All to myself alone,
Cdim
A twist in the rudder
A G7 F#7
And a rip in the sails,
B7
Drifting and dreaming—
Bmin7 E7
Honey, throw the compass over the rail!
A F#7
Out on the ocean,
Bmin7 Cdim
Far from all the commotion,
A C#7 D F#7 Bmin7
Melting your heart of stone.
Cdim
Honey, I'd love to get you
A G7 F#7
On a slow boat to China
B7 E7 A
All to myself alone.