Build A Boat Chords
Build A Boat by Maisie Peters is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
D
D
Let's build a boat
G
So we can sleep right where we sail
Em
You see a fish, I see a whale
A
Underneath this painted indigo
Oh, where should we go next?
D
Let's build a boat
G
So we can say we saw the ocean
Em
From our bedroom's cotton curtains
A
While I was looking out the window
Oh, I know that you wanna build it too
Em
Em G
Don't pretend that you're not looking
D
For something more than growing up
A
Right now I should be writing flashcards
But I'm stuck on pastel skies and apple eyes that say too much
Em G
So won't you come and ride the waves, boy
D
We can go anywhere we please
A
And then instead of revising
We could sail to the horizon
-
And float out inside the sea
D
verse 2
D
Let's build a castle
G
So we can rule it as we choose
Em
And I'll spend days just simply talking to you
A
And I won't worry if I don't know how to factorise
I'll blow the time off dandelions
D
Let's build a tree house
G
So we can hide up there forever
Em
We'll make a nest right out of feathers
A
And I will never have to choose
Oh, you know that you wanna build it too
D
Em G
Don't pretend that you're not clueless
At what the hell you're gonna do
D
Right now I should be drawing mind maps
But I'm stuck on fairy letters
A
That make me think of you
Em
So won't you come and climb to me, boy
G
Coz we don't have to live like them
D
Instead of memorizing verbs
We could sail right round the world
A D
And make it back again
D G Em A (x2)
Bridge
D
Let's build a boat that's made for two
G
Oh, I know you want it just as much as me
Em
You're just afraid to give it all, in case you lose
D
But I'm not scared of falling
G
Oh no, I'm scared of being boring
Em
What if we never even try?
What if we never find out why?
A
What if we grow up without really growing down?
verse 3
D
So please, please my darling
G
Just don't settle for what they want you to be
Coz you are extra ordinary already
Em
And I know there's so much more inside your reach
D
And I can't prove it's worth it
G
Coz it's not safe and I don't know where we'll end up
But hell, it's better than just waiting and taking
Em
The path they build for us
Outro
D
Coz I don't think I could bear it
G
If when we're old and faded peach
Em
We can't tell each other stories of when we tried and flied
A
And made the jumps nobody thought we'd reach
Coz life is made for living
D
So baby, oh, who knows what we'll be
Oh, but youth is meant for taking and for breaking
G
And for building up the beautiful we'll be