Chords for Boat On The River - Tommy Shaw from Styx [ Live ! 1980 ]
Tempo:
88.4 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Eb
Gb
Dbm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dbm] [Abm]
[Bb] [Abm]
Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go [Eb] down.
I need to come down.
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't [F] drown [Abm] anymore.
I'm standing still as I gaze in the water.
[Gb] She eases me [Eb] down, touching me gently [Abm] with the waters that flow.
That's my boat on the river, [Gb] so I don't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
The [Gb] river is wise.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life.
Waves on [Db] the side and [Ab] all roads lead to [Abm]
tranquility base.
[Eb] For the crowd on my face disappears.
[Abm] Take me back to my boat on the river [Gb] and I [Eb] won't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
[Gb] [Eb] [Abm]
[Gb] The river is deep.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life like the waves on [Db]
the sand.
[Abm] All [Dbm] roads lead to tranquility base.
[F] For the crowd on my face [Eb]
disappears.
[Abm] Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go down.
[Eb] Won't you let me go [Abm] down?
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
[Gb] [Abm] [Eb] [Abm]
[N]
[Bb] [Abm]
Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go [Eb] down.
I need to come down.
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't [F] drown [Abm] anymore.
I'm standing still as I gaze in the water.
[Gb] She eases me [Eb] down, touching me gently [Abm] with the waters that flow.
That's my boat on the river, [Gb] so I don't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
The [Gb] river is wise.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life.
Waves on [Db] the side and [Ab] all roads lead to [Abm]
tranquility base.
[Eb] For the crowd on my face disappears.
[Abm] Take me back to my boat on the river [Gb] and I [Eb] won't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
[Gb] [Eb] [Abm]
[Gb] The river is deep.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life like the waves on [Db]
the sand.
[Abm] All [Dbm] roads lead to tranquility base.
[F] For the crowd on my face [Eb]
disappears.
[Abm] Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go down.
[Eb] Won't you let me go [Abm] down?
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
[Gb] [Abm] [Eb] [Abm]
[N]
Key:
Abm
Eb
Gb
Dbm
Ebm
Abm
Eb
Gb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go [Eb] down.
I need to come down.
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't [F] drown [Abm] anymore.
_ _ _ I'm standing still as I gaze in the water.
[Gb] She eases me [Eb] down, touching me gently [Abm] with the waters that flow.
That's my boat on the river, [Gb] so I don't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
The _ [Gb] river is wise.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life.
Waves on [Db] the side and [Ab] all roads lead to [Abm]
tranquility base.
[Eb] For the crowd on my face disappears.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ Take me back to my boat on the river [Gb] and I [Eb] won't cry out [Abm]
anymore. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Gb] The river is deep.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life like the waves on [Db]
the sand.
_ [Abm] All [Dbm] roads lead to _ tranquility base.
[F] For the crowd on my face [Eb]
disappears.
_ _ [Abm] _ Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go down.
[Eb] Won't you let me go [Abm] down?
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go [Eb] down.
I need to come down.
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't [F] drown [Abm] anymore.
_ _ _ I'm standing still as I gaze in the water.
[Gb] She eases me [Eb] down, touching me gently [Abm] with the waters that flow.
That's my boat on the river, [Gb] so I don't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
The _ [Gb] river is wise.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life.
Waves on [Db] the side and [Ab] all roads lead to [Abm]
tranquility base.
[Eb] For the crowd on my face disappears.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ Take me back to my boat on the river [Gb] and I [Eb] won't cry out [Abm]
anymore. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Gb] The river is deep.
[Eb] The river, it touches [Abm] my life like the waves on [Db]
the sand.
_ [Abm] All [Dbm] roads lead to _ tranquility base.
[F] For the crowd on my face [Eb]
disappears.
_ _ [Abm] _ Take me back to my boat on the river.
[Gb] I need to go down.
[Eb] Won't you let me go [Abm] down?
Take me back to my boat on the river [Ebm] and I won't cry out [Abm]
anymore.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _