Solar Boat Chords by Ray Manzarek
Tempo:
113.7 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Cm
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Eb]
And myself said to [G] me,
Why are you waiting?
[Ab] I've always been at your side.
[Gb] Can't you see me?
No?
[Db] Well then, come with me.
It's time you learned to see.
[Cm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Eb] We're gonna take a little ride
On the solar boat.
[F] [Eb]
Bring [Gm] your scepter,
Bring [Cm] your [Eb] thunderbolt.
We'll see the eye in the canopy,
[F] The [Eb] morning star.
[Gm] The edge of the void,
It's not too far.
[Eb] We'll see the [Cm] source of the Nile,
Which [F] is [Eb] in Tibet.
And maybe [Gm] we'll see
The Shanghai Express.
[Eb] So let's ride.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
We're on [Ab] a tightrope ride.
[Eb] Into the sun.
[Ab] [Eb] Oh, let's fly.
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] It's [F] such an endless sky.
[Cm] [F] [Cm] There is [Ab] no need to hide.
You are the [Eb] one.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Gm] Now don't you be afraid
[Dm] Of the solar [Eb] boat.
All your friends are on board,
And even more, I hope.
[Cm] [G] [Gm]
Up in front are Nietzsche
[F] And a [Eb] William Blake.
And the ladies in the aisle
[Dm] Form a [Eb] lazy ace.
Buddha's eating ice cream,
And so is Lao [Cm] Tzu.
[Gm] Freud and Jung are holding [Eb] hands
And saying, I'm with you.
So let's [Ab] ride.
[Eb] [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
[Cm] We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
[Eb] Into the sun.
Oh, let's [Ab] fly.
[Eb] [Ab] It's [F] such an endless [Cm] sky.
There [Ab] is no need to hide.
You are [Eb] the one.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] All right [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Em]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Em] [A]
[Em]
[Gm]
now.
[Bb]
[Bbm]
[G]
Tell [Eb] me, [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] what [F] do you want to be?
Now [Ab] that you're floating free.
Now it's [Eb] begun.
[Fm]
[Eb] Yeah, your [Ab] dreams
[Eb] [Ab] Are [F] now reality.
[Cm] [F] Now [Ab] you can really see.
[Eb] Into the sun.
And come on, let's fly.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] Yeah, it's [F] such an endless sky.
There [Ab] is no need to hide.
You are [Eb] the one.
Come [Fm] on and [Eb] let's ride.
[Fm] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
[Eb] Into the sun.
But [G]
[Dm]
now we must descend.
[C] [F] For there [Em] is another side to this [F] vision.
[G] [N]
And myself said to [G] me,
Why are you waiting?
[Ab] I've always been at your side.
[Gb] Can't you see me?
No?
[Db] Well then, come with me.
It's time you learned to see.
[Cm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Eb] We're gonna take a little ride
On the solar boat.
[F] [Eb]
Bring [Gm] your scepter,
Bring [Cm] your [Eb] thunderbolt.
We'll see the eye in the canopy,
[F] The [Eb] morning star.
[Gm] The edge of the void,
It's not too far.
[Eb] We'll see the [Cm] source of the Nile,
Which [F] is [Eb] in Tibet.
And maybe [Gm] we'll see
The Shanghai Express.
[Eb] So let's ride.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
We're on [Ab] a tightrope ride.
[Eb] Into the sun.
[Ab] [Eb] Oh, let's fly.
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] It's [F] such an endless sky.
[Cm] [F] [Cm] There is [Ab] no need to hide.
You are the [Eb] one.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Gm] Now don't you be afraid
[Dm] Of the solar [Eb] boat.
All your friends are on board,
And even more, I hope.
[Cm] [G] [Gm]
Up in front are Nietzsche
[F] And a [Eb] William Blake.
And the ladies in the aisle
[Dm] Form a [Eb] lazy ace.
Buddha's eating ice cream,
And so is Lao [Cm] Tzu.
[Gm] Freud and Jung are holding [Eb] hands
And saying, I'm with you.
So let's [Ab] ride.
[Eb] [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
[Cm] We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
[Eb] Into the sun.
Oh, let's [Ab] fly.
[Eb] [Ab] It's [F] such an endless [Cm] sky.
There [Ab] is no need to hide.
You are [Eb] the one.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] All right [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Em]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Em] [A]
[Em]
[Gm]
now.
[Bb]
[Bbm]
[G]
Tell [Eb] me, [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] what [F] do you want to be?
Now [Ab] that you're floating free.
Now it's [Eb] begun.
[Fm]
[Eb] Yeah, your [Ab] dreams
[Eb] [Ab] Are [F] now reality.
[Cm] [F] Now [Ab] you can really see.
[Eb] Into the sun.
And come on, let's fly.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] Yeah, it's [F] such an endless sky.
There [Ab] is no need to hide.
You are [Eb] the one.
Come [Fm] on and [Eb] let's ride.
[Fm] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
[Eb] Into the sun.
But [G]
[Dm]
now we must descend.
[C] [F] For there [Em] is another side to this [F] vision.
[G] [N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Cm
F
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
And myself said to [G] me,
Why are you waiting?
[Ab] I've always been at your side.
[Gb] Can't you see me? _
No?
[Db] _ _ Well then, come with me.
It's time you learned to see.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] We're gonna take a little ride
On the solar boat. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
Bring [Gm] your scepter,
Bring [Cm] your [Eb] thunderbolt. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We'll see the eye in the canopy,
[F] The [Eb] morning star.
[Gm] The edge of the void,
It's not too far.
[Eb] We'll see the [Cm] source of the Nile,
Which [F] is [Eb] in Tibet.
And maybe [Gm] we'll see
The Shanghai Express.
[Eb] So let's ride.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
_ _ _ We're on [Ab] a tightrope ride.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ Oh, let's fly.
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] It's [F] such an endless sky.
[Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ There is [Ab] no need to hide.
_ _ You are the [Eb] one.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] Now don't you be afraid
[Dm] Of the solar [Eb] boat. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ All your friends are on board,
And even more, I hope. _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm]
Up in front are Nietzsche
[F] And a [Eb] William Blake.
And the ladies in the aisle
[Dm] Form a [Eb] lazy ace.
Buddha's eating ice cream,
And so is Lao [Cm] Tzu.
[Gm] Freud and Jung are holding [Eb] hands
And saying, I'm with you.
So let's [Ab] ride.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
_ _ [Cm] We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun.
_ _ _ _ Oh, let's [Ab] fly.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] It's [F] such an endless [Cm] sky.
There _ _ [Ab] is no need to hide.
_ _ You are [Eb] the one.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] All right _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
now.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tell _ _ _ [Eb] me, [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] what [F] do you want to be?
_ _ Now [Ab] that you're floating free.
_ _ Now it's [Eb] begun.
[Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ Yeah, your [Ab] dreams
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Are [F] now reality.
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] Now [Ab] you can really see.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun. _
_ And come on, let's fly.
[Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, it's [F] such an endless sky.
_ _ There [Ab] is no need to hide.
_ _ You are [Eb] the one. _
_ _ Come [Fm] on and [Eb] let's ride. _
_ _ _ [Fm] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
_ _ We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun.
But _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
now we must descend.
[C] _ [F] _ For there [Em] is another side to this [F] vision.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
And myself said to [G] me,
Why are you waiting?
[Ab] I've always been at your side.
[Gb] Can't you see me? _
No?
[Db] _ _ Well then, come with me.
It's time you learned to see.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] We're gonna take a little ride
On the solar boat. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
Bring [Gm] your scepter,
Bring [Cm] your [Eb] thunderbolt. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We'll see the eye in the canopy,
[F] The [Eb] morning star.
[Gm] The edge of the void,
It's not too far.
[Eb] We'll see the [Cm] source of the Nile,
Which [F] is [Eb] in Tibet.
And maybe [Gm] we'll see
The Shanghai Express.
[Eb] So let's ride.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
_ _ _ We're on [Ab] a tightrope ride.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ Oh, let's fly.
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] It's [F] such an endless sky.
[Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ There is [Ab] no need to hide.
_ _ You are the [Eb] one.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] Now don't you be afraid
[Dm] Of the solar [Eb] boat. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ All your friends are on board,
And even more, I hope. _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm]
Up in front are Nietzsche
[F] And a [Eb] William Blake.
And the ladies in the aisle
[Dm] Form a [Eb] lazy ace.
Buddha's eating ice cream,
And so is Lao [Cm] Tzu.
[Gm] Freud and Jung are holding [Eb] hands
And saying, I'm with you.
So let's [Ab] ride.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
_ _ [Cm] We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun.
_ _ _ _ Oh, let's [Ab] fly.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] It's [F] such an endless [Cm] sky.
There _ _ [Ab] is no need to hide.
_ _ You are [Eb] the one.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] All right _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
now.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tell _ _ _ [Eb] me, [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] what [F] do you want to be?
_ _ Now [Ab] that you're floating free.
_ _ Now it's [Eb] begun.
[Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ Yeah, your [Ab] dreams
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Are [F] now reality.
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] Now [Ab] you can really see.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun. _
_ And come on, let's fly.
[Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, it's [F] such an endless sky.
_ _ There [Ab] is no need to hide.
_ _ You are [Eb] the one. _
_ _ Come [Fm] on and [Eb] let's ride. _
_ _ _ [Fm] Yeah, let's [F] take a moonlight ride.
_ _ We're [Ab] on a tightrope ride.
_ _ [Eb] Into the sun.
But _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
now we must descend.
[C] _ [F] _ For there [Em] is another side to this [F] vision.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _