Leaky Lifeboat Chords by Sonic Youth

Tempo:
71.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

B

A

E

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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sonic youth leaky lifeboat chords
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[Bm] [B]
Lickin' that boat, the ships are sure, it was sailin' backwards, to the freakin' north,
[G] my brother [A] the way he's got [E] to know, [E]
[G] you got to get it [A] together, [Bb] and the way,
[B] the slippin'
sideways, [Bm] you get it straight, the sirens so lost, [B] my tension's fake, [G] the fates in [A] a
blessing, new today, [E]
[G] don't get [A] around much [Bb] but hey, I got [C] to say, my son's got [D] to play,
[B] la la la [G] la la la [B] la [G] la la la la la [G] la la [B] la la la la la la [G] la la la la la [D] la la la
[B] la
[Bm] Lickin' that boat, the coast is sure, you got to remember, [B] the chance to score, [G] my brother
[A] the way he's got to know, [E] [G] you got to get [A] it together, [Bb] and move, before the sun [C] gets cold,
cold [D] to go,
[Bb] [Dm]
[B] [G]
[B] [G]
[Gb] la la la [G] la la la la la la la la [Dbm] la la la [G] la la la la la la la la [D] la la la
[A]
Key:  
G
2131
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
Bb
12341111
G
2131
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Sonic Youth - (for Gregory Corso) Leaky Lifeboat chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, B, G, Bm, D, Bm, Dm, Bm and Dm. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Lickin' that boat, the ships are sure, _ it was sailin' backwards, to the freakin' north,
_ [G] my brother [A] the way he's got [E] to know, _ [E] _
[G] you got to get it [A] together, [Bb] and the way, _ _
_ [B] the slippin'
sideways, _ [Bm] you get it straight, _ the sirens so lost, [B] my tension's fake, [G] the fates in [A] a
blessing, new today, [E] _ _
_ [G] don't get [A] around much [Bb] but hey, _ I got [C] to say, my son's got [D] to play, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] la la la [G] la la la [B] la [G] la la la la la [G] la la [B] la la la la la la [G] la la la la la [D] la la la _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] la _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ Lickin' that boat, the coast is sure, you got to remember, _ [B] the chance to score, [G] my brother
[A] the way he's got to know, [E] _ _ [G] you got to get [A] it together, [Bb] and move, before the sun [C] gets cold,
cold [D] to go, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] la la la [G] la la la la la la la la [Dbm] la la la [G] la la la la la la la la [D] la la _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ la _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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