Chords for 'Shanty Boat' by The Tillers

Tempo:
65.775 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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'Shanty Boat' by The Tillers chords
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[D]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
[A] [D] I'm working away.
That was the day my back and my [Bm] shoulders.
[D] I'm building me a boat and set the thing [A] afloat.
Drift down the [D] river side.
The locks and the bends.
The river never ends.
A poor boy [Bm] singing my song.
[D] The rain coming.
The current's up [A] again.
A fine time for [D] rolling along.
I count [G] Josephine.
She yelled and she [D] screamed.
You could hear her holler on the [Bm] way to New Orleans.
[G] [F#m] [G] [F#m] I'm going to [A] get my shanty [D] boat and me.
[Bm] [D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
[A] [D] She creaks and she groans.
She rocks and she moans.
The [Bm] dragonfly leading my way.
[D] The river she speaks and sets my mind [A] at ease.
Think I'll tie [D] up for the day.
[G] Cincinnati town.
I took a look [D] around.
It was lovely.
But [Bm] I'm Mississippi [G]-bound.
The [F#m] fog rolls [G] in.
[F#m] Then I'm gone [A] again.
My [D] shanty boat and me.
[Bm] [D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [D] Now some folks intend to never leave the land.
And got to own [Bm] a country mile.
[D] The fine things so grand seem the measure of [A] a man.
But that just [D] ain't my style.
I'm working away.
[G]
[D] Ain't no better way for a [Bm] poor boy to be [G] free.
The [F#m] fog rolls [G] in.
[F#m] Then I'm gone [A] again.
My shanty [D] boat and me.
[Bm] [D]
[A] My [D] gal [G] Josephine, she yelled and she [D] screamed.
You could hang on all the way [Bm] to New [G] Orleans
Till the [F#m] fog rolls [G] in
[F#m] Then I'm gone [A] again
With my shanty [D] boat and me
[G] [D]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] Shanty [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ I'm working away.
That was the day my back and my [Bm] shoulders.
_ [D] I'm building me a boat and set the thing [A] afloat.
Drift down the [D] river side.
The locks and the bends.
The river never ends.
A poor boy [Bm] singing my song.
[D] The rain coming.
The current's up [A] again.
A fine time for [D] rolling along.
I count [G] Josephine.
She yelled and she [D] screamed.
You could hear her holler on the [Bm] way to New Orleans.
[G] _ [F#m] _ [G] [F#m] I'm going to [A] get my shanty [D] boat and me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ [F#m] _
[A] _ [D] She _ creaks and she groans.
She rocks and she moans.
The [Bm] dragonfly leading my way.
[D] The river she speaks and sets my mind [A] at ease.
Think I'll tie [D] up for the day.
_ [G] Cincinnati town.
I took a look [D] around.
It was lovely.
But [Bm] I'm Mississippi [G]-bound.
The [F#m] fog rolls [G] in.
[F#m] Then I'm gone [A] again.
My [D] shanty boat and me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ Now some folks intend to never leave the land.
And got to own [Bm] a country mile.
[D] The fine things so grand seem the measure of [A] a man.
But that just [D] ain't my style.
I'm working away.
_ [G] _ _
[D] Ain't no better way for a [Bm] poor boy to be [G] free.
The [F#m] fog rolls [G] in.
[F#m] Then I'm gone [A] again.
My shanty [D] boat and me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] My _ [D] _ _ gal [G] Josephine, she yelled and she [D] screamed.
You could hang on all the way [Bm] to New [G] Orleans
Till the [F#m] fog rolls [G] in
[F#m] Then I'm gone [A] again
With my shanty [D] boat and me
_ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ [A] Shanty [D] _ _ _ _

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