Chords for Travis Meadows "Better Boat"
Tempo:
81.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] We're all kind of looking for [Am] peace in our own roundabout way, you know.
[C]
[G] We get comfortable, you know, being us.
[Gm]
[Am] Comfortable in our skin, comfortable being us.
[C]
And I've heard [G] it said that peace is not found in a calmer storm, it's found [Am] in a better boat.
[C] I read this quote one time, not to get too philosophical on you, but I [G] loved it.
And it said, I was foolish and I set out to change the world, and [Am] now I'm wise and I set out to change [C] me.
That's what this song is about.
[G] I
[Am] ain't lonely, [C]
I've spent a [G] lot of time alone,
[Am] more than I'd like [C] to, but I'm okay [G] with staying home.
[C] [Gm] My, how the last few months have changed, [Cm] [G] I'm smiling more despite the pain.
I breathe in, I breathe out, [Em] I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what ain't working, what's still hurting, [Em] and all the things that feel like cussing out.
[Am] [Em] Now and then I let it go, [C] I [G] ride the waves I can't control, [C] I'm learning [D] how to [G] build a better boat.
[C] I
[G]
[Am] [C] hate [Ebm] waiting, there ain't no [G] patience in these hands.
[Am] I ain't complaining, [C] sometimes it's hard [G] to change a man.
I [C] [G] think I'm stronger than I was, [Cm] [G] I let God do what he does.
I breathe in, I breathe [E] out, I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what ain't working, what's still [Em] hurting, and all the things that feel [G] like cussing out.
[Am] [Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, I ride [G] the waves I can't [Am] control, I'm learning [D] how to build [G] a better boat.
[Am] I [Em]
[C] [D] [E] [G]
breathe in, [D] [G] I breathe [Em] out, I've got friends to call [C] and let me talk about
[Gm]
what ain't working, what's still hurting, [Em]
and all the things [C] that feel like [Em] cussing out.
[C]
[Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, [Gm] I ride the waves I can't [Am] control, if it's [G] working I don't [C] know,
I may get [G] done, the thing may not float, [Am] but I'm learning [D] how to build,
[E] yeah I'm trying to learn to [C] build a better boat.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [Eb]
[G] We're all kind of looking for [Am] peace in our own roundabout way, you know.
[C]
[G] We get comfortable, you know, being us.
[Gm]
[Am] Comfortable in our skin, comfortable being us.
[C]
And I've heard [G] it said that peace is not found in a calmer storm, it's found [Am] in a better boat.
[C] I read this quote one time, not to get too philosophical on you, but I [G] loved it.
And it said, I was foolish and I set out to change the world, and [Am] now I'm wise and I set out to change [C] me.
That's what this song is about.
[G] I
[Am] ain't lonely, [C]
I've spent a [G] lot of time alone,
[Am] more than I'd like [C] to, but I'm okay [G] with staying home.
[C] [Gm] My, how the last few months have changed, [Cm] [G] I'm smiling more despite the pain.
I breathe in, I breathe out, [Em] I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what ain't working, what's still hurting, [Em] and all the things that feel like cussing out.
[Am] [Em] Now and then I let it go, [C] I [G] ride the waves I can't control, [C] I'm learning [D] how to [G] build a better boat.
[C] I
[G]
[Am] [C] hate [Ebm] waiting, there ain't no [G] patience in these hands.
[Am] I ain't complaining, [C] sometimes it's hard [G] to change a man.
I [C] [G] think I'm stronger than I was, [Cm] [G] I let God do what he does.
I breathe in, I breathe [E] out, I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what ain't working, what's still [Em] hurting, and all the things that feel [G] like cussing out.
[Am] [Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, I ride [G] the waves I can't [Am] control, I'm learning [D] how to build [G] a better boat.
[Am] I [Em]
[C] [D] [E] [G]
breathe in, [D] [G] I breathe [Em] out, I've got friends to call [C] and let me talk about
[Gm]
what ain't working, what's still hurting, [Em]
and all the things [C] that feel like [Em] cussing out.
[C]
[Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, [Gm] I ride the waves I can't [Am] control, if it's [G] working I don't [C] know,
I may get [G] done, the thing may not float, [Am] but I'm learning [D] how to build,
[E] yeah I'm trying to learn to [C] build a better boat.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [Eb]
Key:
G
C
Am
Em
D
G
C
Am
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ We're all kind of looking for [Am] peace in our own roundabout way, you know.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ We get comfortable, you know, being us.
[Gm] _
[Am] Comfortable in our skin, comfortable being us.
[C] _ _
And I've heard [G] it said that _ peace is not found in a calmer storm, it's found [Am] in a better boat.
[C] I read this quote one time, not to get too philosophical on you, but I [G] loved it.
And it said, I was foolish and I set out to change the world, and [Am] now I'm wise and I set out to change [C] me.
_ That's what this song is about.
[G] _ _ I _ _ _
_ [Am] _ ain't lonely, _ _ [C]
I've spent a [G] lot of time alone, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ more than I'd like [C] to, but I'm okay [G] with staying home. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] My, how the last few months have changed, _ _ [Cm] [G] I'm smiling more despite the pain. _
_ _ I breathe in, I breathe out, [Em] I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what _ ain't working, what's still hurting, [Em] and all the things that feel like cussing out.
_ _ [Am] [Em] Now and then I let it go, [C] I [G] ride the waves I can't control, [C] I'm learning [D] how to [G] build a better boat. _
_ _ [C] _ I _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] hate [Ebm] waiting, there ain't no [G] patience in these hands. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] I ain't complaining, _ [C] sometimes it's hard [G] to change a man.
I _ [C] _ [G] think I'm stronger than I was, _ _ [Cm] _ [G] I let God do what he does.
_ _ I breathe in, I breathe [E] out, I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what _ ain't working, _ what's still [Em] hurting, and all the things that feel [G] like cussing out.
_ [Am] _ [Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, I ride [G] the waves I can't [Am] control, I'm learning [D] how to build [G] a better boat.
_ _ [Am] I [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ breathe in, [D] _ [G] I breathe [Em] out, I've got friends to call [C] and let me talk about
[Gm] _ _
what ain't working, _ what's still hurting, [Em] _
and all the things [C] that feel like [Em] cussing out.
_ _ [C] _
[Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, [Gm] I ride the waves I can't [Am] control, if it's [G] working I don't [C] know,
I may get [G] done, the thing may not float, [Am] but I'm learning [D] how to build,
_ _ [E] _ yeah I'm trying to learn to [C] build a better boat.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ We're all kind of looking for [Am] peace in our own roundabout way, you know.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ We get comfortable, you know, being us.
[Gm] _
[Am] Comfortable in our skin, comfortable being us.
[C] _ _
And I've heard [G] it said that _ peace is not found in a calmer storm, it's found [Am] in a better boat.
[C] I read this quote one time, not to get too philosophical on you, but I [G] loved it.
And it said, I was foolish and I set out to change the world, and [Am] now I'm wise and I set out to change [C] me.
_ That's what this song is about.
[G] _ _ I _ _ _
_ [Am] _ ain't lonely, _ _ [C]
I've spent a [G] lot of time alone, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ more than I'd like [C] to, but I'm okay [G] with staying home. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] My, how the last few months have changed, _ _ [Cm] [G] I'm smiling more despite the pain. _
_ _ I breathe in, I breathe out, [Em] I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what _ ain't working, what's still hurting, [Em] and all the things that feel like cussing out.
_ _ [Am] [Em] Now and then I let it go, [C] I [G] ride the waves I can't control, [C] I'm learning [D] how to [G] build a better boat. _
_ _ [C] _ I _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] hate [Ebm] waiting, there ain't no [G] patience in these hands. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] I ain't complaining, _ [C] sometimes it's hard [G] to change a man.
I _ [C] _ [G] think I'm stronger than I was, _ _ [Cm] _ [G] I let God do what he does.
_ _ I breathe in, I breathe [E] out, I've got friends to call and let [C] me talk about
[G] what _ ain't working, _ what's still [Em] hurting, and all the things that feel [G] like cussing out.
_ [Am] _ [Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, I ride [G] the waves I can't [Am] control, I'm learning [D] how to build [G] a better boat.
_ _ [Am] I [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ breathe in, [D] _ [G] I breathe [Em] out, I've got friends to call [C] and let me talk about
[Gm] _ _
what ain't working, _ what's still hurting, [Em] _
and all the things [C] that feel like [Em] cussing out.
_ _ [C] _
[Em] Now and then I let it [C] go, [Gm] I ride the waves I can't [Am] control, if it's [G] working I don't [C] know,
I may get [G] done, the thing may not float, [Am] but I'm learning [D] how to build,
_ _ [E] _ yeah I'm trying to learn to [C] build a better boat.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _