If I Had A Boatv2

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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 22:26:37 -0800

From: kellycox@znet.com (Kelly Cox)

If I Had a Boat

Lyle Lovett

This is my take on the song; a fairly pared-down version without some of

the fancier embellishments. Corrections are welcome!

I wrote this out in 10 pt. Courier, so it might help you to view it the same.

Chords:

string eadGBE

G6 320030

Csus2 x30030

G/B x20030

Em7 002030

Dsus2/F# 200230

Capo 9 (I play capo 7 'cuz I can't sing up where Lyle does)

Intro:

repeat

then this little bit right before the chorus starts:

Chorus:

And if I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean

And if I had a pony I'd ride him on my boat

And we could all together go out on the ocean

me upon my pony on my boat

Now the mystery masked man was smarter, he got himself a Tonto

'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free

But Tonto he was smarter, and one day said Kemosabe,

"Kiss my ass, I bought a boat, I'm going out to sea"

Chorus

Now if I were Roy Rogers, I'd sure enough be single,

Couldn't bring myself to marryin' no Dale,

Well it'd just be me and Trigger, we'd go riding through them movies,

And we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail.

Chorus

Now if I were like lightning, I wouldn't need no sneakers,

Well I'd come and go whenever I did please,

And I'd scare 'em by the shade tree, and I'd scare 'em by the light pole,

But I would not scare my pony on my boat out on the sea.

Chorus

Kelly Cox

kellycox@znet.com

"A '52 Vincent and a red-headed girl.." -Richard Thompson