Better Boat chords by Kenny Chesney

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 6th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: AbmAbm

Difficulty: Novice

Capo 6th fret


Intro:
DmDm G+G C majorC


Verse 1:
DmDm        G+G              C majorC
  I ain't lonely, but I spend a lot of time alone
DmDm            G+G              C majorC
  More than I'd like to, but I'm okay with staying home
FF       C majorC           G+G
  By how the last few months have changed
FF       C majorC         G+G
  I smile of mourn despite the pain

Chorus 1:
C majorC        G+G
  I breathe in, I breathe out
A minorAm                   FF
  Got friends to call who let me talk about
C majorC           G+G
  What ain't working, what's still hurtin'
A minorAm                FF    C majorC
  All the things I feel like cussin' out
DmDm         E minorEm
  Now and then I let it go
 FF       C majorC
I ride waves I can't control
  DmDm       G+G        C majorC
I'm learnin' how to build a better boat


Verse 2:
DmDm        G+G               C majorC
  I hate waitin', ain't no patience in these hands
DmDm           G+G                 C majorC
  I'm not complainin', sometimes it's hard to change a man
FF        C majorC        G+G
  I think I'm stronger than I was
FF     C majorC        G+G
  I let God do what it does

Chorus 2:
C majorC        G+G
  I breathe in, I breathe out
A minorAm                   FF
  Got friends to call who let me talk about
C majorC           G+G
  What ain't working, what's still hurtin'
A minorAm                FF    C majorC
  All the things I feel like cussin' out
DmDm         E minorEm
  Now and then I let it go
 FF       C majorC
I ride waves I can't control
  DmDm       G+G        C majorC
I'm learnin' how to build a better boat
DmDm G+G


Chorus 3:
C majorC        G+G
  I breathe in, I breathe out
A minorAm                   FF
  Got friends to call who let me talk about
C majorC           G+G
  What ain't working, what's still hurtin'
A minorAm                FF    C majorC
  All the things I feel like cussin' out
DmDm         E minorEm
  Now and then I let it go
 FF       C majorC
I ride waves I can't control
DmDm         E minorEm
  If it's working I don't know
   FF           C majorC
When I get done, the thing may not flow
    DmDm        G+G        C majorC
But I'm learnin' how to build a better boat
DmDm G+G C majorC