Capo
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Tuning: Standard
π₯ Verse :
Em G
Came in through the embers
C
Stayed out for the breeze
Em G
I need to feel elements to remind me
C
There's beauty when it's bleak
Em G D
Stuck out long before lights down
C D C
What do I breathe? Oh, I know
π₯ Chorus:
G
The more that I love,
D C
the less that I feel
G D C
The times that I jumped never were real
G D
They say that all scars will heal,
C Em
but I know
D C
Maybe I won't
G D G D C
But the waves won't break my boat
D G D G D C
But the waves won't break my boat
π₯ Verse :
Em G
Stones crashed on the boardwalk
C
Wind rushed through the trees
Em
I'll keep my eyes peeled
G
The memories always fall short
C
Of what we could've been
Em G D
Let that long for last call
C C
What do I need? Oh, I know
π₯ Chorus:
G D
The more that I love, the less that
C
I feel
G D C
The times that I jumped never were real
G D
They say that all scars will heal,
C Em
but I know
D C
Maybe I won't
G D G D C
But the waves won't break my boat
D G D G D C
But the waves won't break my boat
π₯ Bridge:
G D G D C
But the waves won't break my boat
G D G D C
Waves won't break my boat
π₯ Chorus:
G D
The more that I love, the less that
C
I feel
G D C
The times that I jumped never were real
G D
They say that all scars will heal
C Em
but I know
D C
Or maybe I won't
G D G D C
And the waves won't break my boat
Chords used in Boat by Ed Sheeran:
Em, G, C, D
Other versions of this song
- Boat (Chords)
Song History
Published: April 21, 2023
Last Updated: February 8, 2026