If I Had A Boat tab by Lyle Lovett

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:

G6                                                  Csus2   G/B G6
------0---------|------0---------|0-------0-------|------0---------|
----------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|
--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|
----------------|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------|
----2-------2---|----2-------2---|3-------2-------|----2-------2---|
3-------3-------|3-------3-------|----------------|3-------3-------|
repeat

then this little bit right before the chorus starts:

----------0-----|----------0-----|
----3-----------|----3-----------|
----0---------0-|----0---------0-|
----0-----------|----0-----------|
----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
3-------3-------|3-------3-------|


Chorus:

Csus2   G/B       G6                        Csus2       G/B             G6
0-------0-------|------0---------|0-------0-------|------0---------|
--3-------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|
------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|
----0-------0---|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------|
3-------2-------|----2-------2---|3-------2-------|----2-------2---|
----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|3-------3-------|
And ..

Csus2   G/B        G6                   Em7                     Dsus2/F#
0-------0-------|------0---------|----------------|0---------------|
--3-------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|
------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|------0---------|-----2----------|
----0-------0---|----------------|----2-------2---|---0--------0---|
3-------2-------|----2-------2---|----------------|----------------|
----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|
And ..

Csus2   G/B       G6                        Csus2       G/B             G6
0-------0-------|------0---------|0-------0-------|------0---------|
--3-------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|
------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|------0-------3-|--0-----------0-|
----0-------0---|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------|
3-------2-------|----2-------2---|3-------2-------|----2-------2---|
----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|3-------3-------|
And ...

Csus2                Dsus2/F#         G6
0-------0-------|0---------------|------0---------|------0---------|
--3-------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|
------0-------3-|-----2----------|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|
----0-------0---|---0--------0---|----------------|----------------|
3-------3-------|----------------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
me ..

Csus2               G/B     G6                  Csus2      G/B     G6
Now ..

Csus2                Em7            Dsus2/F#
'Cause ..

Csus2    G/B     G6             Csus2        G/B   G6
But ..

Csus2                Em7            Dsus2/F#      G6
"Kiss ..

Chorus

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Chorus

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Chorus



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