Canoe Song chords by Peter Mayer
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: G I like to make em out of birch bark skins D G It keeps me dry and my stuff within C G A little pine tar, nice and thin D Makes a boat float just right G I like to brag about the perfect stroke D G I own a paddle made of aged oak C G Every maneuver I can do by rote G D G But there s one thing I don t like
Chorus:
G C G
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
G C G
That would be a crazy thing to do
G C D Em
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
Em G D G
I don t want to tip in that canoe
G C G
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
G C G
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
G C D Em
I never put the paddle in the water
Em G D G
That would be a dangerous mistake
Verse 2:
G
I sing Allouette in Francais
D G
Just like the French in Hudson Bay
C G
I smoke a pipe and drink Beaujolais
D
And I tell a tall tale or two
G
I know every river and portage
D G
And in an emergency, I know triage
C G
I smell a storm like a weather cock
D G
But there s one thing I won t do
Chorus:
G C G
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
G C G
That would be a crazy thing to do
G C D Em
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
Em G D G
I don t want to tip in that canoe
G C G
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
G C G
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
G C D Em
I never put the paddle in the water
Em G D G
That would be a dangerous mistake
Bridge:
G
I know the tensile strength of each one
G
Fiberglass or aluminum
G
I make plans and study maps
G
Draw lines across the world and back
G
I like to train on weight machines
G
Carbo-load and high protein
G
I m a fanatic, it would seem
G
But baby, I m no fool
Chorus:
G C G
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
G C G
That would be a crazy thing to do
G C D Em
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
Em G D G
I don t want to tip in that canoe
G C G
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
G C G
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
G C D Em
I never put the paddle in the water
Em G D G
That would be a dangerous mistake Last updated:
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