Canoe Song chords by Peter Mayer

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
G+G
I like to make em out of birch bark skins
D MajorD           G+G
It keeps me dry and my stuff within
 C majorC        G+G
A augmentedA little pine tar, nice and thin
D MajorD
Makes a boat float just right

G+G
I like to brag about the perfect stroke
D MajorD           G+G
I own a paddle made of aged oak
C majorC          G+G
Every maneuver I can do by rote
G+G      D MajorD         G+G
But there s one thing I don t like

Chorus:
G+G           C majorC       G+G
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
G+G        C majorC       G+G
That would be a crazy thing to do
G+G        C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
E minorEm       G+G   D MajorD   G+G
I don t want to tip in that canoe
G+G        C majorC       G+G
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
G+G         C majorC       G+G
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
G+G        C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
I never put the paddle in the water
E minorEm       G+G   D MajorD   G+G
That would be a dangerous mistake


Verse 2:
G+G
I sing Allouette in Francais
D MajorD            G+G
Just like the French in Hudson Bay
C majorC         G+G
I smoke a pipe and drink Beaujolais
   D MajorD
And I tell a tall tale or two

G+G
I know every river and portage
D MajorD          G+G
And in an emergency, I know triage
C majorC           G+G
I smell a storm like a weather cock
D MajorD              G+G
But there s one thing I won t do

Chorus:
G+G           C majorC       G+G
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
G+G        C majorC       G+G
That would be a crazy thing to do
G+G        C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
E minorEm       G+G   D MajorD   G+G
I don t want to tip in that canoe
G+G        C majorC       G+G
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
G+G         C majorC       G+G
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
G+G        C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
I never put the paddle in the water
E minorEm       G+G   D MajorD   G+G
That would be a dangerous mistake


Bridge:
G+G
I know the tensile strength of each one
G+G
Fiberglass or aluminum
G+G
I make plans and study maps
G+G
Draw lines across the world and back
G+G
I like to train on weight machines
G+G
Carbo-load and high protein
G+G
I m a fanatic, it would seem
G+G
But baby, I m no fool


Chorus:
G+G           C majorC       G+G
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
G+G        C majorC       G+G
That would be a crazy thing to do
G+G        C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
E minorEm       G+G   D MajorD   G+G
I don t want to tip in that canoe
G+G        C majorC       G+G
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
G+G         C majorC       G+G
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
G+G        C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
I never put the paddle in the water
E minorEm       G+G   D MajorD   G+G
That would be a dangerous mistake