Fishing Boat chords by The Mountain Goats

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

D/F#: 220232


Intro:

D   Bm   Gm
D   Bm   Bb
D   Bm   Gm
D   Bm   G


Verse 1:
D
Free as the wind on the ocean
F#m
Wild as the rain in the storm
G

Immense out on the grand horizon
D                        A      A
As a thunderhead taking form

D
Turn in with the stars on the water
F#m
Rise with the tides in the dawn
G
Be your own boss for the summer
D                            A
Seize the moment before it's gone


Chorus:
                     G    D/F#   Em7   A7
Sixteen on a fishing boat
                D   Bm  Gm      D  Bm  Bb
Learning to float


Verse 2:
D
Some who keep their secrets like treasure
F#m
Some who tend to cling to the coast
G
No one who can stand staying landlocked
D                           A     A
For longer than a month at most

D
Free as the churn of the riptide
F#m
Free as a wreck in the drift
G
Nothing's ever promised to anyone
D                         A
Everything you get is a gift


Chorus:
                     G    D/F#   Em7   A7
Sixteen on a fishing boat
               D    D
Learning to float


Bridge:
            G
Learning to swim
                       D
Learning how to tread water
 Em
Learning how to raise our cries to the skies
  A                          A
Like seals to the slaughter


Instrumental:
(C  D) x4
(Bb  D) x4


Verse 3:
D
Still as the sky on the ocean
F#m
Mute as the moon overhead
G
Me and Peter Balkan and you, friend
D                  A
Everybody else is dead

D
Turning where the rain won't reach us
F#m
Rise with the sun all alone
G
Be your own boss for the summer
D                         A
Just once before you're grown

Chorus:
                     G    D/F#   Em7   A7
Sixteen on a fishing boat
                     G    D/F#   Em7   A7
Sixteen on a fishing boat
                     G    D/F#   Em7   A7
Sixteen on a fishing boat
                      D
We are learning to float


Instrumental:
(Bb  C  D) x16

End by strumming D once.