Levellers

The Boatman

Transpozícia ( -2 -1 0 +1 +2 )

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verses:
1. E If I could cho D se the life I E please then I would be a boatman
2.If I could chose the life I please then I would be a rover
3.Well I wish I could chose the life I please, I am not a free man
RIFF once
1. E On the D canals an E d the rivers free no hasty words are spoken
2.and if the roads was not for me then I would chose another
3.Others rule my destiny but my will is never broken(to %)
RIFF once
1. Bm My onl A y law is the river breeze that takes me to the open seas
2.Mountains and the valleys deep where I would take this weary feet
1. E If I coul D d chose the l E ife I please then I would be a boatman
2.If I could chose the life I please then I would be a rover
CODA:
RIFF once
2. Bm But these th A in Bm gs are so hard for me I A cannot chose my own destiny-
Bm And all th A ings that E I want to see are so unclean
%:
RIFF
3. Bm I know some A da Bm y I will be every A thing that I dreamed I'd be
And E when I'v D e lived the E life I please then I will be a free man
Playing order:
Intro
Riff x2
Bridge
Riff x2
Bridge
Riff x2
Verse 1
Riff x2
Verse 2
Riff x2
Bridge
riff x2
Coda
riff x3
verse 3 (incl %)
Then the % part again and repeat the last line after a riff once
riff once