Building A Boat Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Oh I'm [G]Building a boat
to get me out of town
So I'm cutting big tall trees
down to the ground
I'm gonna cut em up into bends
With a couple of my friends
We're gonna have her going

[Verse 2]
so fast by the spring, yeah
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Oh I'll hand make all the sails
blocks and winches
Fasten down the hatches
with big brass hinges
And on the deck there will be teak
and it'll never ever leak
We're gonna have her going
so fast by the spring

[Verse 3]
I'm gonna [C]smash a big bottle
of champag[Cm]ne a[C]cross he[G]r bow
And I'm gonna [D]leave you for her, babe,
It's just a mat[C]ter of time
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[Verse 4]
Mediterranean water flows across her keel
So fast oh baby you can really feel it
At the helm on the wheel
She's true to the wind
She's so ?good and the
sea is so faithful to me

[Verse 5]
I'm gonna [C]smash a big bottle
of champagne across [G]her bow
And I'm gonna [D]leave you for her, babe,
It's just a mat[C]ter of time

[Interlude 1]
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[D][Cm][C][G]

[Verse 6]
When [G]the wild winds wail I'll
be setting my sail
Precision and perfection second to none
I ain't never gonna turn around
No I ain't gonna look back
It's my new home in the sun

[Verse 7]
It's my ship [C]shape, great escape
I'll bring all my Roy Orbison tapes
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[Verse 8]
I'm gonna [D]leave you for her babe
it's just a mat[C]ter of [G]time
I'm gonna [D]leave you for her babe
it's just a mat[C]ter of [G]time
I'm gonna [D]leave you for her babe
it's just [C]a matter [Cm]of time

[Outro 1]
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