The Boatman

Song

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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 96 10:45 SAT

From: ubvchile@reuna.cl (Cooperacion Tecnica Sueca)

Subject: Tab: The Boatman by Levellers

The Boatman by The Levellers

>From the album Levelling the Land

intro:

e----------0--0--2--0--|
B----------0--0--0--0--|
G----------1--1--1--1--| x2
D---0-2----2--2--2--2--|
A-2--------------------|
E----------------------|

riff:

e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---1--2--4----4---4-4-4-4-4-4---1---------|
D---------------------------------------------------4--2---|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

(a second guitar plays a E chord under)

Bridge:

D E

e-2-----2--2---x----0--0---|
B-3-----3--3---x----0--0---|
G-2-----2--2---x----1--1---|x2
D-0-----0--0---x----2--2---|
A-------------------2--2---|
E-------------------0--0---|

verses:

E D E

1.If I could chose the life I 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

E D E

1.On the canals and 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

Bm A

1.My only 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

E D E

1.If I could chose the life 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

Bm A Bm A

2.But these things are so hard for me I cannot chose my own destiny-

Bm A E

And all things that I want to see are so unclean

%:

RIFF

Bm A Bm A

3.I know some day I will be everything that I dreamed I'd be

E D E

And when I've lived the 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

Confusing? Well, I did my best. Comments or corrections to

ubvchile@reuna.cl

Manuel Zanzi

UBV CHILE

ubvchile@reuna.cl