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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 96 10:45 SAT
From: [email protected] (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
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Manuel Zanzi
UBV CHILE
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