Six Months In A Leaky Boat
1982
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5 chords used in this song
C
CWhen I was a young boy I wanted to sail 'round the world
Am
That's the life for Amme, living on the sea
C
Spirit of a Csailor circumnavigates the globe
Am
The lust of a Ampioneer will acknowledge no frontier
GC
GI remember you by thunderCclap in the sky
G
Lightning Gflash, tempers flare,
CAm
'round the Chorn if you Amdare
F
I just spent Fsix months in a leaky boat
Lucky just to keep afloat
CG7C
C G7 C
C
CAotearoa, rugged individual
Am
Glisten like a Ampearl at the bottom of the world
C
The tyrany of Cdistance didn't stop the cavalier
Am
So why should it stop Amme? I'll conquer and stay free
GC
GAh come on all you lads, let's forCget and forgive
GCAm
GThere's a world to explore tales to Ctell back on Amshore
F
I just spent Fsix months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat
CG7C
C G7 C
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CFCFCG
C F C F C G
CFCFCG
C F C F C G
CAmCAm
C Am C Am
G
GShipwrecked love can be cruel
C
CDon't be fooled by her kind
G
There's a Gwind in my sails,
CAm
will Cprotect and preAmvail
F
I just spent Fsix months in a leaky boat
Nothing to it leaky boat
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C G7 C
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