The Boatman Chords
by Balthazar
The Boatman by Balthazar is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, D#, F, Edim, D/F#, D, A, A# and F#dim. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse:
Gm D# F
Well it was yoyo, I suppose,
Gm Edim
I play like fashion comes and goes.
D# D/F# D
I can't set my mind on you.
Gm D# F
Yes I lied about those lovers,
Gm Edim
that they were just some kind of cover
D# D/F# D
for the nights we used to share.
Pre-Chorus
D A Gm D# A#
I've seen this water a lot before,
still I cross it once more.
Gm D#
I shook the hand of the boatman
F F#dim Gm F
who would take me back along the bridges I burnt
Edim
the bridges I burnt
D# D/F# D
the bridges I burnt by now
Verse:
There are taking bets,
living all around our bed,
for I can't see my thoughts on you.
And I reduced them to a scratch.
You know, just some pre-fucked-up match
for the nights we used to share.
But I don't believe I care.
Chorus: