Levellers - The Boatman (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Levellers - The Boatman First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Levellers. Other chords and tabs for the "The Boatman" can find at the bottom of the page.

Member Name: the edge
Real Name: Alan Kells

The Boatman by The Levellers

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 can*ls 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