NOTES:
- Standard tuning (EADGBE)
- *CAPO ON FRET 5*
- D5 means a D5 chord with a a Bass note.
- Listen to the song to get the strumming rhythm
Tabbed by Patrick Darling
Chords Used (CAPO FRET 5):
E5 E5 E5 E5 G5 D5 A5 C5
[+G5 ] [+F#5 ] [+F5 ]
E | -----0--------0--------0--------0--------X--------X--------0--------X----- |
B | -----3--------2--------1--------0--------3--------3--------1--------1----- |
G | -----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2--------2--------0----- |
D | -----2--------2--------2--------2--------0--------0--------2--------2----- |
A | -----2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------0--------0--------3----- |
E | -----0--------0--------0--------0--------3--------X--------X--------X----- |
INTRO:
Em[ G5 ] , Em[ F#5 ] , Em[ F5 ] , E5 , (X2)
VERSE:
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
Drank away the rest of the day, wonder what my liverd' say,
Em[ F5 ] E5
Drink, that's all you can,
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
Blackened days with their bigger gales, blow in your parlor to discuss the day
Em[ F5 ] E5
Listen, that's all you can,
CHORUS:
G5 D5
Ah but don't, no don't sink the boat,
A5 E5
That you built, you built to keep afloat,
G5 D5
Ah no don't, no don't sink the boat,
A5
That you built,
VERSE:
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
Sick and tired of what to say, no one listens anyway,
Em[ F5 ] E5
Sing, that's all you can,
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
Ramblin' years of lousy luck, you miss the smell of burnin' turf,
Em[ F5 ] E5
Dream , that's all you can,
CHORUS:
G5 D5
Ah but don't, no don't sink the boat,
A5 E5
That you built, you built to keep afloat,
G5 D5
Ah no don't, no don't sink the boat,
A5 E5
That you built, that you built to keep afloat,
INTERLUDE:
E5 , G5 , A5 , E5 , (X2)
VERSE:
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
Singled out for who you are, it takes all types to judge a man,
Em[ F5 ] E5
Feel, that's all you can,
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
Filthy suits with bigot ears, hide behind their own worst fears,
Em[ F5 ] E5
Live, that's all you can
C5 E5
It's all you can,
C5 A5 G5
It's all you can... do, (Hey)
INTERLUDE:
E5 , G5 , A5 , E5 , (X2)
VERSE:
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
No matter where I put my head, Ill wake up feelin' sound again,
Em[ F5 ] E5
Breathe, it's all you can,
Em[ G5 ] Em[ F#5 ]
Tomorrow smells of less decay, the flowers greet this bloomin' fray,
Em[ F5 ] E5
Be thankful, that's all you can,
CHORUS:
G5 D5
Ah but don't, no don't sink the boat,
A5 E5
That you built, you built to keep afloat,
G5 D5
Ah no don't, no don't sink the boat,
A5 E5
That you built, that you built to keep afloat,
G5 D5
Ah no don't, oh no don't sink the boat,
A5 ( E5 )
Oh that you built, that you built to keep afloat,
INTERLUDE:
E5 , G5 , A5 , E5 , (X2)
OUTRO:
E5 G5
A ripe old age, a ripe old age,
A5 E5
I'm a ripe old age, that's what I am ,
E5 G5
I'm a ripe old age, a ripe old age,
A5 E5
A ripe old age, just doing the best I can (Hey),
[ E5 , G5 , A5 , E5 ]
E5 G5
A ripe old age, a ripe old age,
A5 E5
A ripe old age, that's what I am ,
E5 G5
A ripe old age, a ripe old age,
A5 E5
A ripe old age, just doing the best I can (HEY!),
E5 G5 A5 E5
The best I can
[ E5 , G5 , A5 , E5 ] (Finish on last E5 chord and let ring)
