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                             BOATHOUSE - Noah Gundersen
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Tabbed by: djhunsin
E-mail: djhunsin@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Some of the other versions were close, but not quite right so I thought I'd contribute..
>>> Chord diagrams, as well as some of other nuances to this song, are located at the bottom of this page!

Intro: Em C G D x4

Em      G G*               G     G*
Boathouse, coming down the river
        G  D         Em
Boathouse, carrying my son
C       G D            Em
Boathouse, carrying his mother
C        G               D (build)
You know she's the only one

C         D     
Caroline, my heart is aching
   Em                     C
But I can't quit this town
C        D                   
Caroline, my heartless drinking
Em                    C
I can't quit this town
C       D
So go on, wave goodbye

Interlude 1: 
Em C G D x3
Em C D

Em       C
Haul out, packing up his suitcase
C        D
Haul out, crying like the rain
C     G   D                     Em
Haul out, screaming "this ain't living,"
C      G               D
And I know you're right

C        D
Caroline, I've been wondering
Em                               C
Why you didn't pick a better man?
C        D             Em                     C
Caroline, my Mona Lisa still can't match your smile
C        D
So go on, wave goodbye

Interlude 2: 
Em C G D x2
Em C G D Am G** C

Em      G G*      G             G*
Boathouse, coming down the river
    G     D         Em
Boathouse, carrying my love
C       G  D             Em
Boathouse, carry them to safety
C           G           D
Up from the Mississippi mud
C     D       G
For I lost my love

END

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Let me start by saying that I have no music theory training and do everything by ear. That said, the chord names
I have used below are more symbolic - I'll do my best to name them correctly. Please feel free to send me a
message with their technical names.

Watch videos of Noah playing to get a feel for his strumming/chord changes, I did my best to be very accurate in
placing the chords where they change. (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTnD2e6lkjU )

Chords Used:

   Em    C     G     G*    G**  D    Am
e|-0-----0-----3-----3-----3----0----3-|
B|-0-----1-----0-----1-----1----3----1-|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-|
D|-2-----2-----0-----2-----0----4----2-|
A|-2-----3-----0-----0-----2----5----0-|
E|-0-----3-----3-----3-----0----5----0-|

Note 1:
Throughout the song, Noah does a lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs with the B and D strings. Especially when
he plays a C. When playing a G*, Noah almost always does so by first hammering-on the B and D strings out of a
G chord.

Note 2:
Coming out of Interlude 2 Noah exits with what I will call an Am, and does a quick jump to what I will call G**
right before moving to the C, like this (added an approximate strum pattern here to help):

    D D D  U D U   D
    Am....     G** C
e|--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-|
B|--1-1-1--1-1-1---1-|
G|--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-0---2-|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-2---3-|
E|--0-0-0--0-0-0---3-|

If you're confused on this part, watch the video linked above. The section I've tabbed out begins exactly at
3:09.

Have Fun!!
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