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Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat
Performed by Don Henley
Written by Frank Loesser

This version corrects one line... but the earlier versions were
never posted to olga any way.

8beats each  (raggae beat, guitar on beat 2 & 4)
(guitar)    (add organ) (add guitar solo and drums)
Dm     Bb   Dm (C) Bb   Dm (C) Bb  Dm       Bb   (only organ plays C)
DmDm Piano Chord 
                   BbBb Piano Chord 

I dreamed last night, I was on the boat to heaven.
DmDm Piano Chord 
                BbBb Piano Chord 

By some chance,       I had brought my dice along.
AmAm Piano Chord 
      BbBb Piano Chord 
          AmAm Piano Chord 
             BbBb Piano Chord 

And there I stood and I holler someone fade
F/A             G/B             C(6 beats)  Eb
But the passengers they knew right from wrong.
F               Bb        C7 (Bb guitar)Eb         F
And the people said sit down, sit down you're   rockin the boat.
F                   Bb        C7 (Bb guitar)       Eb         F
The people all said sit down, sit down          you're rockin the
boat.
DmDm Piano Chord 
                 BbBb Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 
                    CC Piano Chord 

Cause the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapels of your
checkered coat
F      Bb         C7 (Bb guitar)  Eb         F
Sit down.  Sit down.  Sit down you're rockin the boat.
Dm     (C)    Bb            Dm     (C)    Bb   (sing the C, don't play
it)
Oooh   Oooh   Oooh (scat)   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh
DmDm Piano Chord 
                 BbBb Piano Chord 

As I sailed, with those passengers to heaven
DmDm Piano Chord 
                     BbBb Piano Chord 

By some chance, I found a bottle in my fist.
AmAm Piano Chord 
      BbBb Piano Chord 
     AmAm Piano Chord 
                 BbBb Piano Chord 

And there I stood, nicely passing out the whiskey
F/A             G/B      C(6 beats)  Eb
But the passengers were bound to resist.
FF Piano Chord 
               BbBb Piano Chord 
            C7C7 Piano Chord 
          EbEb Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

And the people all said sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
FF Piano Chord 
                   BbBb Piano Chord 
        C7C7 Piano Chord 
          EbEb Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

The people all said sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
DmDm Piano Chord 
                  BbBb Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 
                    CC Piano Chord 

EbEb Piano Chord 

Cause the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapels of your
checkered coat.
FF Piano Chord 
          BbBb Piano Chord 
         C7C7 Piano Chord 
       EbEb Piano Chord 

Sit down.  Sit down.  Sit down you're rockin the boat.
Dm     (C)    Bb     Dm     (C)    Bb (guitar solo on this part)
Oooh   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh
DmDm Piano Chord 
               BbBb Piano Chord 

As we sail, on that tiny boat to heaven
Dm        (harmony)Bb
Great big wave, came and washed me over board
AmAm Piano Chord 
   BbBb Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
               BbBb Piano Chord 

And as I sank, oh I hollered someone save me
F/A      G/B                C(6 beats)  Eb
That's the moment I woke up, thank the lord.
FF Piano Chord 
              BbBb Piano Chord 
        C7C7 Piano Chord 
              EbEb Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

And I said to myself sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
(harmony)
FF Piano Chord 
              BbBb Piano Chord 
        C7C7 Piano Chord 
              EbEb Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

I said to myself sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
DmDm Piano Chord 
                  BbBb Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 
                    CC Piano Chord 

EbEb Piano Chord 

Cause the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapels of your
checkered coat
FF Piano Chord 
          BbBb Piano Chord 
         C7C7 Piano Chord 
              EbEb Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

Sit down.  Sit down.  Sit down you're rockin the boat.
FF Piano Chord 
                     BbBb Piano Chord 
                  C7C7 Piano Chord 
              EbEb Piano Chord 

Sit down  (Sit down)  Sit down (Sit down) sit down you're rockin the
boat
REPEAT, JAM, FADE

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