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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:
DD Piano Chord 
                 EE Piano Chord 

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:
EE Piano Chord 
             DD Piano Chord 
             EE Piano Chord 

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

EE Piano Chord 
     DD Piano Chord 
         EE Piano Chord 

1.On the canals 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

BmBm Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 

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

EE Piano Chord 
        DD Piano Chord 
            EE Piano Chord 

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

BmBm Piano Chord 
          AA Piano Chord 
 BmBm Piano Chord 
                      AA Piano Chord 

2.But these things are so hard for me  I cannot chose my own destiny-
BmBm Piano Chord 
          AA Piano Chord 
        EE Piano Chord 

And all things that I want to see are so unclean

%:
RIFF

BmBm Piano Chord 
          AA Piano Chord 
 BmBm Piano Chord 
                      AA Piano Chord 

3.I know some day I will be        everything that I dreamed I'd be
EE Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
           EE Piano Chord 

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

Confusing? Well, I did my best. Comments or corrections to
Manuel Zanzi
UBV CHILE