James Taylor - Boatman

^D(9)Hearts were exploding around us as we drifted sout^D/F#h down the bay. ^G(9) The g^Bm7ray up above and gra^E7susy down bel^E7ow ^Em7left us with ^D/F#nothing to say.^{A7sus A7} So we ^D(9)drifted along in silence till the t^D/F#ickle of life tr^G(9)ickled in. And the r^Bm7hythm began in the^E7sus hiss of the s^E7and, ^Em7we were catch^D/F#ing fire again.^{A7sus A}

^G/DOh bo^Datman, ^GI am the ^Driver, ^G/DI am the m^Dountain ^A7susand ^Athe ^Dsea. ^G/DOh ^Dboatman, ^Gtaker and ^Dgiver^A/C#, ^Bm7Can you deli^E7ver m^Em7e? ^{D/F# G(9) G(9)}I would for^Aever run fre^De. ^{G/D D}

Yeah, ^D(9)we finally caught up with legends, we were walking a^D/F#long side by si^G(9)de. We wo^Bm7rked out a plan to go ^E7susout hand in ^E7hand, ^Em7the long trail j^D/F#ust wasn't that^A7sus wide.^A7 The ^D(9)water around us was freezing, we just ^D(9)laughed and ^D/F#threw ourselves^G(9) in. And ^Bm7although we were old, the ^E7sussting of that ^E7cold ^Em7pumped up the ^D/F#feeling, here it is ^A7susagain.^A

^G/DOh bo^Datman, ^GI am the ^Driver, ^G/DI am the m^Dountain ^A7susand ^Athe ^Dsea. ^G/DOh ^Dboatman, ^Gtaker and gi^Dver, ^{A/C# Bm7}Can you deli^E7ver m^Em7e? ^{D/F# G(9) G(9)}I would for^Aever run fre^De. ^{G/D D}

Oh, ^AI'm a ^B7message ^Ein a ^Abottle ^Adrifting ^B7along on a ^Edeep ^A/Eblue ^Esea. ^AWaiting f^Bor some fore^Eign ^Ashore, ^Aready for ^B/Esomething t^Ao be.

No ^D(9)longer afraid of falling, we cut the ^D/F#strings to the ^G(9)sky. We found ^Bm7lever ground and we ^E7susput ourselves ^E7down, ^Em7amazing we all ^D/F#didn't ^A7susdie. ^A7 We ^D(9)took each moment as given, by second, by ^D/F#second they ^G(9)came. The ^Bm7ice and the sun and the ^E7susthundering ^E7guns, ^Em7good God I was ^D/F#finally^A7sus sane.^A

^G/DOh bo^Datman, ^GI am the ^Driver, ^G/DI am the m^Dountain ^A7susand ^Athe ^Dsea. ^G/DOh ^Dboatman, ^Gtaker and gi^Dver, ^{A/C# Bm7}Can you deli^E7ver m^Em7e? ^{A7sus A G/D}Oh ^Dholy roller, ^GI am the ^Driver, ^G/DI am the m^Dountain ^A7susand ^Athe ^Dsea. ^G/DOh ^Dboatman, ^Gtaker and gi^Dver, ^{A/C# Bm7}Can you deli^E7ver m^Em7e? ^{D/F# G(9) G(9)}I would for^Aever run ^Dfree.