Lyle Lovett

If Ihad A Boat(Chords)

Lyle Lovett

Key: G

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Intro: 
   G             G               C        C/Bb        G 
     (rake)        (rake)                               (rake) 
e----------0-------------0------------------------------------0-----| 
B--------3---3---------3---3--------------------------------3---3---| 
G-------0-------------0-------------0---0----0---0---------0--------| 
D------0-------------0----------------2--------2----------0---------| 
A-----2-------------2------------3---------2-------------2----------| 
E--3-------------3------------------------------------3-------------| 

  G              D              G           C  G 
     (rake) 
e----------0--------------------------------0------------| 
B--------3---3---------3--------------0-----1--0------3--| 
G-------0----------2-----2--------0-----0---0--0--0------|    (close 
D------0-------------0-----0----------------2--0---------|    enough) 
A-----2-------------------------------------3--2---------| 
E--3-------------3--------------3---3----------3----3----| 
C C/B G C C/B G If I had a boat, I'd go out on the ocean C C/B G C/E D/F# And if I had a pony, I'd ride him on my boat (this first 'verse' C C/B G C C/B G turns out to be And we could all together, go out on the ocean the Chorus) G D/F# G Just me upon my pony on my boat G C C/B G And if I were Roy Rogers, I'd sure enough be single G D/F# I couldn't bring myself to marryin' old Dale G C C/B G It'd just be me & Trigger; we'd go ridin' through them movies G D/F# And we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail (Chorus) Well, the mystery masked man was smart, he got himself a Tonto Cuz Tonto did the dirty work for free But Tonto, he was smarter, and one day said Kemosabe You can kiss my , I bought a boat, I'm headed out to sea (Chorus) (Instrumental break) And if I were like light'ning, I wouldn't need no sneakers Well, I'd come and go whenever I would please And I'd scare 'em by the shady tree, 'n scare 'em by the light pole But I would not scare my pony on my boat out on the sea (Chorus) G D/F# G C G D G Just me upon my pony on my boat J Smith Sunnyvale, CA

Written by Lyle Lovett

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