Intro: [A] [D] [E7] [A] x 2 & [A] [D] [E7] [A] x 2
1. [A] He left on a boat just to follow a [E7] dream, he had to [A] find
You can’t hold a man when he [E7] follows a dream that’s on his [A] mind
Chorus: I see a boat on the [D] river, it’s [E7] sailing [A] away
[F#m] Down to the [Bm] ocean where [E7] to, I can’t [A] say
Boat on the [D] river, it’s [E7] sailing a-[A] way
[F#m] Down to the [Bm] ocean where [E7] to, I can’t [A] say
2. I [A] waited for him such a very long [E7] time, don’t know what [A] for
‘cause I should have known when he [E7] left on the boat, we’ll meet no [A] more
Chorus: I see a boat on the [D] river, it’s [E7] sailing [A] away
[F#m] Down to the [Bm] ocean where [E7] to, I can’t [A] say
Boat on the [D] river, it’s [E7] sailing a-[A] way
[F#m] Down to the [Bm] ocean where [E7] to, I can’t [A] say
Uhm .. [A] [D] [E7] [A] x 2 & [A] [D] [E7] [A] x 2
Chorus: I see a boat on the [D] river, it’s [E7] sailing [A] away
[F#m] Down to the [Bm] ocean where [E7] to, I can’t [A] say
Boat on the [D] river, you’re [E7] bound for the [A] sea
[F#m] if you should[Bm] find him, please [E7] greet him from [A] me
There were [A] people who came and said it’s really a [D] shame
why did he [E7] take off to follow just a [A] dream
But I guess [A] they were wrong, in life we’re sailing [D] along
and things don’t [E7] turn out as simple as simple as they [A] seem
Chorus: I see a boat on the [D] river, it’s [E7] sailing [A] away
[F#m] Down to the [Bm] ocean where [E7] to, I can’t [A] say
Instrument: [A] [D] [E7] [A] x 2
Chorus: I see a boat on the [D] river, it’s [E7] sailing [A] away
[F#m] Down to the [Bm] ocean where [E7] to, I can’t [A] say
Boat on the [D] river, you’re [E7] bound for the [A] sea
[F#m] if you should[Bm] find him, please [E7] greet him from [A] me