Dont Rock My Boat Chords & Tabs

by Bob Marley

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Suggested Pattern:
BPM: 74
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [202, 102, 202, 102, 202, 102, 202, 102]
Alternative:
BPM: 74
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [202, 202, 101, 203, 202, 202, 101, 203, 202, 202, 101, 203, 202, 202, 101, 203]
...DON'T ROCK MY BOAT... by Bob Marley
------------------------..............
*Released 1970*
Intro:
A  C#m  Bm  E7 (x2)
Chorus 1:
    A                C#m     Bm   E7
Oh, please don't you rock my boat,
       A             C#m        Bm              E7
'Cos I don't want my boat to be rocking, anyhow.
A                C#m     Bm    E7  
Please don't you rock my boat,  no,
       A             C#m        Bm      E7
'Cos I don't want my boat to be rocking.
I'm telling you that...
Bridge 1:
D                           E7                   
Oh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like this, (can you miss?)
               D            
And you should know, ooh oh,
                        E7                              
When I like it a-like a-this, I'm a-really is, ooh yeah.
Verse 1:
Bm                E               
You satis, satis, satisfy my soul,
        Bm                        E          
Morning time, evening cold; satis-fy my soul.
              Bm          
Yes, I been a-telling you;
E7                            
We'll play the sweetest games.
D                         A    
I'm happy inside, all the time.
              D                         A  
Oh, can't you see, what you've done for me?
You make me feel like...
Verse 2:
Bm      E                  
When we bend a new corners,
Bm           E                         
We feel like sweep-stake winners, yeah.
Bm                E           
When we bend them new corners,
Bm           E                              
We feel like sweep-stake winner. And I said;
Bridge 2:
D                           E7               
Oh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like this, (yes I do),
               D            
And you should know, ooh ah,
                         E7                                 
When I like it, a-like a-this, I've got it; just can't miss.
Verse 3:
Bm           E                   
Satis, satis-fy my soul, darling,
        Bm                           E
Make me love you in the morning time.
          Bm                             E           
If I ever treated you bad; make it up to me one time,
                  D             A    
'Cos I'm happy in-side, all the time.
              D                    A    
I want you be-side me, yeah, to be mine.
Verse 4:
                     Bm 
One thing you got to do;
              E                       
Is when we're, holding hands together,
Bm                    E                                 
You got to know that;  we love, a-love each other, yeah.
Bm                         E                     
And if any time you should walk away from me now,
Bm               E                  
You'll know I'll need your sympathy.
Bridge 3:
D                              
Can you see; do you believe me?
E7                                        
Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling.
D                                
Satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul,
E7                                 
Never, never, never give it up now.
Coda:
Bm         E         Bm                   E    
All in the same boat, rocking on the same rope,
                Bm                  E     
We gotta get to-gether, loving each other.
              D                     A         
And can't you see what I've got for you, yeah?
    D                                 
I'm happy, happy, happy, happy, happy,
    A                            
And not even time to be blue now,
Bm                     
Come a little closer...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A       C#m     Bm      E7      D       E
EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
577655  x46654  799777  x79797  x57775  x79997
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)