He [A] left on a boat just to [E] follow a dream
[E7] He had to [A] find.
You [A] can't hold a man when he [E] follows a dream
[E7] That's on his [A] mind.
I see a [A] boat on the [D] river, It's [E] sailing a[A] way
[A] Down to the [D] ocean, Where [E] to I can't [A] say.
[A] Boat on the [D] river, It's [E] sailing a[A] way
[A] Down to the [D] ocean, Where [E] to I can't [A] say.
I [A] waited for him such a [E] very long time,
[E7] Don't know what [A] for
'Cause I [A] should have known when he [E] left on the boat
[E7] We'll meet no [A] more.
I see a [A] boat on the [D] river, It's [E] sailing a[A] way
[A] Down to the [D] ocean, Where [E] to I can't [A] say.
[A] Boat on the [D] river, It's [E] sailing a[A] way
[A] Down to the [D] ocean, Where [E] to I can't [A] say.
[A] Boat on the[D] river. You're [E] bound for the [A] sea,
[A] If you should [D] find him Please [E] greet him from [A] me.
There were [A] people who came and said it's [D] really a shame,
Why did he [E] take off to follow just a [A] dream.
But I [A] guess they were wrong, In life you're [D] sailing along
And things don't [E] turn out as simple as they [A] seem.
[A] Boat on the [D] river, It's [E] sailing a[A] way
[A] Down to the [D] ocean, Where [E] to I can't [A] say.
I see a [A] boat on the [D] river, It's [E] sailing a[A] way
[A] Down to the [D] ocean, Where [E] to I can't [A] say.
[A] Boat on the [D] river, It's [E] sailing a[A] way
[A] Down to the [D] ocean, Where [E] to I can't [A] say.
[A] Boat on the[D] river. You're [E] bound for the [A] sea,
[A] If you should [D] find him Please [E] greet him from [A] me.