Beck – Rowboat (Guitar)

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Intro strumming pattern open D chord shape played with a root 5 strumming pattern; for each bar pluck the D string then strum down and up remaining strings, then pluck the A string and strum down and up remaining strings. Strumming pattern for Verse/chorus Pattern remains the same throughout all verses and chorus with root strumming; grab the chord shape, pluck the root note then a strum down and up remaining strings. Roots are as follows: [A - A string] [E - E string] [G - E string] [D - D string] [C - A string] solo strumming pattern most of the solo is the same root strum pattern from the verses expect for the last 2 bars of D which revert to the intro style root 5 strum pattern. [Intro] D [Verse 1]
A   E   G             D
Rowboat row me to the shore

A   E             G               D
She don't want to be my friend no more

A          E          G            D
She dug a hole in the bottom of my soul

A   E             G               D
She don't want to be my friend no more
[Chorus]
C       G               D
Pick me up give me some food to eat

C       G           D
In your truck goin' no place

C       G               D
I'll be home talkin' to nobody

          Am     C               D
You'll be strange you'll be far away
[Verse 2]
A       E           G             D
Big fat moon and my body's out of tune

       A       E            G             D
With a burning wave she's a billion years away

A               E              G              D
Dog food on the floor and I've been like this before

A      E       G                  D
She is all and everything else is small
[Chorus]
C       G               D
Pick me up give me some alcohol

C       G                 D
In your truck playin' the radio

C       G             D
I'll be home with the gasoline

          Am     C             D
You'll be stoned you'll be far away
[Solo] A E G D A E G D C G D C G D [Verse 3]
A  E    G             D
Rowboat row me to the shore

A   E             G               D
She don't want to be my friend no more

A         E           G            D
She dug a hole in the bottom of my soul

A      E       G                  D
She is all and everything else is small