Josh Ritter – Showboat (Guitar)
Capo 5
• Video Lesson
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[Verse 1]
C/G Every time it rains, it pours, C/G Dm Dm I pray it rains just a little more on me. G ‘Cause I’m the guy who never cries, G C/G C/G And I gotta’ keep my reputation clean. C/G C/G And here’s a helpful tip: the rain administered C/G Dm Dm In raindrops may help to hide the tears a little more. G Which is why a guy who never cries G Looks up at the sky with hopeful eyes G C/G C/G Hoping when it finally rains it pours.
[Chorus]
C/G I’m just a showboat. C/G Won’t catch me crying, no. C/G Dm Dm Won’t catch me showing any hurt. G I’m just a showboat. G Pretending I can stay afloat. G C/G C/G Pretending I’m not sinking over her.
[Verse 2]
C/G And every time the sun goes down C/G Dm Dm I pray the sunlight takes the sound as well. G And in some new arms I lie G C/G C/G And I can keep the pain all to myself. C/G No light to see me shakin', C/G No sound to hear me breaking C/G Dm Dm No sound to hear the teardrops hit the floor G Which is why a guy who never cries G Looks up at the sky with tired eyes G C/G C/G Hoping when it finally rains, it pours.
[Chorus]
C/G I’m just a showboat. C/G Won’t catch me crying, no. C/G Dm Dm Won’t catch me showing any hurt. G I’m just a showboat. G Pretending I can stay afloat. G C/G C/G Pretending I’m not sinking over her.
[Instrumental Break]
C/G C/G Dm Dm G G C/G C/G C/G C/G
[Verse 3]
C/G Every time I think of her C/G Dm Dm I wonder if she ever thinks of me G Out all night and running wild G C/G C/G The latest styles, the greatest company C/G With laughter, lights and drinking C/G Trying hard to keep from thinking C/G Dm Dm And seeking for what he is searching for G Which is why a guy who never cries G Looks up at the sky with desperate eyes G C/G C/G Hoping when it finally rains it pours
[Bridge/Outro]
C/G I’m just a showboat C/G Old King Thunderbolt C/G Mister Le Bon Temps Roll Dm The only dog in every fight Dm The only guy who dyna might Dm The only guy who never cries C/G He’s never lonesome all the time F See him dancing up on tables C/G Shawnas, Lisas, Ethels, Mabels G Though he looks a little tired G One eye always pointed skyward G Waiting for a drop of rain G To fall and help to hide the pain G To fall and help to lift the boat G So he can think he’s still afloat G Pretending he ain’t sinking, no G C/G Pretending he ain’t sinking over her G C/G Pretending he ain’t sinking over her