Riverboat Song Chords & Tabs
Intro
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x6
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------12-14----12-14----------| (Pos 2)
A|-----14-------14----------------|
E|--------------------------------| x4
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 3)
A|--------------------------------|
E|------0--3--5--0--3--5------------| x2
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------7--9----7--9------------| (Pos 4)
A|-----9-------9------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x2
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2
Verse 1 & 2
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| Switch Between Pos 1 and 5 throughout
verses
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------5--7-----5--7--------| (Pos 5)
A|--------7--------7--------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Then at "more or less the same as the things that you said"
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-----2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7------| let last note ring out
There is a 2 bar pause after 1st verse
Chorus
"Anyway, for all the things you know........"
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------5-5-5-5-5-5--| x2
then
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------9-7------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7----9-8-7------------------------------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/ocean_colour_scene/riverboat_song_btab_ver_2.html ]
There is a 1 bar pause after 1'st chorus (into verse 3)
" " " 4 bar pause after 2'nd chorus (into solo)
Verse 3
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x4
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------12-14----12-14----------| (Pos 2)
A|-----14-------14----------------|
E|--------------------------------| x4
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------5--7-----5--7--------| (Pos 5)
A|--------7--------7--------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Then alternate between Pos 1 and Pos 5 again, as in all the verses.
Then at "more or less the same as the things that you said"
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-----2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7------| let last note ring out
Chorus
Solo
Bass part here is pretty much identical to the intro (you are just on pos 1
for 4 measures instead of 8 at the start).
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x4
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------12-14----12-14----------| (Pos 2)
A|-----14-------14----------------|
E|--------------------------------| x4
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 3)
A|--------------------------------|
E|------0--3--5--0--3--5----------| x2
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------7--9----7--9------------| (Pos 4)
A|-----9-------9------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x2
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2
The rest is the same, except one part at 03:47 where there is a nifty little
bass run
G|--------------------------0--2--4---------0--2--4--------0--2-------------------------|
D|--------------------0--2---------------2--------------2-----------7-9----7-9----------|
A|--7--------0--1--2------------------2--------------2------------9------9--------------|
E|-----0--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
