Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat
1950
Frank Loesser
A7AmBb6Bbm6C7Cm6DmFF7G7Gm711 chords used in this song
From the musical "Guys and Dolls"
| Dm | Cm6 |
| DmI dreamed last night I got | Cm6on the boat to heaven |
| Dm | Cm6 |
| And | Dmby some chance I had | Cm6brought my dice along |
| Am | Bb6 |
| And | Amthere I | Bb6stood |
| Am | Bb6 |
| And I | Amhollered "Someone | Bb6fade me" |
| Am | Dm | Gm7 | C7 |
| But the | Ampassengers, they | Dmknew right from | Gm7wrong | C7 |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| For the | Fpeople all | F7said sit | Bb6down | Bbm6 |
| F | G7 | C7 |
| Sit | Fdown, you're | G7rockin' the | C7boat |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| The | Fpeople all | F7said sit | Bb6down | Bbm6 |
| F | C7 | F | F7 |
| Sit | Fdown you're | C7rockin' the | Fboat | F7 |
| Bb6 |
| And the | Bb6devil will drag you under |
| By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| Sit | Fdown, sit | F7down, sit | Bb6down, sit | Bbm6down |
| F | C7 | F |
| Sit | Fdown you're | C7rockin' the | Fboat |
| Dm | Cm6 |
| DmI sailed away on that | Cm6little boat to heaven |
| Dm | Cm6 |
| And | Dmby some chance found a | Cm6bottle in my fist |
| Am | Bb6 | Am | Bb6 |
| And | Amthere I | Bb6stood nicely | Ampassin' out the | Bb6whisky |
| Am | Dm | Gm7 | C7 |
| But the | Ampassengers were | Dmbound to | Gm7resist | C7 |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| For the | Fpeople all | F7said | Bb6beware | Bbm6 |
| F | G7 | C7 |
| You're | Fon a | G7heavenly | C7trip |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| The | Fpeople all | F7said | Bb6beware | Bbm6 |
| F | C7 | F | F7 |
| Beware, | Fyou'll | C7scuttle the | Fship | F7 |
| Bb6 |
| And the | Bb6devil will drag you under |
| By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| Sit | Fdown, sit | F7down, sit | Bb6down, sit | Bbm6down |
| F | C7 | F |
| Sit | Fdown you're | C7rockin' the | Fboat |
| Dm | Cm6 |
| And | Dmas I laughed at those | Cm6passengers to heaven |
| Dm | Cm6 |
| A | Dmgreat big wave came and | Cm6washed me over board |
| Am | Bb6 | Am | Bb6 |
| And | Amas I | Bb6sank and I | Amhollered "someone | Bb6save me" |
| Am | Dm | Gm7 | C7 |
| That's the | Ammoment I woke | Dmup, thank the | Gm7lord | C7 |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| And I | Fsaid to my | F7self sit | Bb6down | Bbm6 |
| F | G7 | C7 |
| Sit | Fdown, you're | G7rockin' the | C7boat |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| I | Fsaid to my | F7self sit | Bb6down | Bbm6 |
| F | C7 | F | F7 |
| Sit | Fdown you're | C7rockin' the | Fboat | F7 |
| Bb6 |
| And the | Bb6devil will drag you under |
| With a soul so heavy you'd never float |
| F | F7 | Bb6 | Bbm6 |
| Sit | Fdown, sit | F7down, sit | Bb6down, sit | Bbm6down |
| F | C7 | F |
| Sit | Fdown you're | C7rockin' the | Fboat |
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