Ed Sheeran – Boat Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ed Sheeran – Boat Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAm7GC/GFsus2CFC/DC/EGsus4

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[Verse 1]
Am7                 G
  I came in for the embers,
C/G Fsus2
        I stayed out
           Fsus2
for the breeze
          Am7
I need to feel, elements
      G      C/G Fsus2
to remind me
there's beauty when it's bleak
Am7           G
  I stuck out long before
        C/G  Fsus2
lights down,     what
       Fsus2
do I breathe?

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[Chorus]
     Fsus2
Oh I know,
    Fsus2*      C
The more that I love the
 G           Fsus2
 less that I feel
    Fsus2*       C
The times that I jumped
  G         Fsus2
 never were real
     Fsus2*       C
They say that all scars
      G          Fsus2
 will heal but I know
Am7   G       F
  Oh, maybe I won't
        C     C/D   C/E
But the waves won't break
 Gsus4 Fsus2
my    boat
        C     C/D
But the waves won't
 C/E   Gsus4 Fsus2
 break my    boat

[Verse 2]
Am7                   G
  Storms crash on the boardwalk
 C/G Fsus2
         the wind rush
               Fsus2
through the trees
               Am7
I keep my eyes peeled
                    G
The memories always fall
      C/G Fsus2
 short,        of
                    Fsus2
what we could have been
Am7        G
  Left out long before last
 C/G  Fsus2          Fsus2
call,     what do I need?

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[Chorus]
     Fsus2
Oh I know,
    Fsus2*      C
The more that I love the
 G           Fsus2
 less that I feel
    Fsus2*       C
The times that I jumped
  G         Fsus2
 never were real
     Fsus2*       C
They say that all scars
      G          Fsus2
 will heal but I know
Am7   G       F
  Oh, maybe I won't
        C     C/D   C/E
But the waves won't break
 Gsus4 Fsus2
my    boat
        C     C/D
But the waves won't
 C/E   Gsus4 Fsus2
 break my    boat

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[Bridge]
        C     C/D
But the waves won't
 C/E   Gsus4 Fsus2
break my    boat
        C     C/D
But the waves won't
  C/E   Gsus4 Fsus2
 break my    boat

[Outro]
Fsus2             C
  The more that I love
      G           Fsus2
 the less that I feel
                 C
The times that I jumped'
  G         Fsus2
 never were real
                  C
They say that all scars
      G          Fsus2
 will heal but I know
Am7   G       Fsus2
  Oh, maybe I wont
        C     C/D
And the waves won't
 C/E   Gsus4 Fsus2
 break my    boat

How to play Boat: key, chords and progression

These are Boat chords by Ed Sheeran on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Boat by Ed Sheeran sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 9 chords to play it: Am7, G, C/G, Fsus2, C, F, C/D, C/E and Gsus4.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Fsus2 – C – G – Fsus2 (VIsus2 – III – VII – VIsus2 in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes F#m7, E, A, Dsus2, D, Esus4 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Fsus2 chord on guitar (x-8-10-10-8-8)
Fsus2F G C
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Gsus4 chord on guitar (330013)
Gsus4G C D

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Boat chords: questions

What key is Boat in?

Boat by Ed Sheeran is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Boat?

Boat uses 9 chords: Am7, G, C/G, Fsus2, C, F, C/D, C/E, Gsus4.

What is the chord progression of Boat?

The main progression is Fsus2 – C – G – Fsus2 (VIsus2 – III – VII – VIsus2).

Is Boat easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes F#m7, E, A, Dsus2, D, Esus4 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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