Old Dominion – I Was On A Boat That Day Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Old Dominion – I Was On A Boat That Day Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for I Was On A Boat That Day by Old Dominion on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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BREAK:
     B
I remember it like it was yesterday
          C#m
'Cause it was
       C#m
And I still got a buzz

CHORUS:
        B
Is she gone for the summer,
gone for the night
C#m
Gone for the weekend or
the rest of my life
         B
Was she laughing,
was she crying as she walked away
        C#m
I can't say
                      B
I was on a boat that day
 B
The river was rolling
B
I was getting my float on
C#m
She was telling me so long
C#m                    B
 I was on a boat that day
 B
The river was rolling
B
I was getting my float on
C#m
She was telling me so long
C#m                    B
 I was on a boat that day

OUTRO:
B                             C#m
Da da da  da da da   da da da da
                   Uh hey hey hey
                   (Uh hey hey hey)
C#m                    B
 I was on a boat that day
B                             C#m  B
Da da da  da da da   da da da da
                   Uh hey hey hey

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VERSE:
     B
She could've been halfway to Houston,
             C#m
But I didn't care
       B
I was drunk as a skunk eating lunch
                  C#m
With a cross-eyed bear
You been there

PRE-CHORUS:
         D#m
She was looking for something,
better than me
       E
I was looking for nothing
      F#
Just riding the breeze

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CHORUS:
        B
Is she gone for the summer,
gone for the night
C#m
Gone for the weekend or
the rest of my life
         B
Was she laughing, was she crying
as she walked away
        C#m
I can't say
                      B
I was on a boat that day
 B
The river was rolling
B
I was getting my float on
C#m
She was telling me so long
C#m                     B
 I was already so long gone
B                             C#m
Da da da  da da da   da da da da
          B
hey  hey hey
B                             C#m
Da da da  da da da   da da da da

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INTRO:
Yeah,  one, two,  one, two, three
B    C#m
B    C#m

VERSE:
     B
I remember it like it was yesterday
          C#m
'Cause it was
           B
And I was letting the sun
and the rum
                C#m
Just do what it does

PRE-CHORUS:
            D#m
I threw my phone in the water
       D#m
Little push off the dock
         E
She was packing her bags
       F#
I was popping a top

CHORUS:
        B
Is she gone for the summer,
gone for the night
C#m
Gone for the weekend or
the rest of my life
         B
Was she laughing,
was she crying as she walked away
        C#m
I can't say
                      B
I was on a boat that day
 B
The river was rolling
B
I was getting my float on
C#m
She was telling me so long
C#m                     B
 I was already so long gone
     C#m
Hey, hey

How to play I Was On A Boat That Day: key, chords and progression

I Was On A Boat That Day by Old Dominion is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 5 chords: B, C#m, D#m, E and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m – B – C#m – D#m (ii – I – ii – iii in B major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – reh – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Am, Bm, C, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

I Was On A Boat That Day chords: questions

What key is I Was On A Boat That Day in?

I Was On A Boat That Day by Old Dominion is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in I Was On A Boat That Day?

I Was On A Boat That Day uses 5 chords: B, C#m, D#m, E, F#.

What is the chord progression of I Was On A Boat That Day?

The main progression is C#m – B – C#m – D#m (ii – I – ii – iii).

Is I Was On A Boat That Day easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Am, Bm, C, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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