Jun282024

Camila Cabello – Boat Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG Em C

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These are Boat chords by Camila Cabello on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

 [Intro]
G Em C
G Em C

[Verse 1]
         G  Em
Lyin' in bed replayin’
             C
the shit you said
       G   Em
Ever regret all the
messin'
          C
with my head?
'Cause I've been
thinkin'
G
 You'd never give me
Em
peace
of mind, so I had to
             C
give it to myself
You never think
it's the
right time until
I'm good
             G
with someone else
You'd probably have
   Em
me for a
lifetime if you
didn't
          Cp

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[Chorus]
I wish, I wish you'd say,
          G
"You werе right"
      Em
"That I want you when
           C
you're not mine"
“And just whеn I
think I
G
know how to live
without you,
Em             C
I forget why I try”
(Holiday Inn)
          G
"You were right"
(We at the hotel,
motel, Holiday Inn)
       Em
"And I f****d up, baby,
    C
big time"
(We at the hotel,
motel, Holiday Inn)
"And just when I think
I could
G
fall in love without
you,
Em              C
 I forget why I try"
(We at the hotel, motel)
"You were the best of all
G    Em C
time"

[Instrument]
G Em C

[Verse 2]
              G   Em
Texts I won't send, we
both know
              C
how that shit ends
        G   Em
Tryin' again, too
jealous to
        C
just be friends
'Cause now I'm
thinking
G
 You never ask me
Em
who I'm
giving all of
           C
my body to now
You never ask me '
bout these nights,
baby, I pray that you
     G
find out
You couldn't give me your
Em
heart, boy, go and eat
      C
your heart out

[Chorus]
I wish, I wish you'd say,
          G
"You werе right"
      Em
"That I want you when
           C
you're not mine"
“And just whеn I think
  G
I know
how to live without you,
Em             C
I forget why I try”
(Holiday Inn)
          G
"You were right"
(We at the hotel,
motel,
Holiday Inn)
       Em
"And I fucked up,
baby, big
C
time" (We at the hotel,
motel, Holiday Inn)
"And just when I
think I could
G
fall in love without you,
Em              C
 I forget why I try"
(We at the hotel, motel)
"You were the best of all
G    Em C
time"

[Outro]
G Em C
G Em C
G Em C

How to play Boat: key, chords and progression

Boat by Camila Cabello is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 3 chords: G, Em and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Em – C – G (V – iii – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – mi – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.