Guy Clark Boats to Build written by Guy Clark Verlon Thompson CGAFCGC C F It's time for a change C F G I'm tired of that same old same the same old words Am Bb G the same old lines the same old tricks and the same old rhymes C F C F Days precious days roll in and out like waves G Am I got boards to bend I got planks to nail Bb G I got charts to make I got seas to sail F G I'm gonna build me a boat with these two hands C F It'll be a fair curve from a noble plan Dm G let the chips fall where they will cause C Cm I've got boats to build C F Sails are just like wings C F G The wind can make em sing songs of life Am Bb G Songs of hope songs to keep your dreams afloat F G I'm gonna build me a boat with these two hands C F It'll be a fair curve from a noble plan Dm G Let the chips fall where they will cause C Cm I've got boats to build C F Shores distant shores C There's where F I'm headed for G Am Got the stars to guide my way Bb G sail into the light of day F G I'm gonna build me a boat with these two hands C F It'll be a fair curve from a noble plan Dm G let the chips fall where they will cause C Cm I've got boats to build From Guy Clark "Boats To Build" Asylum Records 1992 EMI April Music Inc/GSC Music Ideas of March Music(ASCAP Jerry Douglas Dobro, Slide Guitar Marty Stuart Mandolin Sam Bush Mandolin Guy Clark Guitar, Vocals Rodney Crowell Vocals Bill Lloyd Guitar, Vocals Verlon Thompson Guitar, Vocals Radney Foster Vocals Brian Ahern Guitar (Rhythm) Travis Clark Bass Kenny Malone Percussion, Conga, Drums Suzy Ragsdale Vocals