A Boat To An Island On The Wall

Ben Howard

Tuning: CGCFGC th (doesn't cover low C)* (Effective tuning is ) *All strings are relative to capo except low Intro/verse 1 C|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0----2/3|---2--2-2----2|---2--2-2----2| G|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0-------|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| F|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0-------|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| C|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0----2/3|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| G|-----------------|-------------------|3---------3---|3---------3---| C|14-14--------14--|14-14--------14----|--------------|--------------| C|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0----2/3|---2--2-2----2|---2--2-2----2| G|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0-------|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| F|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0-------|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| C|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0----2/3|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| G|-----------------|-------------------|3---------3---|3---------3---| C|14-14--------14--|14-14--------14----|--------------|--------------| On the "you said it's late" line play this variation C|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0----2/3|---2--2-2----2|---2--2-2----2| G|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0-------|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| F|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0-------|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| C|------0--0-0----0|------0--0-0----2/3|---0--0-0----0|---0--0-0----0| G|-----------------|-------------------|3---------3---|3---------3---| C|14-14--------14--|0-0h2--------14----|--------------|--------------| Chorus 1 The first Chorus simply drones on this chord C|2--------| G|0--------| F|0--------| C|0--------| G|3--------| C|---------| Verse C|----------+12-------+12---|----------+12-------+12---|---------+12-------+12---|---------+12-------+12---| G|------+12----+12-------+12|------+12----+12-------+12|-----+12----+12-------+12|-----+12----+12-------+12| F|-----+12--------+12-------|-----+12--------+12-------|----+12--------+12-------|----+12--------+12-------| C|----+12-------------------|----+12-------------------|---+12-------------------|---+12-------------------| G|+12-----------------------|+12-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C|--------------------------|--------------------------|17-----------------------|17-----------------------| Chorus 2 C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0| G|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0| F|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0| C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0| G|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----2---------2--2-2-2-2| C|2---------5------------0---------0--0-0-0-0| this progression repeats throughout Chorus/under the fuzzy lead in the outro Outro C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3| C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| C|2tr3--2-2---2----2-2---2---------|2tr3--2-2---2----2-2---2-----------| G|----------5---5------5---5---5b-0|----------5---5------5---5--2-2-2-2| C|---------------------------------|----------------------------0-0-0-0| C|-------------------------------------|---------------------+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12| F|-------------------------------------|---------------------+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12| C|--2tr3--2-2---2----2-2---2----2-2----|---2tr3--2-2---2-----+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12-+12| G|------------5---5------5---5------5-3|-------------5---5----------------------------------| C|2------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------| C|------------------+12-+12-+12-+12------------|------------------------------| G|------------------+12-+12-+12-+12------------|------------------------------| F|------------------+12-+12-+12-+12------------|------------------------------| C|0h2h5-5--0h2h5-5--+12-+12-+12-+12------------|0h2h5-0h2h5----------------=--| G|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-3|-------------6p5-3-5-2-2h5-3-0| C|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------| C|----------------------2/3--| G|---------------0-----------| F|-----------0---------------| C|5-5---2----5---7------2/3--| G|----5---3-----------------3| C|---------------------------| |p - pull-off | |h - hammer-on| |tr - trill | |/ - slide |

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