He [A]left on a boat just to [E]follow a dream
[E7]He had to [A]find.
You [A]can't hold a man when he [E]follows a dream
[E7]That's on his [A]mind.
I see a [A]boat on the [D]river, It's [E]sailing a[A]way
[A]Down to the [D]ocean, Where [E]to I can't [A]say.
[A]Boat on the [D]river, It's [E]sailing a[A]way
[A]Down to the [D]ocean, Where [E]to I can't [A]say.
I [A]waited for him such a [E]very long time,
[E7]Don't know what [A]for
'Cause I [A]should have known when he [E]left on the boat
[E7]We'll meet no [A]more.
I see a [A]boat on the [D]river, It's [E]sailing a[A]way
[A]Down to the [D]ocean, Where [E]to I can't [A]say.
[A]Boat on the [D]river, It's [E]sailing a[A]way
[A]Down to the [D]ocean, Where [E]to I can't [A]say.
[A]Boat on the[D] river. You're [E]bound for the [A]sea,
[A]If you should [D]find him Please [E]greet him from [A]me.
There were [A]people who came and said it's [D]really a shame,
Why did he [E]take off to follow just a [A]dream.
But I [A]guess they were wrong, In life you're [D]sailing along
And things don't [E]turn out as simple as they [A]seem.
[A]Boat on the [D]river, It's [E]sailing a[A]way
[A]Down to the [D]ocean, Where [E]to I can't [A]say.
I see a [A]boat on the [D]river, It's [E]sailing a[A]way
[A]Down to the [D]ocean, Where [E]to I can't [A]say.
[A]Boat on the [D]river, It's [E]sailing a[A]way
[A]Down to the [D]ocean, Where [E]to I can't [A]say.
[A]Boat on the[D] river. You're [E]bound for the [A]sea,
[A]If you should [D]find him Please [E]greet him from [A]me.