Intro: F Am Bb C

F
Still the pulse survives
                Am
The conscious candour of our conversation
Bb
Lovely as you are
          C
I see the strain, the pain, the degradation
F
Strips of light delightful
       Am
Either side of bars so thick and wide
    Bb                         C
You hide them with a colourful sigh
F                       Am
Falling at your feet in sheer joy that you were able to
Bb                          C
Receive me like a favourite chair
A                          Dm
Soaking up the tears if by magic it'll make me
      Bb                          C
Ever warmer even after you're not here


Bb           C              Dm
Could I be a boat for you a while?
Bb            C                 A             Bb
Could I stay afloat for you and sail in your smile?
Bb           C
Could I be a boat for you
    A              Bb
And ever gain this weight for you
Bb           C              F
Could I be a boat for you a while?

    F                             Am
You are the yellow flower of my youth
The scent of nothing wasted
      Bb
With little left to prove
            C
Oh graceful evergreen you take me
     F
Over ever hill I've ever dream
    Am
And others, just illusions
      Bb             C
Only seeming to be
F                       Am
Falling at your feet in sheer joy that you were able to
Bb                          C
Receive me like a favourite chair
A                          Dm
Soaking up the tears if by magic it'll make me
      Bb                          C
Ever warmer even after you're not here

Bb           C              Dm
Could I be a boat for you a while?
Bb            C                 A             Bb
Could I stay afloat for you and sail in your smile?
Bb           C
Could I be a boat for you
    A              Bb
And ever gain this weight for you
Bb           C              F
Could I be a boat for you a while?