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Life is Like a Boat - Rie Fu
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Tabbed by: Phil Crossland
Email: prasopchai@live.co.uk
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 3rd Fret
Notes: This tab is based off YouTube user's jc1762's version of
Life is Like a Boat. It is not 100% accurate but it is the closest
I can get to it.
Also, I couldn't entirely work out his MINI SOLO after the first
chorus so I have improvised and created a more simpler but similar
version.
The BRIDGE here has 2 versions - you could either continue the
melody from the chrous or, what I like to do, is play the
individual notes from the chords.
Speaking of chords, if you don't like finger-plicking, I'll have
the basic chord structure for the song at the bottom -
it's a bit straight forward however. I might have got some of the
names of the chords wrong but the finger positions should be
correct.
Heck, if you want, you can mix the finger-plicking with some
chords, up to you :)
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(VERSE 1)
Nobody | I never
knows who I really am | felt this empty before
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
And if I ever | Who's gonna
need someone to come along | comfort me and keep me strong
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
(VERSE 2)
We are all | The waves keep on
rowing the boat of fate | comin' and we can't escape
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
But if I ever | The waves would
get lost on our way | guide you through another day
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
(VERSE 3)
Tookude |
iki wo shiteru | Toumei ni nattamitai
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
Kurayami | Mekaku
ni omoe takeo | shisarete tadeke
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--1-1-1-------3-|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--0-0-0-----0---|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2--------------2-----|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------------0-------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3-----------------------------|
(CHORUS 1)
Inori wo sasagete | Atarashii hi wo matsu
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|------------------------0--------|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3-------------|
Azayaka ni hikaru umi | Sono hate made
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--1-1-1-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|-----------------------------------0-----0--------0-----0-|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3-----3--------------------------------|
(MINI SOLO)
|--5---7----8--7---------5-3-0---0--3-5-|
|----------------8-5--3--------3--------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------0-------------------------0-|
|--1---3-----------------1-------3------|
(VERSE 4)
Nobody | Maybe they
knows who I really am | just don't give a damn
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
But if I ever | I know you would
need someone to come along | comfort me and keep me strong
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
(VERSE 5)
Hito no | Nuke-
Kokoro wa utsuri yuku | dashita kunaru
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
Tsuki wa | De fune
mata atarashii shuki | wo tsureteku
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--1-1-1-------3-|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--0-0-0-----0---|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2--------------2-----|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------------0-------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3-----------------------------|
(CHORUS 2)
And | The
everytime I see your face | oceans heave up to my heart
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|------------------------0--------|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3-------------|
You | And soon
make me wanna strain at the oars | I can see the shore
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rie_fu/life_is_like_a_boat_acoustic_tab.html ]
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-0-0-1--0-1----1-1-1-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0-0--------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|-----------------------------------0-----0--------0-----0-|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3--------------------------------------|
(BRIDGE)
[V1]
Oh, I can see the shore
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|------------------------0--------|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3-------------|
When will I... see the shore
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-0-0-1--0-1----1-1-1-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0-0--------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|-----------------------------------0-----0--------0-----0-|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3--------------------------------------|
[V2]
Oh, I can see the shore
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------2-----------------0-|--------2-----------------0-|
|------3-----------0-----2---|------3-----------0-----2---|
|----3-----------2----0------|----3-----------2----0------|
|--1-----------3-------------|--1-----------3-------------|
When will I... see the shore
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------1-----------1|
|--------2-----------------0-|--------2-----------------0------0----0------0--|
|------3-----------0-----2---|------3-----------0-----2------2-----------2----|
|----3-----------2----0------|----3-----------2----0-------0-----------0------|
|--1-----------3-------------|--1-----------3---------------------------------|
(VERSE 6)
I want you to | I never thought
knows who I really am | I'd feel this way towards you
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
And if you ever | I Will
need someone to come along | follow you and keep you strong
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
(VERSE 7)
Tabi wa | oda-
mada tsudzuiteku | yakana hi mo
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
Tsuki wa | De fune
mata atarashii shuki | wo terashidasu
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3------3--|------1----0-1---3------3--1-1-1-------3-|
|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--|----0---0--0-0---0----0-0--0-0-0-----0---|
|--------------------2------|--------------------2--------------2-----|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------------0-------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3-----------------------------|
(CHORUS 3 + 4)
Inori wo sasagete | Atarashii hi wo matsu
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|------------------------0--------|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3-------------|
Azayaka ni hikaru umi | Sono hate made
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|------------------------0--------|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3-------------|
And | The
everytime I see your face | oceans heave up to my heart
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|------------------------0--------|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3-------------|
You | And soon
make me wanna strain at the oars | I can see the shore
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------1-------1----0-1--1----1---|------1-------1----0-0-0-1--0-1----1-1-1-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
|----0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0-|----0---0---0---0--0-0-0--------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|-----------------------------------0-----0--------0-----0-|
|--1-------1--------3-------------|--1-------1--------3--------------------------------------|
(FINAL VERSE)
| Nami wa
Unmei no fune wo kogi | tsugi kara tsugi e to
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3---------|------1----0-1---3---------|
|----0---0--0-0---0---------|----0---0--0-0---0---------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------3---------|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
Watashitachi | Sore mo
wo osou tedo | suteki na tabi ne
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3---------|------1----0-1---3---------|
|----0---0--0-0---0---------|----0---0--0-0---0---------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------0---------|-----------------0---------|
|--1--------3---------------|--1--------3---------------|
Dore mo
suteki na tabi ne
|---------------------------|
|------1----0-1---3---------|
|----0---0--0-0---0---------|
|---------------------------|
|-----------------3---------|
|--1--------3---------------|
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CHORDS
F: 13321x
G: 32xx22
Cadd9: x32x22
Am7/9: x02x22
Am7: x02010
VERSES:
F, G, Cadd9
F, G, Cadd9
F, G, Am7/9
F, G, Am7/9
CHORUS + BRIDGE:
F, F, G, Am7
F, F, G, Am7
F, F, G, Am7
F, F, G, G, Am7
