Jow Dowell - Little Red Rented Rowboat

Little Red Rented Rowboat:Joe Dowell.

#23 in 1962.

             (Capo 1st fret.)



CHORUS:

C                          G7                C

Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.

C                    F               C           G7

Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go

       C         G7      C           G7        C

when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row.



#1.

C                      G7              C

I saw two pretty girls sunbathing on a pier.

G7                    C

They wore bikinis way down to here.

F        C           G7                      C

I waved, they waved..they said they'd like a ride.

      F           G7      C

So, I helped them climb inside..to share my..



CHORUS:

C                          G7                C

Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.

C                    F               C           G7

Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go

       C         G7      C           G7        C

when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row.



 C#

(Row, row, row, row, row.)



#2.

C#

Along came a sailboat big enough for two.

    G#7                      C#

The skipper saw the girls..I knew what he would do.

   F#         C#               G#7              C#

He waved, and they waved..then he helped them inside..

F#       G#7     C#

just one girl to ride..there in my..



CHORUS:

C#                         G#7               C#

Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.

C#                   F#              C#          G#7

Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go

       C#        G#7     C#          G#7       C#

when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row

 D

(Row, row, row, row, row.)



#3.

D                                      A

Hotrod motorboat roared up behind..the girl took a look,

    D

and I could read her mind.

G              D            A                  D

She waved, and he waved..he helped her climb inside..

        G       A       D

leaving me with wounded pride.

 D#

(Row, row, row, row, row.)



#4.

D#                               A#

One hour later I saw them again..motorboat out of gas,

D#

sailboat out of wind.

    G#               D#           A#                 D#

The girls waved, and I waved..and then I passed them by,

        G#        A#     D#

with my nose held way up high..me and my..



CHORUS:

D#                         A#                D#

Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.

D#                   G#              D#          A#

Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go

       D#        A#      D#          A#        D#

when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row.



OUTRO:

D#

Row, row, row little boat...row, row, row little boat...(Fade.)





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