Bob Marley - Don't Rock My Boat: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don't Rock My Boat" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     A                C#m     Bm  E7
Oh, please don't you rock my boat,
        A             C#m        Bm           E7
'Cos I don't want my boat to be rocking, anyhow.
A                C#m     Bm    E7
Please don't you rock my boat, no,
        A             C#m        Bm     E7
'Cos I don't want my boat to be rocking.
I'm telling you that...

D                            E7
Oh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like this, (can you miss?)
                 D
And you should know, ooh oh,
                         E7
When I like it a-like a-this,
I'm a-really is, ooh yeah.

Bm                 E
You satis, satis, satisfy my soul,
         Bm                       E
Morning time, evening cold; satisfy my soul.
              Bm
Yes, I been a telling you;
E7
We'll play the sweetest games.
D                          A
I'm happy inside, all the time.
               D                         A
Oh, can't you see, what you've done for me?
You make me feel like.

Bm       E
When we bend a new corners,
Bm            E
We feel like sweep-stake winners, yeah.
Bm                 E
When we bend them new corners,
Bm            E
We feel like sweep-stake winner. And I said;

D                            E7
Oh-ooh-oh, I like it a-like this, (yes I do),
                  D
And you should know, ooh ah,
                          E7
When I like it, a-like a-this,
I've got it; just can't miss.

Bm           E
Satis, satisfy my soul, darling,
        Bm                           E
Make me love you in the morning time.
           Bm                             E
If I ever treated you bad; make it up to me
one time,
                  D             A
'Cos I'm happy inside, all the time.
              D                    A
I want you beside me, yeah, to be mine.

                     Bm
One thing you got to do;
              E
Is when we're, holding hands together,
Bm                   E
You got to know that;  we love,
a-love each other, yeah.
Bm                          E
And if any time you should walk away from me now,
Bm                E
You'll know I'll need your sympathy.

D
Can you see; do you believe me?
E7
Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling.
D
Satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul,
E7
Never, never, never give it up now.

Bm          E         Bm                   E
All in the same boat, rocking on the same rope,
                Bm                  E
We gotta get to-gether, loving each other.
              D                     A
And can't you see what I've got for you, yeah?
     D
I'm happy, happy, happy, happy, happy,
     A
And not even time to be blue now,
Bm
Come a little closer...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don't Rock My Boat" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Rock My Boat" by Bob Marley.

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