OK ZURF IF I HAD A BOAT A COVER OF LYLE LOVETT

Thanks Doug (I think ) well Julia and Lyle did split up but if I was Lucky enough to have that lady heaven and earth couldn't come between and I ain't ever gonna be skinny again nor were any Afro wig so chances are slim to none but there's always my guitar to keep me company and I can pick on her as much as I want and she never gets mad

Well God bless ya glad to hear Jets and DT stopped by and that is always a plus to actually meet people you only chat or exchange post with here on Chordie I saw Lyle in the video and he had it capoed on the 9Th fret and so I figured why not the chords are easy and the vocal range in not to high and this was only a rough take but I figured what the heck

Ken I did the same thing I typed in a response and checked the spelling with my spellcheck and hit the forum tab and wiped out all of the text and I too was tired and thought aarg and did not redo the post regarding this song Lyle plays the song capoed on the 9th fret the same as in my video but you can capo on the 4th and use the open chord formation C Am G or capo on the 2nd fret and use the open chord formation D G A and bar C#m or play the E in the 1st posistion with the chords open E B C#

Hi Phill I hope Muckka means friend yea I'm still pickin and as soon as I can get my act together I most likely will use the "upcoming gigs" feature on myspace who knows I might get booked in Europe (ho ho) the song is a little like "The Gambler" form Kenny Rogers but Lyle adds a few twists to make it distinctive,I still am waiting on some equipment that should come in the next few days so I can get started with setting up the presentation (rehearse the act) this may take a few weeks as I do not want to play unprepared before a live audience and there's so much potential with this new gear to "boldly go where no man has gone before,seek out new civilizations" sort of

Thanks Jeff and I would have loved to have been there, who knows next year I may make the pilgrimage to Zurf's mecca

Thanks Wayne it is a hybrid cross between finger pickin and strumming with my thumb its a less rigid playing style for me I also use it on the video "Aleta" on myspace

Yes, checked that out too, and that's what I figured. Sounds very good !

Brilliant, Russell!

I love "If I had a boat". I discovered Lyle Lovett about a year ago in my quest to find great songwriters wherever they hide. There's a movie that has it at the start - the star ( whose name I forget) gets up from his seat at the bar pulls the plug on the juke box which was playing rock and re-sets it to play "If I had a boat".

I like the jazzy / swing that he adds to his songs.