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From: "Andrew Citron" 
Subject: TAB Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat sung by Don Henley
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1997 13:46:52 PST

                Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat
                Performed by Don Henley
                Written by Frank Loesser
                From the Movie Soundtrack Leap of Faith
                Transcribed by Andrew P. Citron (citron@vnet.ibm.com)

This version corrects one line... but the earlier versions were
never posted to olga any way.


8beats each  (raggae beat, guitar on beat 2 & 4)
(guitar)    (add organ) (add guitar solo and drums)
Dm     Bb   Dm (C) Bb   Dm (C) Bb  Dm       Bb   (only organ plays C)
          Dm                   Bb
I dreamed last night, I was on the boat to heaven.
          Dm                Bb
By some chance,       I had brought my dice along.
    Am      Bb          Am             Bb
And there I stood and I holler someone fade
        F/A             G/B             C(6 beats)  Eb
But the passengers they knew right from wrong.
        F               Bb        C7 (Bb guitar)Eb         F
And the people said sit down, sit down you're   rockin the boat.
        F                   Bb        C7 (Bb guitar)       Eb         F
    The people all said sit down, sit down          you're rockin the
boat.
           Dm                 Bb           G                    C
Cause the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapels of your
checkered coat
        F      Bb         C7 (Bb guitar)  Eb         F
    Sit down.  Sit down.  Sit down you're rockin the boat.
Dm     (C)    Bb            Dm     (C)    Bb   (sing the C, don't play
it)
Oooh   Oooh   Oooh (scat)   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh
     Dm                 Bb
As I sailed, with those passengers to heaven
   Dm                     Bb
By some chance, I found a bottle in my fist.
    Am      Bb     Am                 Bb
And there I stood, nicely passing out the whiskey
        F/A             G/B      C(6 beats)  Eb
But the passengers were bound to resist.
        F               Bb            C7          Eb         F
And the people all said sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
    F                   Bb        C7          Eb         F
The people all said sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
          Dm                  Bb           G                    C
Eb
Cause the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapels of your
checkered coat.
    F          Bb         C7       Eb
    Sit down.  Sit down.  Sit down you're rockin the boat.
Dm     (C)    Bb     Dm     (C)    Bb (guitar solo on this part)
Oooh   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh   Oooh
   Dm               Bb
As we sail, on that tiny boat to heaven
      Dm        (harmony)Bb
Great big wave, came and washed me over board
    Am   Bb         Am               Bb
And as I sank, oh I hollered someone save me
           F/A      G/B                C(6 beats)  Eb
That's the moment I woke up, thank the lord.
      F              Bb        C7              Eb         F
And I said to myself sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
(harmony)
      F              Bb        C7              Eb         F
    I said to myself sit down, sit down you're rockin the boat.
          Dm                  Bb           G                    C
Eb
Cause the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapels of your
checkered coat
    F          Bb         C7              Eb         F
    Sit down.  Sit down.  Sit down you're rockin the boat.
    F                     Bb                  C7              Eb
    Sit down  (Sit down)  Sit down (Sit down) sit down you're rockin the
boat
    REPEAT, JAM, FADE


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