A                   C
If you THINK that a kiss is ALL in the lips
       G                  A
C'mon,    you got it all WRONG man
             A                       C
And if you THINK that our dance was ALL in the hips,
    G                A (Let ring)
Oh WELL, then do the twist
         A                     C
If you THINK holding hands is ALL in the fingers,
      G                          A A G A
Grab HOLD of the soul where the MEMORY lingers, and
                   C
Make sure to never C  it with a singer
             G                   A A G
Cause he'll TELL everyone in the WORLD
           C C C G G A A G
But he was thinking about the girl
               C C C G G A  A A G     A
Yeah, but he's thinking about the girl, oh
                       C
A lot of people get CONFUSED and they bruise
      G                   A A G   A
Real EASY when it comes to LOVE
                             C
They start putting on their SHOES and walking out
              G                     A A G   A
And singing "BOY, I think I had ENOUGH"
                  C
Just because she MAKES a big rumpus
           G                 A   A   G              A
She don't MEAN to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy
                     C
Take a tip and do YOURSELF a little service
          G                      A A G
Take a MOUNTAIN turn it into a mole
          C        G      A
Just by PA YIN a DIFFED NT ROLE
            C        G       A     A   A  G
Yeah, by PA YIN a DIFFED NT ROLE, oh


[Chorus]
(Strumming)

E
The boat yeah you know she's rockin' it
G                                                A
And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it
E
The boat yeah you know she's rockin' it
G                                                 A
And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it

RIFF

[Verse]
A                  C
So what, somebody LEFT you in a rut
             G                        A
And wants to BE the one who's in control
           A                            C
But the FEELING that you're under can DA LLY make you wonder
         G                 A (Let Ring)
How the HELL she can be so COLD
A                     C
So now you're left, DENYING the truth
           G                          A       A
 A
And it's HIDDEN in the wisdom in the back of your tooth
                                 C
Ya need ta, spit it out, in a TELEPHONE booth
          G                     A A G
While ya CALL everyone that you know, and ask 'em
          C        G      A
Where do ya think she goes?
            C        G       A     A   A  G
Oh yeah, where d'ya spose she goes?


[Chorus]
(Strumming)

E
The truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it
G                                                A A   A   A A G
And, the boat yeah you know she's still rockin' it
E
The boat well ya know there's no rockin' it
G                                                 A
And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it


RIFF

[Verse]
A       C
You recognize the EFFECT and the wreck
       G                 A  G A
That it's CAUB NG when she rocks the boat
           A          C
Well it's the CAUSE hittin on the CARDINAL Laws
       G               A  G  A
'bout the PROPER place to hang her coat
   A C
So to YOU,  the TRUTH is still hidden
     G              A  G A
And the SOUL plays the role of a lost little kitten but
  A           C
You should know that the CC TORS weren't kidding
          G    C C G
She's been B NGING it all along
          C G C
But you were HEARIN'  a  DIFFED NT SONG
            C G C
Yeah, you were HEARIN' a  DIFFED NT  SONG
         C  G C     (Let All Ring)
But you were HEARIN' a  DIFFED NT  SONG