Chords for Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers- If the River Was Whiskey
Tempo:
95.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] [Eb] If the river was whiskey and I was a duck, I'd dive to the bottom and I'd never [C] come up.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
[Eb] If the river was whiskey and the branch was vine, you could see me invading just any old time.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long have I got [Eb] to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I [C] head or take?
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] I was born in England, raised in France, all the city cold and they wouldn't send a [Ab] fence.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
I was born in Alabama, raised in Tennessee.
If you don't like my features, don't shake them up [Ab] till you tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Eb] I looked down the road just as far as I could see.
A Manhattan woman and a blues hat [Ab] and me.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, can [Bb] I get you now?
[Eb] Must I head or take?
I ain't no doctor, but the doctors sound.
I can do the doctor until the doctor [Ab] comes.
Oh, tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take?
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Got to head or take the stocking, the head or take the shoes.
To be my lord, I got to head or take the [Ab] blues.
Tell me how long have I got to [Eb] wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take?
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] [Eb] If the river was whiskey and I was a duck, I'd dive to the bottom and I'd never [C] come up.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
[Eb] If the river was whiskey and the branch was vine, you could see me invading just any old time.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long have I got [Eb] to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I [C] head or take?
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] I was born in England, raised in France, all the city cold and they wouldn't send a [Ab] fence.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
I was born in Alabama, raised in Tennessee.
If you don't like my features, don't shake them up [Ab] till you tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Eb] I looked down the road just as far as I could see.
A Manhattan woman and a blues hat [Ab] and me.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, can [Bb] I get you now?
[Eb] Must I head or take?
I ain't no doctor, but the doctors sound.
I can do the doctor until the doctor [Ab] comes.
Oh, tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take?
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Got to head or take the stocking, the head or take the shoes.
To be my lord, I got to head or take the [Ab] blues.
Tell me how long have I got to [Eb] wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take?
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
C
Eb
Ab
Bb
C
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ If the river was whiskey and I was a duck, I'd dive to the bottom and I'd never [C] come up.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long _ have I [Eb] got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
[Eb] _ If the river was whiskey and the branch was vine, you could see me invading just any old time.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long have I got [Eb] to wait?
_ Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I [C] head or take?
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I was born in England, raised in France, all the city cold and they wouldn't send a [Ab] fence.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
_ _ I was born in Alabama, raised in Tennessee.
If you don't like my features, don't shake them up [Ab] till you tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] _ I looked down the road just as far as I could see.
A Manhattan woman and a blues hat [Ab] and me.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, can [Bb] I get you now?
[Eb] Must I head or take?
_ I ain't no doctor, but the doctors sound.
I can do the doctor until the doctor [Ab] comes.
Oh, tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Got to head or take the stocking, the head or take the shoes.
To be my lord, I got to head or take the [Ab] blues.
Tell me how long have I got to [Eb] wait?
_ [Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ If the river was whiskey and I was a duck, I'd dive to the bottom and I'd never [C] come up.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long _ have I [Eb] got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
[Eb] _ If the river was whiskey and the branch was vine, you could see me invading just any old time.
[Ab] Oh, tell me how long have I got [Eb] to wait?
_ Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I [C] head or take?
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I was born in England, raised in France, all the city cold and they wouldn't send a [Ab] fence.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
_ _ I was born in Alabama, raised in Tennessee.
If you don't like my features, don't shake them up [Ab] till you tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
Oh, [Bb] can I get you now?
Must I head or take?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] _ I looked down the road just as far as I could see.
A Manhattan woman and a blues hat [Ab] and me.
Tell me how long have I [Eb] got to wait?
Oh, can [Bb] I get you now?
[Eb] Must I head or take?
_ I ain't no doctor, but the doctors sound.
I can do the doctor until the doctor [Ab] comes.
Oh, tell me how long have [Eb] I got to wait?
[Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Got to head or take the stocking, the head or take the shoes.
To be my lord, I got to head or take the [Ab] blues.
Tell me how long have I got to [Eb] wait?
_ [Bb] Oh, can I get you now?
Must I head [Eb] or take? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _