The River Driver Chords by Great Big Sea
Tempo:
91.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I was just the age of 16 when I first went on the drive
After six months I heard labor, at home I did arrive
I courted with a pretty girl, it was her caused me to roam
Now I'm a river driver and I'm far [E] away from home
I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll [D#m] drink when I am dry
[A] Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [F#] get sober by and [Em] by
And if this river [A] don't ground [E] me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [G#] home
I'll build a lonesome [N] castle upon some mountain high
Where she can sit and view me as I go passing by
Where she can sit and view me as I go marching on
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [E] home
I'll eat when I am hungry and [G#] I'll drink when I am [A] dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get [G#m] sober by and by
[E] And if this [A] river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to roam
[E] For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [N] home
I am old and feeble and in my sickness lie
Just wrap me up in a blanket and lay me down to [F#m] die
Just get a little bluebird to [N] sing for me alone
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [E] home
I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [Em] roam
For I'm a river driver [E] and I'm far [C#m] away from home
[F#m] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [E] get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a [N] river driver and I'm [E] far away from home
For I'm a river driver and [B] I'm far [E] away from [F#] home
After six months I heard labor, at home I did arrive
I courted with a pretty girl, it was her caused me to roam
Now I'm a river driver and I'm far [E] away from home
I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll [D#m] drink when I am dry
[A] Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [F#] get sober by and [Em] by
And if this river [A] don't ground [E] me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [G#] home
I'll build a lonesome [N] castle upon some mountain high
Where she can sit and view me as I go passing by
Where she can sit and view me as I go marching on
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [E] home
I'll eat when I am hungry and [G#] I'll drink when I am [A] dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get [G#m] sober by and by
[E] And if this [A] river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to roam
[E] For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [N] home
I am old and feeble and in my sickness lie
Just wrap me up in a blanket and lay me down to [F#m] die
Just get a little bluebird to [N] sing for me alone
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [E] home
I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [Em] roam
For I'm a river driver [E] and I'm far [C#m] away from home
[F#m] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [E] get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a [N] river driver and I'm [E] far away from home
For I'm a river driver and [B] I'm far [E] away from [F#] home
Key:
E
B
A
F#
Em
E
B
A
I was just the age of 16 when I first went on the drive
After six months I heard labor, at home I did arrive
I courted with a pretty girl, it was her caused me to roam
Now I'm a river driver and I'm far [E] away from home
_ I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll [D#m] drink when I am dry
[A] Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [F#] get sober by and [Em] by
And if this river [A] don't ground [E] me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [G#] home
I'll build a lonesome [N] castle upon some mountain high
Where she can sit and view me as I go passing by
Where she can sit and view me as I go marching on
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [E] home
_ I'll eat when I am hungry and [G#] I'll drink when I am [A] dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get [G#m] sober by and by
[E] And if this [A] river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to roam
[E] For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [N] home
I _ _ _ _ am old and feeble and in my sickness lie
Just wrap me up in a blanket and lay me down to [F#m] die
Just get a little bluebird to [N] sing for me alone
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from _ [E] home
I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [Em] roam
For I'm a river driver [E] and I'm far [C#m] away from home
[F#m] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [E] get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a [N] river driver and I'm [E] far away from home
For I'm a river driver and [B] I'm far [E] away from [F#] home _ _
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After six months I heard labor, at home I did arrive
I courted with a pretty girl, it was her caused me to roam
Now I'm a river driver and I'm far [E] away from home
_ I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll [D#m] drink when I am dry
[A] Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [F#] get sober by and [Em] by
And if this river [A] don't ground [E] me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [G#] home
I'll build a lonesome [N] castle upon some mountain high
Where she can sit and view me as I go passing by
Where she can sit and view me as I go marching on
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [E] home
_ I'll eat when I am hungry and [G#] I'll drink when I am [A] dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get [G#m] sober by and by
[E] And if this [A] river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to roam
[E] For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from [N] home
I _ _ _ _ am old and feeble and in my sickness lie
Just wrap me up in a blanket and lay me down to [F#m] die
Just get a little bluebird to [N] sing for me alone
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from _ [E] home
I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [Em] roam
For I'm a river driver [E] and I'm far [C#m] away from home
[F#m] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, [E] get sober by and by
And if this river don't ground me, is down [B] I'll mean to [E] roam
For I'm a [N] river driver and I'm [E] far away from home
For I'm a river driver and [B] I'm far [E] away from [F#] home _ _
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