J.J. Cale - River Boat Song Chords

Tempo:
114.4 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Ebm

Eb

F

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.J. Cale - River Boat Song chords
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[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[F] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Gbm] [Ebm] [F]
[Eb] [Db] [Gb] [Eb]
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan [Ab] Must be my baby coming home
[Db] [Ebm] She ran down in Troubadour Singing [F] that [Ebm] Riverboat song
She is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gal nutters most anything
She [Ebm] ran down in Troubadour Singing [F] that [Eb] Riverboat song
[Ab] Many nights I [Eb] spend alone [Ab] Many days there [Eb] ain't nobody home
[Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here [Gbm] Yeah, that Riverboat whistle [F] blow
Must be getting near the [Eb] river captain Bring my baby home
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone [Eb] She ran down in Troubadour
Working [F] that [Eb] Riverboat [Ab] song
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Gb] [Fm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ebm] [F] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] Many [Eb] [Ab]
nights I spend [Eb] alone [Ab] Many days there ain't nobody [Ebm] home
[Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here [Gbm] Yeah, that Riverboat whistle [F] blow
Must be [E] getting near the [Eb] river captain Bring my baby home
I [Ab] guess I'm lonesome since she been gone She [Eb] ran down in Troubadour
Singing [F] that Riverboat [Ebm]
song
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Gbm] [D] [Ebm]
[A] [Ab] [Eb]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Jj Cale - River Boat Song chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F, Eb, Ab, Eb and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 57 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 114 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Ebm] _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan [Ab] Must be my baby _ coming home _
[Db] [Ebm] She ran down in Troubadour Singing [F] that [Ebm] Riverboat song
_ She _ _ is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gal nutters most anything _
She [Ebm] ran down in Troubadour Singing [F] that [Eb] Riverboat song _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Many nights I [Eb] spend alone _ [Ab] Many days there [Eb] ain't nobody home
[Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here [Gbm] Yeah, that Riverboat whistle [F] blow
Must be getting near the [Eb] river captain Bring my baby home
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone [Eb] She ran down in Troubadour
Working [F] that [Eb] Riverboat [Ab] song
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Fm] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] Many [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
nights I spend [Eb] alone _ [Ab] Many days there ain't nobody [Ebm] home
_ [Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here _ [Gbm] Yeah, that Riverboat whistle [F] blow
Must be [E] getting near the [Eb] river captain Bring my baby home
I [Ab] guess I'm lonesome since she been gone She [Eb] ran down in Troubadour
Singing [F] that Riverboat [Ebm]
song
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[A] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's J.J. Cale who authored this song.

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