Chords for J.J Cale / Riverboat Song

Tempo:
115.55 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Ebm

Gbm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.J Cale /  Riverboat Song chords
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[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Gbm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Gbm]
[Fm] [Ebm] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb]
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan [Ab] Must be my baby coming home
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singing [F] that Riverboat [Ebm] Song
She is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gamblers most anything
[Eb] She ran down in Tupelo Singing [F] that [Eb] Riverboat Song
[Ab] Many nights I spend [Eb] alone [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home
[Ab] Many times I wish she [Eb] was here [Gbm] Yeah that Riverboat whistle [F] blow
Oh she getting there, [Eb] River captain Bring my baby home
[Ab] I guess I'm wrong so, since she been gone [Eb] She ran down in Tupelo
[F] Singing that [Eb] Riverboat [Ab] Song [Eb] Many
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Gbm]
[Gb] [Fm] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[F] [Db] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] nights I [Eb] spend alone
[Ab] Many days there ain't [Ebm] nobody home [Ab] Many times I wish she [Eb] was here
[Gbm] Yeah that Riverboat whistle [Fm] blow Oh she [E] getting there, [Eb] River captain
Bring my baby home [Ab] I guess I'm wrong so, since she been gone
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singing [F] that Riverboat [Eb] Song
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Gbm]
[D] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Eb]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Gbm
123111112
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
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Let's start jamming Jj Cale - River Boat Song chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F, Eb, Ab and Eb in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 57 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 116. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Bb] _
[Dm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Fm] _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan [Ab] Must be my baby _ coming home
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singing [F] that Riverboat [Ebm] Song
She _ _ _ is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gamblers most anything
_ [Eb] She ran down in Tupelo Singing [F] that [Eb] Riverboat Song _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Many nights I spend [Eb] alone _ [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home
[Ab] Many times I wish she [Eb] was here _ [Gbm] Yeah that Riverboat whistle [F] blow
Oh she getting there, [Eb] River captain _ Bring my baby home
[Ab] I guess I'm wrong so, since she been gone _ [Eb] She ran down in Tupelo _
[F] Singing that [Eb] Riverboat [Ab] Song _ [Eb] Many
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
[Gb] _ [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[F] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ nights I [Eb] spend alone
_ [Ab] Many days there ain't [Ebm] nobody home _ [Ab] Many times I wish she [Eb] was here
_ [Gbm] Yeah that Riverboat whistle [Fm] blow Oh she [E] getting there, [Eb] River captain
Bring my baby home [Ab] I guess I'm wrong so, since she been gone
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singing [F] that Riverboat [Eb] Song
_ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[D] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _
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This song was authored by J.J. Cale.

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