James River Blues Chords by Old Crow Medicine Show

Tempo:
99.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Dm

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Old Crow Medicine Show  - James River Blues chords
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[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[F] James [Bb] River Blues,
[F] I just heard the [Bb] awful news
[F] I could steer [Bb] around the rocks,
[F] but they're busting down the docks
James [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] River Blues,
[F] that train [Bb] came on through
And [F] the work's [Bb] gotten slow,
[F] now where's the [Bb] boatman to go?
[Dm] Think I'll float [Bb] on down [Dm] to Richmond [Bb] Town
They [Dm] don't need us [Bb] anymore, hauling freight from [Dm] shore to shore
That big iron [Bb] haul's much more [C] than we [F] ever could before
I've [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
seen good men [Bb] going wrong,
[F] I've seen bad ones [Bb] getting right
[F] As that river [Bb] rolls along, [F]
I'll be stepping out [Bb] tonight
[Dm] On the cool [Bb] flow, [Dm] floating down, [Bb] down below
The [F] bridge to the [Bb] water's edge, [F] from the ridge to [Bb] the ledge
[Dm] From the hills [Bb] to the sea, [Dm] I'll become [Bb] a memory
[Gm]
[F] [Bb] James River Blues, [F]
[Bb] James River Blues,
[F] [Bb] James River Blues
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [F]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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To learn Old Crow Medicine Show - James River Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Bb and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 99. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Gb Major in mind.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ James [Bb] River Blues, _ _
[F] _ I just heard the [Bb] awful news _ _
[F] _ I could steer [Bb] around the rocks, _ _
[F] _ but they're busting down the docks _ _
James _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] River Blues, _ _
[F] _ that train [Bb] came on through
And [F] _ the work's [Bb] gotten slow, _ _
[F] now where's the [Bb] boatman to go? _
[Dm] Think I'll float _ [Bb] on down _ [Dm] to Richmond _ [Bb] Town
_ They [Dm] _ don't need us [Bb] anymore, hauling freight from [Dm] shore to shore
That big iron [Bb] haul's much more [C] than we [F] ever could before
I've [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ seen good men [Bb] going wrong, _ _
[F] I've seen bad ones [Bb] getting right _ _
[F] As that river [Bb] rolls along, _ [F] _
I'll be stepping out [Bb] tonight _
[Dm] On the cool _ _ [Bb] flow, _ [Dm] floating down, _ [Bb] down below
The [F] bridge to the [Bb] water's edge, _ [F] from the ridge to [Bb] the ledge _
[Dm] From the hills [Bb] to the sea, [Dm] I'll become _ [Bb] a memory
_ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] James River Blues, [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] James River Blues, _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] James River Blues _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song, written by David Rawlings, Critter Fuqua, Willie Watson and Ketch Secor, finds its place within the Big Iron World album.

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