Chords for The Riverboat Song
Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
E
Em
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] I see double up [E] [Bm]
ahead.
[Em] There's a river, but it's wet beneath the sun.
It's where the [Bm] river runs red.
[Em] Life can't change the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the thunder, the breeze, the eagle [Bm] instead.
It's more [G] or less the same as the [A] things that you said.
[B]
[F]
[Bm] Up the road, [Em] like those things you found in love, or by the way, your lies cheat [Bm] on your soul.
[Em] Like those friends who once thought they'd lose control before you lie on [Bm] your bed.
[F#] It's more or less the same [A] as the things that you said.
[Bm] And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell [A] me why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell [A] me why does the river run [B] red?
And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river run [Bm] green?
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know, tell [A] me why does the river not [Bm] flow?
[Em] It's more or less the same as the things you failed to say in your way, [Bm] that's your trouble.
Life [E] can't change [Em] the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the moon, and the stars, and [Bm] it's trouble.
[F#] It's more or less the [A] same as the things that you said.
[Bm] And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you know, tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] run red?
And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green?
And [A] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not flow?
[B]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[B]
[Bm] I [B] see double up [Bm] ahead,
[E] where the [Bm] river runs, where beneath the [Em] sun is where the river runs red.
[D]
[E] I [F#m] see double,
[Bm] that's my trouble.
[E] [Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
[B]
[Em]
[Bm]
[B]
[Em]
[Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] I see double up [E] [Bm]
ahead.
[Em] There's a river, but it's wet beneath the sun.
It's where the [Bm] river runs red.
[Em] Life can't change the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the thunder, the breeze, the eagle [Bm] instead.
It's more [G] or less the same as the [A] things that you said.
[B]
[F]
[Bm] Up the road, [Em] like those things you found in love, or by the way, your lies cheat [Bm] on your soul.
[Em] Like those friends who once thought they'd lose control before you lie on [Bm] your bed.
[F#] It's more or less the same [A] as the things that you said.
[Bm] And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell [A] me why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell [A] me why does the river run [B] red?
And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river run [Bm] green?
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know, tell [A] me why does the river not [Bm] flow?
[Em] It's more or less the same as the things you failed to say in your way, [Bm] that's your trouble.
Life [E] can't change [Em] the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the moon, and the stars, and [Bm] it's trouble.
[F#] It's more or less the [A] same as the things that you said.
[Bm] And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you know, tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] run red?
And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green?
And [A] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not flow?
[B]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[B]
[Bm] I [B] see double up [Bm] ahead,
[E] where the [Bm] river runs, where beneath the [Em] sun is where the river runs red.
[D]
[E] I [F#m] see double,
[Bm] that's my trouble.
[E] [Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
[B]
[Em]
[Bm]
[B]
Key:
Bm
E
Em
A
B
Bm
E
Em
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I see double up _ [E] _ [Bm]
ahead.
_ _ [Em] There's a river, but it's wet beneath the sun.
It's where the [Bm] river runs red.
_ _ _ [Em] Life can't change the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the thunder, the breeze, the eagle [Bm] instead. _
_ _ _ It's more [G] or less the same as the [A] things that you said. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bm] _ Up _ the road, _ _ _ [Em] like those things you found in love, or by the way, your lies cheat [Bm] on your soul.
_ _ [Em] Like those friends who once thought they'd lose control before you lie on [Bm] your bed.
_ _ [F#] It's more or less the same [A] as the things that you said. _ _
_ [Bm] _ And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell [A] me why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell [A] me why does the river run [B] red?
And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river run [Bm] green?
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know, tell [A] me why does the river not [Bm] flow? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] It's more or less the same as the things you failed to say in your way, [Bm] that's your trouble.
Life _ [E] can't change [Em] the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the moon, and the stars, and [Bm] it's trouble.
_ _ _ [F#] It's more or less the [A] same as the things that you said. _
_ [Bm] _ And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you know, tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] run red?
And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green?
And [A] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not flow? _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ I [B] see double up _ _ [Bm] ahead, _
_ _ [E] where the [Bm] river runs, where beneath the [Em] sun is where the river runs red.
[D] _
_ [E] I [F#m] see double, _
_ [Bm] that's my trouble. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I see double up _ [E] _ [Bm]
ahead.
_ _ [Em] There's a river, but it's wet beneath the sun.
It's where the [Bm] river runs red.
_ _ _ [Em] Life can't change the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the thunder, the breeze, the eagle [Bm] instead. _
_ _ _ It's more [G] or less the same as the [A] things that you said. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bm] _ Up _ the road, _ _ _ [Em] like those things you found in love, or by the way, your lies cheat [Bm] on your soul.
_ _ [Em] Like those friends who once thought they'd lose control before you lie on [Bm] your bed.
_ _ [F#] It's more or less the same [A] as the things that you said. _ _
_ [Bm] _ And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell [A] me why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell [A] me why does the river run [B] red?
And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river run [Bm] green?
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know, tell [A] me why does the river not [Bm] flow? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] It's more or less the same as the things you failed to say in your way, [Bm] that's your trouble.
Life _ [E] can't change [Em] the thoughts, the waves, the chutes, the moon, and the stars, and [Bm] it's trouble.
_ _ _ [F#] It's more or less the [A] same as the things that you said. _
_ [Bm] _ And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you know, tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not flow?
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said, tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] run red?
And [D] anyway, for all the [E] things you've seen, tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green?
And [A] anyway, for all the things [E] you know, tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not flow? _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ I [B] see double up _ _ [Bm] ahead, _
_ _ [E] where the [Bm] river runs, where beneath the [Em] sun is where the river runs red.
[D] _
_ [E] I [F#m] see double, _
_ [Bm] that's my trouble. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
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