Chords for Watching the River Flow - Bob Dylan
Tempo:
115.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
G
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[C] [C] What's the matter with me?
[Bb] I don't have that much to say.
[F] Daylight sneaking in through the [G] window and I'm still in this [C] all night cafe.
[F] Walking to and fro beneath the moon, odd to [Bb] where the trucks are [Bb] rolling slow.
I'll just [F] sit down here by this bank of [C] sand and watch the river [F] flow.
[Gm] [F]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] I wish I was back in the city instead of this [Ebm] old bank of [Bb] sand.
[C] Sunlight beating down over [G] the chimney tops and the one I love [C] so close at hand.
If I had wings and I could fly, I know where [Bb] I would go.
But [F] until then I'll just sit here so [C] contentedly and watch the river [F] flow.
[C] Well people disagree and just on about anything.
Make you [D] stop and wonder [C] why.
[Eb]
[Dm] Why only yesterday I saw someone on [G] the street that just couldn't help but [C] cry.
But this [C] old river just keeps on rolling.
No matter [Bb] what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And as [Dm] long as it does I'll just sit here and watch the [G] river flow.
[Gm] [F]
[F]
[Bb] [Ab] [D]
[F] [G]
[C] [Ab]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Cm] [C]
[F] [Ab] [F]
[C] People disagree and on things just every way you look.
It makes you want to stop and read a book.
Why only yesterday [Dm] I saw someone on the street [G] that was really [Ab] [C] shook.
But [Fm] this old river keeps on rolling though.
[Bb] No matter what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And [F] as long as it does I'll [C] just sit here and [F] watch the river flow.
[Bb]
[F] Watching the river flow.
[Bb]
[F] Watching the river flow.
[Bb] I'll just sit here [Fm] by this bank of sand [C] and watch the river [Eb] flow.
[E] [F] [Ab]
[C]
[C] [C] What's the matter with me?
[Bb] I don't have that much to say.
[F] Daylight sneaking in through the [G] window and I'm still in this [C] all night cafe.
[F] Walking to and fro beneath the moon, odd to [Bb] where the trucks are [Bb] rolling slow.
I'll just [F] sit down here by this bank of [C] sand and watch the river [F] flow.
[Gm] [F]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] I wish I was back in the city instead of this [Ebm] old bank of [Bb] sand.
[C] Sunlight beating down over [G] the chimney tops and the one I love [C] so close at hand.
If I had wings and I could fly, I know where [Bb] I would go.
But [F] until then I'll just sit here so [C] contentedly and watch the river [F] flow.
[C] Well people disagree and just on about anything.
Make you [D] stop and wonder [C] why.
[Eb]
[Dm] Why only yesterday I saw someone on [G] the street that just couldn't help but [C] cry.
But this [C] old river just keeps on rolling.
No matter [Bb] what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And as [Dm] long as it does I'll just sit here and watch the [G] river flow.
[Gm] [F]
[F]
[Bb] [Ab] [D]
[F] [G]
[C] [Ab]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Cm] [C]
[F] [Ab] [F]
[C] People disagree and on things just every way you look.
It makes you want to stop and read a book.
Why only yesterday [Dm] I saw someone on the street [G] that was really [Ab] [C] shook.
But [Fm] this old river keeps on rolling though.
[Bb] No matter what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And [F] as long as it does I'll [C] just sit here and [F] watch the river flow.
[Bb]
[F] Watching the river flow.
[Bb]
[F] Watching the river flow.
[Bb] I'll just sit here [Fm] by this bank of sand [C] and watch the river [Eb] flow.
[E] [F] [Ab]
[C]
Key:
C
F
Bb
G
Ab
C
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [C] _ _ What's the matter with me?
[Bb] I don't have that much to say. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Daylight sneaking in through the [G] window and I'm still in this [C] all night cafe. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Walking to and fro beneath the moon, odd to [Bb] where the trucks are [Bb] rolling slow. _ _
_ _ I'll just [F] sit down here by this bank of [C] sand and watch the river [F] flow. _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] I wish I was back in the city _ instead of this [Ebm] old bank of [Bb] sand. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Sunlight beating down over [G] the chimney tops and the one I love [C] so close at hand. _ _ _ _
If I had wings and I could fly, I know where [Bb] I would go.
_ _ _ _ But [F] until then I'll just sit here so [C] contentedly and watch the river [F] flow. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Well people disagree and just on about anything.
Make you [D] stop and wonder [C] why.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
[Dm] Why only yesterday I saw someone on [G] the street that just couldn't help but [C] cry.
_ _ _ _ _ But this [C] old river just keeps on rolling.
_ No matter [Bb] what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And as [Dm] long as it does I'll just sit here and watch the [G] river flow.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ People disagree and on things just every way you look.
It makes you want to stop and read a book. _ _
Why only yesterday [Dm] I saw someone on the street [G] that was really [Ab] [C] shook.
_ _ _ _ But [Fm] this old river keeps on rolling though. _ _
[Bb] No matter what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And [F] as long as it does I'll [C] just sit here and [F] watch the river flow.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] Watching the river flow.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] Watching the river flow.
_ [Bb] _ _ I'll just sit here [Fm] by this bank of sand [C] and watch the river [Eb] flow.
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [C] _ _ What's the matter with me?
[Bb] I don't have that much to say. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Daylight sneaking in through the [G] window and I'm still in this [C] all night cafe. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Walking to and fro beneath the moon, odd to [Bb] where the trucks are [Bb] rolling slow. _ _
_ _ I'll just [F] sit down here by this bank of [C] sand and watch the river [F] flow. _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] I wish I was back in the city _ instead of this [Ebm] old bank of [Bb] sand. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Sunlight beating down over [G] the chimney tops and the one I love [C] so close at hand. _ _ _ _
If I had wings and I could fly, I know where [Bb] I would go.
_ _ _ _ But [F] until then I'll just sit here so [C] contentedly and watch the river [F] flow. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Well people disagree and just on about anything.
Make you [D] stop and wonder [C] why.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
[Dm] Why only yesterday I saw someone on [G] the street that just couldn't help but [C] cry.
_ _ _ _ _ But this [C] old river just keeps on rolling.
_ No matter [Bb] what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And as [Dm] long as it does I'll just sit here and watch the [G] river flow.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ People disagree and on things just every way you look.
It makes you want to stop and read a book. _ _
Why only yesterday [Dm] I saw someone on the street [G] that was really [Ab] [C] shook.
_ _ _ _ But [Fm] this old river keeps on rolling though. _ _
[Bb] No matter what gets in its way and which way the wind does blow.
And [F] as long as it does I'll [C] just sit here and [F] watch the river flow.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] Watching the river flow.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] Watching the river flow.
_ [Bb] _ _ I'll just sit here [Fm] by this bank of sand [C] and watch the river [Eb] flow.
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _