River Boat Song Chords by J.J. Cale
Tempo:
115.9 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Ebm
F
Gbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ebm] .
[Ab] .
[Ebm] [Gbm] [Bb] [Dm] .
[Ebm] [Ab] [Gb] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] .
[Ebm] [Gbm] [Ebm] [F] .
[Eb] [Db] [Gb] [Eb] .
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan Must [Ab] be my baby comin' home.
[Db] She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singin' [F] that a [Ebm] river goes on .
She is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gamblers most anything .
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo [F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on .
[Ab] Many nights I [Eb] spend alone [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
[Ab] Many times I wish she was [Eb].
here [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [F] blow.
She gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Workin' that river [Eb] goes [Ab] on.
[Eb] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Ab] [Ebm] [Gbm] .
[Gb] [Fm] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] .
[Eb] [Ebm] .
[F] [Db] [Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] Many nights I [Ebm] spend alone [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
[Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [Fm] blow.
She [E] gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone [Eb] She ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on.
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] .
[Ebm] [Gbm] .
[Bb] [Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] .
[Ebm] [Gbm] [Bb] [Dm] .
[Ebm] [Ab] [Gb] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] .
[Ebm] [Gbm] [Ebm] [F] .
[Eb] [Db] [Gb] [Eb] .
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan Must [Ab] be my baby comin' home.
[Db] She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singin' [F] that a [Ebm] river goes on .
She is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gamblers most anything .
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo [F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on .
[Ab] Many nights I [Eb] spend alone [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
[Ab] Many times I wish she was [Eb].
here [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [F] blow.
She gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Workin' that river [Eb] goes [Ab] on.
[Eb] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Ab] [Ebm] [Gbm] .
[Gb] [Fm] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] .
[Eb] [Ebm] .
[F] [Db] [Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] Many nights I [Ebm] spend alone [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
[Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [Fm] blow.
She [E] gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone [Eb] She ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on.
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] .
[Ebm] [Gbm] .
[Bb] [Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] .
Key:
Ab
Eb
Ebm
F
Gbm
Ab
Eb
Ebm
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ .
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ .
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan Must [Ab] be my baby _ comin' home.
[Db] She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singin' [F] that a [Ebm] river goes on _ _ _ _ .
She is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gamblers most anything _ .
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo [F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] Many nights I [Eb] spend alone _ [Ab] Many days _ there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
[Ab] Many times I wish she was [Eb].
here [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [F] blow.
She gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
_ [Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Workin' that river [Eb] goes [Ab] on.
_ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ .
[Gb] _ [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ .
[F] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Ab] Many nights I [Ebm] spend alone _ [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
_ [Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here _ [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [Fm] blow.
She [E] gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone _ [Eb] She ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on.
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ .
[Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ .
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ .
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan Must [Ab] be my baby _ comin' home.
[Db] She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo Singin' [F] that a [Ebm] river goes on _ _ _ _ .
She is a dancer, a river queen She [Ab] teaches them gamblers most anything _ .
She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo [F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] Many nights I [Eb] spend alone _ [Ab] Many days _ there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
[Ab] Many times I wish she was [Eb].
here [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [F] blow.
She gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
_ [Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone She [Eb] ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Workin' that river [Eb] goes [Ab] on.
_ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ .
[Gb] _ [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ .
[F] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Ab] Many nights I [Ebm] spend alone _ [Ab] Many days there ain't [Eb] nobody home.
_ [Ab] Many times I wish [Eb] she was here _ [Gbm] Yeah, that river boat a whistle [Fm] blow.
She [E] gettin' there, [Eb] a river captain Bring my baby home.
[Ab] I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone _ [Eb] She ran down in Tupelo.
[F] Singin' that a river [Eb] goes on.
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ .
[Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
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