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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River Boat Song chords
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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] .
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
F
134211111
Gbm
123111112
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
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To learn J.J. Cale - River Boat Song chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Ebm, Ab, Eb, Ab, Eb, F, Ab and Ebm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 57 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 116 BPM. With Eb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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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] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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