River Fever chords by Joe Ely

SimplifiedEm · A · D · G · C …

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Em
A
D
G
C
Dsus4
B
Bm

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
A 
With some  (E minor) silver tongued bull rider from La Grange  (A major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Later that night weren't
you down at the Continental
A 
Em 
 (A major) Swinging  (E minor) from the chandeliers
and actin' strange
A 
 (A major) 

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Verse 2

Baby you got it bad

Like everyone I know

Baby you've got it bad

And you don't want to let it go

Verse 3
D 
 (D major) I  got a line on you,
Em 
you got the river fever (E minor) 
D 
Like a  (D major) bumblebee buzzin' round
Em 
A 
Em 
a honey com (E minor) b    (A major)  (E minor) 
D 
Dsus4 
D 
 (D major) I  got a  (Dsus4) line     on you,  (D major) 
Em 
you got the river fever (E minor) 
A 
Too late to skate too  (A major) early to head

Interlude 1

for home

Verse 4
Em 
You  (E minor) sure looked fine in the
A 
beer sign light, baby  (A major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Scootin' your boots up and
A 
down the Broken Spoke  (A major) 
Em 
You shined  (E minor) on me like
A 
moonlight on a river (A major) 
G 
Em 
 (G major) I  (E minor) wanted to talk but the words
stuck in my throat
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 5
G 
C 
Oh  (G major) baby you got it bad  (C major) 
G 
C 
Like  (G major) everyone I know  (C major) 
G 
C 
 (G major) Baby you've got it bad  (C major) 
G 
C 
And you  (G major) don't want to let it go  (C major) 

Verse 6
D 
Em 
 (D major) I  got a line on you, you got the river fever  (E minor) 
D 
Like a  (D major) bumblebee buzzin'
Em 
round a honey com (E minor) b
D 
 (D major) I  got a line on you,
Em 
you got the river fever (E minor) 
A 
Too late to skate too  (A major) early to head for home

Interlude 2

Verse 7
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Don't they say  (A major) that nightlife
Em 
A 
makes  (E minor) you crazy  (A major) 
Em 
A 
The same  (E minor) ones that say  (A major) that sex
B 
Em 
A 
will make you  (B major) blind  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
D 
A 
 (E minor) Don't they see  (D major) the good  (A major) times
Em 
D 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) make you lazy  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor) 
When the music plays,
A 
the moon  (A major) will blow your mind
B 
 (B major) 

Verse 8

Baby you got it bad

Like everyone I know

Baby you've got it bad

And you don't want to let it go

Verse 9
D 
 (D major) I  got a line on you,
Em 
you got the river fever (E minor) 
D 
Like a bumblebee  (D major) buzzin'
Em 
round a honey com (E minor) b
D 
 (D major) I  got a line on you,
Em 
you got the river fever (E minor) 
A 
Too late to skate too  (A major) early to head for home

Outro 1
B 
Bm 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (B major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
 (E minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
Em 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E minor) 