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river song chords by Poor Man's Poison

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • E

Intro 1
G
Em
G
Em
G
Em
G
C
D
G
Verse 1
G
I'm leavin' town and leavin' at
eight
Got me my fishing pole and
D
the ice chest on its way
G
You know vacations don't
come around soon enough
Em
C
D
So I just called in sick, said,
"Screw the pay"
G

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Verse 2
Got me a few brews and
a little barbeque now
D
My fold- up chair sittin' in the shade
G
You know I ain't got the time
'cause I've been wastin' it all
Em
C
Out where that river's
D
G
a calling my name
Verse 3
D
G
Out where that river's calling my name
D
G
I said that river's been a calling my name
D
I left my troubles back in town
G
a few country miles away
Em
D
G
When I heard that river just a calling my name
D
Interlude 1
G
D
G
D
G
D
Em
E
C
D
G
Verse 4
G
Now good ol' Alfred got to thinkin'
'Bout that boss man somethin' fierce
He said, "That boss man he's
D
been slaving me away"
G
And when that boss man,
he told Alfred to pull another double shift
Em
C
He said, "You know I don't think
D
I'm feelin' so good today"
G
Verse 5
Now good ol' Alfred
he weren't citified now
Never really paid it no mind
But he said, "Them city slickers
D
move way too fast!"
G
Now you can just go on 'bout your business,
Em
really doing nothing at all
C
I'd rather be dirty sittin'
D
G
barefoot in the grass
Verse 6
D
G
Out where that river's calling my name
D
G
I said that river's been a calling my name
D
I left my troubles back in town
G
a few country miles away
Em
D
G
When I heard that river just a calling my name
D
Interlude 2
G
D
G
D
G
Em
C
D
C
G
Verse 7
Hey!
You just go on 'bout your business,
here doing nothin' at all
I'd rather be dirty sittin'
barefoot in the grass
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