Swimmin' In A River Of Songs chords by 
Eric Bibb 
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Key: Gb major•
Verse 1
F#
I've been a gambler,
B
F#
B
I've been a rambler I've been called a low -down roustabout
F#
B
F#
B
C#
Been a con vict man down in
Sugar
Land
D#m
B
An d I know what a chain
gang's all about
C#
F#
Been a cotton picker to a city slicker
From
B
East
Texas to
New
G#m
York town
F#
Been to
A#m
D#m
Hollywood doing all I could
B
C#
To spread the news around
B
C#
F#
I've been swimming in river song s
B
G#m
C#
And I'm here to pass them on
F#
B
I've been swimming in
C#
F#
a river of songs
B
G#m
C#
F#
Ever since I was born
I've been a rover, I've been a chauffeur
B
G#m
But truly, me, I'm a troubadour
F#
B
F#
I got a chance to play in
A#m
Par is,
D#m
France
B
And I've seen things I've
G#m
never seen before
C#
F#
Martha, my bride, right by my side
B
She knows my mind and heals my heart
F#
A#m
D#m
My loving wife, that woman is half my life
B
C#
F#
B
The other half is my guitar
F#
A#m
D#m
B
G#m
C#
B
I've been swimming in
C#
F#
B
a river of song s
G#m
C#
F#
And I'm here to pass them on
B
C#
F#
I've been swimmin' in a river of song s,
B
G#m
C#
F#
my friend, ever since I was born
When you're long gone, they'll sing your songs,
B
F#
gypsy woman told me in nineteen and ten
You'll be a big name,
G#m
C#
destined for fame
D#m
G#m
You'll do more living than ten men
C#
B
C#
F#
I've been swimming in a river of songs
B
G#m
C#
And I'm here to pass them on
F#
B
C#
F#
I've been swimmin' in river song s
B
G#m
C#
F#
Ever since I was born
Ever since I was born
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# B C# D#m G#m...
F#
B
C#
D#m
G#m
A#m
Capo: 4
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