River
written by M Yonts & David Allan Coe
performed by David Allan Coe
from the album The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy

D (xx0232@1)              A7 (x02020@1)              DRiver, (xx0232@1)you heard my first cry as a baby
G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)          DAnd, (xx0232@1)like my Mom, you sang me lullabies
G (320003@1)                 AYou (x02220@1)knew my fishing pole
     D (xx0232@1)          GWhen (320003@1)I was eight years old
     D (xx0232@1)        A7 (x02020@1)          DAnd, (xx0232@1)river, you never told me lies
         A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)             D(chorus) (xx0232@1)River, I can see you from my window
G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)           DYour (xx0232@1)muddy water makes me feel alone
G (320003@1)             ARiver, (x02220@1)you keep flowing
         D (xx0232@1)                    GLike (320003@1)you know just where you're going
     D (xx0232@1)             A7 (x02020@1)         DBut, (xx0232@1)river, will you ever take me home

River, I'm not proud of what I've done
Somehow my fishing pole became a gun
Through these prison bars I see
That you're still running free
But, river, I've got no place to run

(repeat chorus 2x)