AThe (x02220@1)day the river freezes
BmIs (x24432@1)the day it won't seem fair
D'Cause (xx0232@1)they'll come to get the River Lady
D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)I don't think they'll care
AI (x02220@1)know they'll scrape her paint off
BmIn (x24432@1)their same old foolish ways
DNow (xx0232@1)the people see the river
D (xx0232@1) ABut (x02220@1)the old ships gone away
A (x02220@1) DWater (xx0232@1)turns cold and gets ta freezin'
ABefore (x02220@1)you even know it, the old girl's easin'
C#mAway (x13321@4)from her berth, round by the point
DAnd (xx0232@1)out of our view
DOff (xx0232@1)in the mist, her engine's poundin'
ALike (x02220@1)on the banks, that old horn's soundin'
C#m (x13321@4) DA (xx0232@1)little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do
C#m (x13321@4) D (xx0232@1) AA (x02220@1)little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do
AI (x02220@1)know I will remember
BmWhen (x24432@1)I cannot hear that horn
DThat (xx0232@1)would roll up by the mountains
D (xx0232@1) AAs (x02220@1)she took us through the storm
AI (x02220@1)know they've got to take her
BmBut (x24432@1)I can't say I approve
D'Cause (xx0232@1)she's won so many battles
D (xx0232@1) AThat (x02220@1)I hate to see her lose
A (x02220@1) DWater (xx0232@1)turns cold and gets ta freezin'
ABefore (x02220@1)you even know it, the old girl's easin'
C#mAway (x13321@4)from her berth, round by the point
DAnd (xx0232@1)out of our view
C#m (x13321@4) DA (xx0232@1)little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do
C#m (x13321@4) D (xx0232@1) AA (x02220@1)little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do
A (x02220@1) DWater (xx0232@1)turns cold and gets ta freezin'
ABefore (x02220@1)you even know it, the old girl's easin'
C#mAway (x13321@4)from her berth, round by the point
DAnd (xx0232@1)out of our view
DOff (xx0232@1)in the mist, her engine's poundin'
ALike (x02220@1)on the banks, that old horn's soundin'
C#m (x13321@4) DA (xx0232@1)little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do
C#m (x13321@4) D (xx0232@1) AA (x02220@1)little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do
