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James River blues
D5                        G5
I just heard the awful news
D5                          G5
I could steer around the rocks
D5                              G5 
But they're bustin' down the docks

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D5              G5
James River blues
D5                     G5
That train came on through
D5                       G5
And the works getting slow
D5                       G5 
Now where's a boat man to go?


B5                     G5
I think I'll float on down
B5            G5
To Richmond town
B5                     G5
They don't need us anymore
                               B5
Haulin' freight from shore to shore
                           G5
That big iron hauls much more
                C5
Than we ever could before

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D5                          G5
I've seen good men going wrong
D5                           G5
I've seen bad ones get it right
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As that river rolls along
D5                       G5 
I'll be stepping out tonight


B5            G5
On the cool flow
B5                    G5
Floatin' down, down below
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The bridge to the waters edge
B5                   G5
From the ridge to ledge
B5                     G5
From the hills to the sea
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I'll become a memory

D5              G5
James River Blues
D5              G5
James River Blues
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James River Blues             

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