Put a capo on relative to the pitch of your voice. I found it was fitting on 3rd. G C G there's a house over the river but alas i cannot swim G D and a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin G C G there's a house over the river but alas i cannot swim G D G ill live my life regretting that i never jumped in C G C G C G G G C G there's a boy over the river with short black curly hair G D he wants to be my lover and i want to be his peer G C G there's a boy over the river but alas i cannot swim G D G i never will get to put my arms around him C G C G C G G G C G there's a life up by the river that was meant for me G D instead i live my life in constant misery G C G there's a life across the river but i do not see G D G why i should please those who'll never be pleased C G C G C G G Em C Em there is gold across the river but i dont want none Em C G there is gold across the river but i dont want none Em C G gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun Em D G gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun G C G there is gold across the river but i dont want none G C i would rather be driving being held up by a golden gun G G C G saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun G G C G saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun G G C G saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun To end the song strum each chords once in this order: GGCG
