C5 G5 Coon dog howls, baby cries F5 Nightlight shinin' was a fireflie C5 G5 My very first kiss, my mother's last wish F5 Sittin' here thinkin' 'bout days gone by C5 G5 Somewhere west of the Carolina line F5 I lost my way, nearly lost my mind C5 G5 Drinkin' from a fountain of tears I cried F5 Cause, my well's full of dust, and my soul's bone dry C5 G5 I'm goin' back to the river, where the water runs deep F5 Fall on my knees and take a big drink C5 G5 Wash this body, where I was baptised F5 And quinch my thirst, where the moon still shines D5 C5 Back to the river C5 G5 Well, I hit the ground runnin' when I hit hard times F5 Runnin' away - chasin' highway signs C5 G5 Tried to change a heart made of naughty pine F5 But, you can't draw whiskey from a Honeysuckle vine C5 G5 I'm goin' back to the river, where the water runs deep F5 Fall on my knees and take a big drink C5 G5 Wash this body, where I was baptised F5 And quinch my thirst, where the moon still shines D5 C5 Back to the river Solo C5 G5 I'm goin' back to the river, where the water runs deep F5 Fall on my knees and take a big drink C5 G5 Wash this body, where I was baptised F5 And quinch my thirst, where the moon still shines D5 C5 Back to the river