{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1512740,"song":"River Lady","artist":"Roger Whittaker","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279660-river-lady-chords-by-roger-whittaker/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1512740?type=chord","rating":4.27443,"votes":5,"content":"River Lady – Roger Whittaker    (Original in key off A)\r\n\r\n(It’s similar to another version but I’ve added many more chords to give a fuller presentation)\r\n\r\nIntro:  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Am7[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nThe day the river freezes, is the day it won't seem fair, [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Dm7[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch] \r\n'Cause they'll come to get the River Lady, and I don't think they'll care. [/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Am7[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nI know they'll scrape her paint off, in their same old foolish ways, [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch] \r\nNow the people see the river, but the old ships gone away. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      \r\nWater turns cold and gets a freezin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nbefore you even know it, the old girl's easin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch] \r\nAway from her berth, round by the point and out of our view. [/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOff in the mist, her engine's poundin' Back on the banks, that old horn's soundin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]   \r\nA little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do; [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch] \r\nA little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am7[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nI know I will remember, when I cannot hear that horn, [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm7[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] \r\nThat would roll up by the mountains, as she took us through the storm. [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am7[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nI know they've got to take her, but I can't say I approve, [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Dm7[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch] \r\n'Cause she's won so many battles, that I hate, to see her lose. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]       \r\nWater turns cold and gets a freezin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nbefore you even know it, the old girl's easin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch] \r\nAway from her berth, round by the point and out of our view. [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]   \r\nA little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do; [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\na little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      \r\nWater turns cold and gets a freezin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nbefore you even know it, the old girl's easin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch] \r\nAway from her berth, round by the point and out of our view. [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOff in the mist, her engine's poundin' back on the banks, that old horn's soundin', [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do, [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch] \r\nA little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do. [/tab]","plain_text":"River Lady – Roger Whittaker    (Original in key off A)\n\n(It’s similar to another version but I’ve added many more chords to give a fuller presentation)\n\nIntro:  Em   F   C","chords":["A","Em","F","C","Am7","Dm","Dm7","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}