{"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":2460282,"song":"This Ol Riverboat","artist":"The New Christy Minstrels","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2460282-this-ol-riverboat-chords-by-the-new-christy-minstrels/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2460282?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  This ol' riverboat walkin up the river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Keep her steady as you go[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                \r\nHeave the lead and pay the line[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow we're markin' on the twine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Four fathoms below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Way up the river we go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  This ol' riverboat walkin' by the levee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Keep her steady as you go[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThink I hear the captain say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFull ahead we're on our way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Three fathoms below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Way up the river we go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKeep on a-movin' gotta beat ol' Dixie or we'll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Come back empty I know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Way down the river I can hear her whistle blow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  This ol' riverboat churnin' muddy water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Ease er' down and take it slow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear that rumblin' sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLord, I think we've run aground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  No fathoms below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  You'd better pray it ain't so[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  We're muckin' bottom, and here comes ol' Dixie singin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Who's got that cotton to sell?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  Ah, but when she's passin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  We're risin' high on her swell[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nWe're on the move again\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  These two riverboats, racin' up the river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Then ol' Dixie runs aground[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere she stands high and dry[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we're walkin' right on by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I can see the lights of town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  We're gonna roll that cotton down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  This ol' riverboat seen a lot of water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Lot of cotton, you can bet[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou can ask anyone you meet[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey say she can't be beat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n She ain't never been yet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear that whistle blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Way up the river we go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWalkin' up the river we go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUp and down the river we go[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe're on the move again\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm  G  Em  A\nEm  C  D","chords":["G","C","D","Em","A","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}