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River Boy
by Troy Cassar-Daley
Capo on the 2nd Fret
Intro:   D    G    A  D  
DI was born and raised on the Griver
It's the Aonly life that I Dknow
People 'round here have put a Gname on me
And I Ahear it wherever I Dgo
They call me Driver boy, Griver boy
AA good for nothin' Driver boy
This old world don't hold a Gwhole lot of joy
When you're Anothin' but a Driver boy
DI do a lot of fishin' on the Griver
To Amake my livin' you Dsee
When I take my catch to the Gmarket place
The Apeople call out to Dme
And they say, Driver boy, hey Griver boy
AYou got any fish today there, Driver boy
DI sell my ware, but Gnobody cares 
About the Afeelings of the rDiver boy
Key Change
There's a Epretty girl works at the Amarket place
I B7see her there everyEday
But Ewhen I try to Atalk to her 
I can B7hear her papa Esay
Come away from that ERiver boy, Ahe's a river boy
B7Nothin' but a riff-raff Eriver boy
ENo girl of mine is gonna Awaste her time
On a B7good for nothin' river Eboy
So EI head my boat back up the rAiver
BaB7ck to my old fishin' pElace
I'Em afraid this ol' river's gonna Aoverflow
From tB7he tears runnin’ down my Eface
I'm nothin' but a Eriver boy, Ariver boy
B7A good for nothin' Eriver boy
This old world don't hold a Awhole lot of joy
When you're B7nothin' but a river Eboy
This old world don't hold a Awhole lot of joy
When you're B7nothin' but a river Eboy

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River Boy

by Troy Cassar-Daley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

River Boy

by Troy Cassar-Daley

Capo on the 2nd Fret

D G A D

Intro:

D G

I was born and raised on the river

A D

It's the only life that I know

People 'round here have put a name on me

A D

And I hear it wherever I go

D G

They call me river boy, river boy

A D

A good for nothin' river boy

This old world don't hold a whole lot of joy

A D

When you're nothin' but a river boy

D G

I do a lot of fishin' on the river

A D

To make my livin' you see

When I take my catch to the market place

A D

The people call out to me

D G

And they say, river boy, hey river boy

A D

You got any fish today there, river boy

D G

I sell my ware, but nobody cares

A D

About the feelings of the river boy

Key Change

E A

There's a pretty girl works at the market place

B7 E

I see her there everyday

E A

But when I try to talk to her

B7 E

I can hear her papa say

E A

Come away from that River boy, he's a river boy

B7 E

Nothin' but a riff-raff river boy

E A

No girl of mine is gonna waste her time

B7 E

On a good for nothin' river boy

E A

So I head my boat back up the river

B7 E

Back to my old fishin' place

E A

I'm afraid this ol' river's gonna overflow

B7 E

From the tears runnin’ down my face

E A

I'm nothin' but a river boy, river boy

B7 E

A good for nothin' river boy

This old world don't hold a whole lot of joy

B7 E

When you're nothin' but a river boy

This old world don't hold a whole lot of joy

B7 E

When you're nothin' but a river boy

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