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This Ol Riverboat

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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
  GThis ol' riverboat Cwalkin up the Griver
  CKeep her steady as you Dgo
Heave the Glead and pay the line
Now we're Cmarkin' on the Dtwine
  CFour fathoms beDlow
  CWay up the Driver we Ggo
  GThis ol' riverboat Cwalkin' by the Glevee
  CKeep her steady as you Dgo
Think I Ghear the captain say
Full Cahead we're on our Dway
  CThree fathoms beDlow
  CWay up the Driver we goG  
EmKeep on a-movin' Ggotta beat ol' Dixie or we'll
  EmCome back empty I Aknow
  EmWay down the river CI can hear her whistle Dblow
  GThis ol' riverboat Cchurnin' muddy Gwater
  CEase er' down and take it Dslow
Can't you Ghear that rumblin' Emsound
Lord, I Cthink we've run agrDound
  CNo fathoms beDlow
  CYou'd better Dpray it ain't soG  
  EmWe're muckin' bottom, and Ghere comes ol' Dixie singin'
  EmWho's got that cotton to Asell?
  EmAh, but when she's passin'
  CWe're risin' high on her Dswell
We're on the move again
  GThese two riverboats, Cracin' up the Griver
  CThen ol' Dixie runs aDground
There she Gstands high and Emdry
And we're Cwalkin' right on Dby
  CI can see the lights of Dtown
  CWe're gonna Droll that cotton Gdown
Em  G  Em  A
Em  C  D
  GThis ol' riverboat Cseen a lot of Gwater
  CLot of cotton, you can Dbet
You can Gask anyone you Emmeet
They say Cshe can't be Dbeat
 CShe ain't never been Dyet
CCan't you hear that whistle E7blow
  CWay up the Driver we goG  
CWalkin' up the Driver we goG  
CUp and down the Driver we goG  

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This Ol Riverboat

by The New Christy Minstrels

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

G C G

This ol' riverboat walkin up the river

C D

Keep her steady as you go

Heave the lead and pay the line

C D

Now we're markin' on the twine

C D

Four fathoms below

C D G

Way up the river we go

G C G

This ol' riverboat walkin' by the levee

C D

Keep her steady as you go

Think I hear the captain say

C D

Full ahead we're on our way

C D

Three fathoms below

C D G

Way up the river we go

Em G

Keep on a-movin' gotta beat ol' Dixie or we'll

Em A

Come back empty I know

Em C D

Way down the river I can hear her whistle blow

G C G

This ol' riverboat churnin' muddy water

C D

Ease er' down and take it slow

G Em

Can't you hear that rumblin' sound

C D

Lord, I think we've run aground

C D

No fathoms below

C D G

You'd better pray it ain't so

Em G

We're muckin' bottom, and here comes ol' Dixie singin'

Em A

Who's got that cotton to sell?

Ah, but when she's passin'

C D

We're risin' high on her swell

We're on the move again

G C G

These two riverboats, racin' up the river

C D

Then ol' Dixie runs aground

G Em

There she stands high and dry

C D

And we're walkin' right on by

C D

I can see the lights of town

C D G

We're gonna roll that cotton down

Em G Em A

Em C D

G C G

This ol' riverboat seen a lot of water

C D

Lot of cotton, you can bet

G Em

You can ask anyone you meet

C D

They say she can't be beat

C D

She ain't never been yet

C E7

Can't you hear that whistle blow

C D G

Way up the river we go

C D G

Walkin' up the river we go

C D G

Up and down the river we go

About This Ol Riverboat Chords by The New Christy Minstrels

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