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Same Ol River

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CAPO 5
Verse:
G Cadd9 D G
Chorus:
D G Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B
[Verse 1]
  G        Cadd9I wish that I Dcould be an GIndian
  G        Cadd9On a painted pDony so fastG  
        No one could ever catch me
        Or get caught up in my past
        I'd ride across many rivers
        Too many moons to tell the times
        Then I'd tell all the young warriors 
        Many moons ago this was mine, all mine
[Chorus]
DSame ol' river
GSame ol' sea
Cadd9Same oG/Bl' wCadd9ater rG/BushiCadd9ng oveG/Br me
DSame ol' moon
GSame ol' sun
Cadd9Same oG/Bl' rCadd9ace thG/Bat wCadd9e've aG/Blways run
Same ol' race that we've always run
[Verse 2]
I wish that I could be a pirate
I'd sail the ocean blue
Way before the big liners
Started sailing them too
I'd bury most of my treasures
So I would leave a big hole
And the only real sense of pleasure (that I'd get)
Is to sail free of my soul
(repeat chorus)
[Verse 3]
I wish that I could be a slave
It doesn't matter what kind
I'd sing a song for fallen angels
Try and be free in my mind
Then when no one wasn't lookin'
I'd drop my heartless plow
I'd find my own contemporaries
And I'd wipe the shame from their brow
(repeat chorus)
[Verse 4]
I wish that I could be an outlaw
Runnin' from the laws of time
No vigilante against the seasons
But I can't help but rewind
I'd always keep my revolver
Steady and fast at my side and
I'd rob a train bound for glory
'Cause I thought I needed a ride
(repeat chorus)
(add once more)
Same ol race that we've always run
So many things I ain't never done
[Thanks to Joe Schirck for lyrics]

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Same Ol River

by Sam Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/B

CAPO 5

Verse:

G Cadd9 D G

Chorus:

D G Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9 D G

I wish that I could be an Indian

G Cadd9 D G

On a painted pony so fast

No one could ever catch me

Or get caught up in my past

I'd ride across many rivers

Too many moons to tell the times

Then I'd tell all the young warriors

Many moons ago this was mine, all mine

[Chorus]

Same ol' river

Same ol' sea

Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B

Same ol' water rushing over me

Same ol' moon

Same ol' sun

Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B

Same ol' race that we've always run

[Verse 2]

I wish that I could be a pirate

I'd sail the ocean blue

Way before the big liners

Started sailing them too

I'd bury most of my treasures

So I would leave a big hole

And the only real sense of pleasure (that I'd get)

Is to sail free of my soul

(repeat chorus)

[Verse 3]

I wish that I could be a slave

It doesn't matter what kind

I'd sing a song for fallen angels

Try and be free in my mind

Then when no one wasn't lookin'

I'd drop my heartless plow

I'd find my own contemporaries

And I'd wipe the shame from their brow

(repeat chorus)

[Verse 4]

I wish that I could be an outlaw

Runnin' from the laws of time

No vigilante against the seasons

But I can't help but rewind

I'd always keep my revolver

Steady and fast at my side and

I'd rob a train bound for glory

'Cause I thought I needed a ride

(repeat chorus)

(add once more)

Same ol race that we've always run

So many things I ain't never done

[Thanks to Joe Schirck for lyrics]

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