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Black River Blues

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Eminor

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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
Em  C  G  G
    Em  CBlack river Gblues
EmMy cheatin' heart's Cbeing torn in Gtwo
EmI'd love to Cstay with you a Gwhile
AmBut I gotta burn one Cthousand black river milesG  D  G  G  
Before I EmsleepC  
Before I Grest
Cause I got Emtwo loves burnin' Choles inside my Gchest
There is Emsomething you Cknow I gotta Gdo
AmBefore I lay me Cdown and sleep here beside yGouD  G  G  
When I geEmt homeC  G  
When I geEmt homeC  G  
When I geEmt homeC  G  
EmThere's a two lane Chighway in my Gmind
EmMy heart's divCided by white Glines
EmSo what am CI supposed to Gdo
AmWhen the lane I love is the Clane takes me farther from GyouD  G  G  
And that black Emriver'sC  
Callin' my Gname
And if I Emdon't go I Cknow I'll go Ginsane
And I'll Emwalk a thousand Cmiles in these worn out Gshoes
AmAnd then I'll lay me Cdown and sleep here beside GyouD  G  G  
When I geEmt homeC  G  
When I geEmt homeC  G  
When I geEmt homeC  G  

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Black River Blues

by The .357 String Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

Em C G G

Em C G

Black river blues

Em C G

My cheatin' heart's being torn in two

Em C G

I'd love to stay with you a while

Am C G D G G

But I gotta burn one thousand black river miles

Em C

Before I sleep

Before I rest

Em C G

Cause I got two loves burnin' holes inside my chest

Em C G

There is something you know I gotta do

Am C G D G G

Before I lay me down and sleep here beside you

Em C G

When I get home

Em C G

When I get home

Em C G

When I get home

Em C G

There's a two lane highway in my mind

Em C G

My heart's divided by white lines

Em C G

So what am I supposed to do

Am C G D G G

When the lane I love is the lane takes me farther from you

Em C

And that black river's

Callin' my name

Em C G

And if I don't go I know I'll go insane

Em C G

And I'll walk a thousand miles in these worn out shoes

Am C G D G G

And then I'll lay me down and sleep here beside you

Em C G

When I get home

Em C G

When I get home

Em C G

When I get home

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