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Jeff Black - Same Ole River

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Capo 3rd Fret
Play these chord forms with Capo: 
E----G3-----Cadd9--3------Em7-3-----Dsus4--3-------|
B----3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G----0-------0-------0--h0-2-2-------|
D----0-------2-------0--h0-2-0-------|
A----2----h2-3-------2-------x-------|
E-h2-3-------x-------x-------x-------|
Actual:
     Bb    Ebadd9   Gm7    Fsus4
On the G, hammer F# note up to G on 6th E string
On the Cadd9, hammer B note up to C on 5th A string
On the Dsus4, hammer D to E on 4th D string, then G to A on 3rd string (quickly)
Intro:
Cadd9  G
Cadd9  G
Verse 1:
Cadd9Wishin I could be an GIndian
Cadd9On a painted pony so Gfast
Cadd9No one could ever catGch me
Cadd9Or get caught up in my Gpast
Cadd9I’d ride across many riGvers
Cadd9Use many moons to tell Gtime
Cadd9And I’d tell all the young wGarriors
Cadd9Many moons ago this was mGine – all mine
Chorus:
Dsus4Same ole river, samGe ole sea
Cadd9Same ole Em7water rusCadd9hin over Em7meCadd9  Em7  
Dsus4Same ole moon, same Gole sun
Cadd9Same ole raEm7ce that wCadd9e’ve always rEm7unCadd9  Em7  
Cadd9Same ole raEm7ce that wCadd9e’ve always rEm7unCadd9  Em7  
Verse 2:
Cadd9Wishin I could be a pGirate
Cadd9And sail the ocean blGue
Cadd9Way before the big liGners
Cadd9Started sailin there Gtoo
Cadd9And I’ve buried most of my trGeasure
Cadd9So I wouldn’t leave a big hGole
Cadd9And the only real sense of pGleasure I get
Cadd9Is that I - sail free in mGy soul
Repeat Chorus
Cadd9  G
Cadd9  G
Verse 3:
Cadd9Wishin I could be a sGlave ya’ll
Cadd9It really wouldn’t matter what kGind
Cadd9I’d sing a song for fallen Gangels
Cadd9And try to be free in my Gmind
Cadd9Then when no one was lGookin
Cadd9I’d drop my harness and pGlow
Cadd9And I’d find my old contempoGraries
Cadd9And wipe the shame from their Gbrow
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4:
Cadd9Wishin I could be an Goutlaw
Cadd9Ridin from the law sometiGme
Cadd9An Ole vigilante against the sGeasons
Cadd9But I can’t help but read Gwhy
Cadd9And I always keep my revolGver
Cadd9Steady and fast at my sGide
Cadd9And I’d rob a train bound foGr glory baby
Cadd9If I thought I needed a rGide
Repeat Chorus
Cadd9So many Em7things Cadd9I ain’t Em7ever dCadd9oneEm7  
Cadd9  Em7    Cadd9   Em7    Cadd9  Em7
Outro:
Cadd9  G
Cadd9  G
Cadd9  G
Cadd9  G

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Jeff Black - Same Ole River

by Misc Unsigned Bands

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

Ebadd9

Gm7

Fsus4

Capo 3rd Fret

Play these chord forms with Capo:

G Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4

E----3-------3-------3-------3-------|

B----3-------3-------3-------3-------|

G----0-------0-------0--h0-2-2-------|

D----0-------2-------0--h0-2-0-------|

A----2----h2-3-------2-------x-------|

E-h2-3-------x-------x-------x-------|

Actual:

Bb Ebadd9 Gm7 Fsus4

On the G, hammer F# note up to G on 6th E string

On the Cadd9, hammer B note up to C on 5th A string

On the Dsus4, hammer D to E on 4th D string, then G to A on 3rd string (quickly)

Intro:

Cadd9 G

Verse 1:

Cadd9 G

Wishin I could be an Indian

Cadd9 G

On a painted pony so fast

Cadd9 G

No one could ever catch me

Cadd9 G

Or get caught up in my past

Cadd9 G

I’d ride across many rivers

Cadd9 G

Use many moons to tell time

Cadd9 G

And I’d tell all the young warriors

Cadd9 G

Many moons ago this was mine – all mine

Chorus:

Dsus4 G

Same ole river, same ole sea

Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7

Same ole water rushin over me

Dsus4 G

Same ole moon, same ole sun

Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7

Same ole race that we’ve always run

Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7

Same ole race that we’ve always run

Verse 2:

Cadd9 G

Wishin I could be a pirate

Cadd9 G

And sail the ocean blue

Cadd9 G

Way before the big liners

Cadd9 G

Started sailin there too

Cadd9 G

And I’ve buried most of my treasure

Cadd9 G

So I wouldn’t leave a big hole

Cadd9 G

And the only real sense of pleasure I get

Cadd9 G

Is that I - sail free in my soul

Repeat Chorus

Cadd9 G

Verse 3:

Cadd9 G

Wishin I could be a slave ya’ll

Cadd9 G

It really wouldn’t matter what kind

Cadd9 G

I’d sing a song for fallen angels

Cadd9 G

And try to be free in my mind

Cadd9 G

Then when no one was lookin

Cadd9 G

I’d drop my harness and plow

Cadd9 G

And I’d find my old contemporaries

Cadd9 G

And wipe the shame from their brow

Repeat Chorus

Verse 4:

Cadd9 G

Wishin I could be an outlaw

Cadd9 G

Ridin from the law sometime

Cadd9 G

An Ole vigilante against the seasons

Cadd9 G

But I can’t help but read why

Cadd9 G

And I always keep my revolver

Cadd9 G

Steady and fast at my side

Cadd9 G

And I’d rob a train bound for glory baby

Cadd9 G

If I thought I needed a ride

Repeat Chorus

Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7

So many things I ain’t ever done

Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7

Outro:

Cadd9 G

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