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[Intro]
   G     G7     C     G(x2)
[Verse 1]
Skipped out of Gwork
Just to ease my G7thoughts
Went down to the Criverside
Just to get Glost
Got some fishing Gline
And a G7hicory limb
Sat there thinkiCng
About hugging GJen
Took of my Gshoes
Got my ankles G7deep
As I was Cthinking
I drifted off to slGeep
Dreamt I was Grich
With gold and G7wine
Married to a Cwoman
Beautiful and Gkind
But I Dawoke with something on my mGind
[Chorus]
Well no Cwork
for me's no Gwage
I let the Ddevil
take the Gday
MisadvenCture will be my Gbride
As I A7lay Dby the riverGside
[Verse 2]
Sun had Gpassed
The wind grew G7cold
Cup my Cface to
A pot that Gboils
Thought of all the Gthings
In life one nG7eeds
Cracking a Cbranch
Over on my Gknee
I feed the A7fire D7yes and it feeds Gme
[Chorus]
Well no Cwork
for me's no Gwage
I let the Ddevil
take the Gday
MisadvenCture will be my Gbride
As I A7lay Dby the riverGside
[Interlude]
C   G   C   G
C   G   A7  D7  G
[Verse 3]
Skipped out of Gwork
Just to ease my G7thoughts
Went down to the Criverside
Just to get Glost
My belly Gfull
I thought of G7rest
Watch a pair of Crobins
gathering in the Gnest
I could rest the gGround
by a cracklin' G7stream
Thought of my Cday
And my happy Gdream
Why can't an A7engine D7run without Gsteam
[Chorus]
Well no Cwork
for me's no Gwage
I let the Ddevil
take the Gday
MisadvenCture will be my Gbride
As I A7lay Dby the riverGside
[Outro]
G   G7   C   G

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By The Riverside

by Chatham County Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G G7 C G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

Skipped out of work

Just to ease my thoughts

Went down to the riverside

Just to get lost

Got some fishing line

And a hicory limb

Sat there thinking

About hugging Jen

Took of my shoes

Got my ankles deep

As I was thinking

I drifted off to sleep

Dreamt I was rich

With gold and wine

Married to a woman

Beautiful and kind

D G

But I awoke with something on my mind

[Chorus]

Well no work

for me's no wage

I let the devil

take the day

C G

Misadventure will be my bride

A7 D G

As I lay by the riverside

[Verse 2]

Sun had passed

The wind grew cold

Cup my face to

A pot that boils

Thought of all the things

In life one needs

Cracking a branch

Over on my knee

A7 D7 G

I feed the fire yes and it feeds me

[Chorus]

Well no work

for me's no wage

I let the devil

take the day

C G

Misadventure will be my bride

A7 D G

As I lay by the riverside

[Interlude]

C G C G

C G A7 D7 G

[Verse 3]

Skipped out of work

Just to ease my thoughts

Went down to the riverside

Just to get lost

My belly full

I thought of rest

Watch a pair of robins

gathering in the nest

I could rest the ground

by a cracklin' stream

Thought of my day

And my happy dream

A7 D7 G

Why can't an engine run without steam

[Chorus]

Well no work

for me's no wage

I let the devil

take the day

C G

Misadventure will be my bride

A7 D G

As I lay by the riverside

[Outro]

G G7 C G

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