River Song Chords
River Song by Roger Creager is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, D, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G D
This is my river hat
C G
I've had it for years
C G
I've shared some good times in it
Em D
& drank a lot of beers
G D C G
It fell in a camp fire on the banks of the Comal River
C G
burned a hole clean through it
Em D
Ol' Chuck said it matched my liver
C G
So I think I'll raise a cold can
Em D
for the things that keep us together
C G
and i'll drink a toast to old friends
Em D
and the times we'll always remember
C G
if you've ever had a good time here
D Em
get 'em up! Sing along!
C D G Em C
This is our river song!
verse 2:
G D
These are my old river shoes
C G
they dont match and I dont care
C G
I searched all day and rescued Flip
Em D
but Flop's still out there somewhere
G D
Like my Frio fishing buddy Mark
C G
The Marines shipped him away
C G
Yeah, we sure do miss him
Em D
but I'll see him one fine day.
C G
So I think I'll raise a cold can
Em D
for the things that keep us together
C G
and I'll drink a toast to old friends
Em D
and the times we'll always remember
C G
if you've ever had a good time here
D Em
get 'em up! Sing along!
C D C
This is our river song!
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