Chords for Great Big Sea | The River Driver
Tempo:
107.775 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The River Driver is one of the coolest songs we ever did, I always thought, because it
highlights what I think we like to do the best, and that's just four of us sing together,
and that's all.
You know, it's got no other artifice other than that, there's no other production technique,
there's no tricky wink in the middle of the third verse or something, it's just, [Eb] here's
a good song, let's all stand around a circle and sing it.
Here we go.
[C] I was just the age of sixteen when I first went [D] on the drive, and after six months hard
labor at [Eb] home, I, [A]
it was her who caused me to roam.
Now I'm a river driver [Eb] and I'm far away from home.
I'll eat when I am [D] hungry and I'll drink when I [Eb] am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm [E] ready, get
[A] sober by and [G] by, and if this river don't drown me, [D] it's down I'll need to roam, for I'm a
river driver and [Am] I'm [D] far away from home.
[Ab] I'll build a lonesome castle upon some mountain high, where she can sit and view me as I go
passing by, where she can sit and view me as I go [A] marching [D] on, for I'm a [G] river driver
and I'm far away from home.
[D] I'll eat [G] when I am hungry [D] and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[D] sober [A] by and by, and if this [C] river don't drown me, [D] it's down [A] I'll need to roam, [D] for I'm a
river driver and I'm far away [C] from home.
[Db]
[E] When I am old and feeble and in my sickness lie, just wrap me up in a blanket and lay
me [D] down to die, and get a little bloober to sing for me along, for I'm a [B] river driver
and I'm far away from home.
[D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, [D] get
sober [A] by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown me, [D] it's down I'll need to [Gb] roam, for [G] I'm a
[D] river driver and I'm [B] far away from home.
[D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[A] sober by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown [D] me, it's down I'll need [A] to roam, [D] for I'm a
river [E] driver and [D] I'm far away from home.
[N]
highlights what I think we like to do the best, and that's just four of us sing together,
and that's all.
You know, it's got no other artifice other than that, there's no other production technique,
there's no tricky wink in the middle of the third verse or something, it's just, [Eb] here's
a good song, let's all stand around a circle and sing it.
Here we go.
[C] I was just the age of sixteen when I first went [D] on the drive, and after six months hard
labor at [Eb] home, I, [A]
it was her who caused me to roam.
Now I'm a river driver [Eb] and I'm far away from home.
I'll eat when I am [D] hungry and I'll drink when I [Eb] am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm [E] ready, get
[A] sober by and [G] by, and if this river don't drown me, [D] it's down I'll need to roam, for I'm a
river driver and [Am] I'm [D] far away from home.
[Ab] I'll build a lonesome castle upon some mountain high, where she can sit and view me as I go
passing by, where she can sit and view me as I go [A] marching [D] on, for I'm a [G] river driver
and I'm far away from home.
[D] I'll eat [G] when I am hungry [D] and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[D] sober [A] by and by, and if this [C] river don't drown me, [D] it's down [A] I'll need to roam, [D] for I'm a
river driver and I'm far away [C] from home.
[Db]
[E] When I am old and feeble and in my sickness lie, just wrap me up in a blanket and lay
me [D] down to die, and get a little bloober to sing for me along, for I'm a [B] river driver
and I'm far away from home.
[D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, [D] get
sober [A] by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown me, [D] it's down I'll need to [Gb] roam, for [G] I'm a
[D] river driver and I'm [B] far away from home.
[D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[A] sober by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown [D] me, it's down I'll need [A] to roam, [D] for I'm a
river [E] driver and [D] I'm far away from home.
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
Eb
C
D
G
A
_ The River Driver is one of the coolest songs we ever did, I always thought, because it
highlights what I think we like to do the best, and that's just four of us sing together,
and that's all.
You know, it's got no other artifice other than that, there's no other production technique,
there's no tricky wink in the middle of the third verse or something, it's just, [Eb] here's
a good song, let's all stand around a circle and sing it.
Here we go.
_ [C] _ _ I was just the age of sixteen when I first went [D] on the drive, and after six months hard
labor _ _ at [Eb] _ home, I, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ it was her who caused me to roam.
Now I'm a river driver [Eb] and I'm far away from _ home.
_ I'll eat when I am [D] hungry and I'll drink when I [Eb] am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm [E] ready, get
[A] sober by and [G] by, and if this river don't drown me, [D] it's down I'll need to roam, for I'm a
river driver and [Am] I'm [D] far away from home.
_ _ [Ab] I'll build a lonesome castle upon some mountain high, where she can sit and view me as I go
passing by, where she can sit and view me as I go [A] marching [D] on, for I'm a [G] river driver
and I'm far away from _ home.
[D] I'll eat [G] when I am hungry [D] and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[D] sober [A] by and by, and if this [C] river don't drown me, _ [D] it's down [A] I'll need to roam, [D] for I'm a
river driver and I'm far away [C] from home.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[E] When I am old and feeble and in my sickness lie, just wrap me up in a blanket and lay
me [D] down to die, and get a little bloober to sing for me along, for I'm a [B] river driver
and I'm far away from home.
_ _ [D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, [D] get
sober [A] by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown me, _ [D] it's down I'll need to [Gb] roam, for [G] I'm a
[D] river driver and I'm [B] far away from home.
_ _ [D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[A] sober by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown [D] me, it's down I'll need [A] to roam, [D] for I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a
river [E] driver and [D] I'm far away from _ home.
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highlights what I think we like to do the best, and that's just four of us sing together,
and that's all.
You know, it's got no other artifice other than that, there's no other production technique,
there's no tricky wink in the middle of the third verse or something, it's just, [Eb] here's
a good song, let's all stand around a circle and sing it.
Here we go.
_ [C] _ _ I was just the age of sixteen when I first went [D] on the drive, and after six months hard
labor _ _ at [Eb] _ home, I, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ it was her who caused me to roam.
Now I'm a river driver [Eb] and I'm far away from _ home.
_ I'll eat when I am [D] hungry and I'll drink when I [Eb] am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm [E] ready, get
[A] sober by and [G] by, and if this river don't drown me, [D] it's down I'll need to roam, for I'm a
river driver and [Am] I'm [D] far away from home.
_ _ [Ab] I'll build a lonesome castle upon some mountain high, where she can sit and view me as I go
passing by, where she can sit and view me as I go [A] marching [D] on, for I'm a [G] river driver
and I'm far away from _ home.
[D] I'll eat [G] when I am hungry [D] and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[D] sober [A] by and by, and if this [C] river don't drown me, _ [D] it's down [A] I'll need to roam, [D] for I'm a
river driver and I'm far away [C] from home.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[E] When I am old and feeble and in my sickness lie, just wrap me up in a blanket and lay
me [D] down to die, and get a little bloober to sing for me along, for I'm a [B] river driver
and I'm far away from home.
_ _ [D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, [D] get
sober [A] by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown me, _ [D] it's down I'll need to [Gb] roam, for [G] I'm a
[D] river driver and I'm [B] far away from home.
_ _ [D] I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, [G] get drunk whenever I'm ready, get
[A] sober by and by, [G] and if this river don't drown [D] me, it's down I'll need [A] to roam, [D] for I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a
river [E] driver and [D] I'm far away from _ home.
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