The Riverboat Song Chords by Ocean Colour Scene
Tempo:
100.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
E
A
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] .
[G] .
[Em] [Am] [Bm] .
[G] .
[Bm] Hear the roar [Em] of the [Bm] head.
.
[G] [Em] There's a river, but you swim [G] beneath the sun.
It's where the river [Bm] runs red.
.
[E] The loud kicking of thunder [Em] waves,.
it shoots a thunder breeze, an [Bm] eagle instead.
.
[F#] It's [G] more or less the same [A] as the things that you said.
[E] [A] [B] .
[G] [Bm] It's a road, off the road.
.
[Em] Like those things you found in love,.
or by the way you [G] lied to cheat [Bm] on your soul.
.
Like [Em] those men who watch their thoughts and [A] lose control.
before you [Em] lie on [Bm] your bed.
.
[F#] It's more or [G] less the [A] same as the things that you said.
[A] [Bm] .
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know,.
tell [A] me, why does the river [Bm] not flow?.
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said,.
tell [A] me, why does the river run [B] red?.
[Bm] And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen,.
tell [A] me, when will the river run [Bm] green?.
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know,.
tell me, [A] why does the river not [Bm] slow?.
[E] Da, da, da, [G] da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
the heartless things you failed to say in your way [Bm] that's your trouble.
I [E] can't get the stars [Em] to wave the truth to the moon and the [Bm] stars in his double.
far [F#] [Gm] less [A] seem as the things that you said.
[A] [Bm].
and [D] anyway all the [E] things you know tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not snow.
[D] anyway all the [E] things you said [A] tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] hard head.
[D] anyway all the [E] things you seen tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green.
but [D] anyway all the things [E] you know tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not show.
[B] .
[Bm] .
[Em] .
[D] [G] .
[Bm] .
[F#] .
[Bm] I [E] [Bm] .
[E] see double [F] up .
[G] [Bm] ahead [G] .
where the river flows.
sway beneath the sun is where the [Bm] river runs away.
I see double .
[E] .
[B] [Em] .
[B] .
[G] .
[Em] [Am] [Bm] .
[G] .
[Bm] Hear the roar [Em] of the [Bm] head.
.
[G] [Em] There's a river, but you swim [G] beneath the sun.
It's where the river [Bm] runs red.
.
[E] The loud kicking of thunder [Em] waves,.
it shoots a thunder breeze, an [Bm] eagle instead.
.
[F#] It's [G] more or less the same [A] as the things that you said.
[E] [A] [B] .
[G] [Bm] It's a road, off the road.
.
[Em] Like those things you found in love,.
or by the way you [G] lied to cheat [Bm] on your soul.
.
Like [Em] those men who watch their thoughts and [A] lose control.
before you [Em] lie on [Bm] your bed.
.
[F#] It's more or [G] less the [A] same as the things that you said.
[A] [Bm] .
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know,.
tell [A] me, why does the river [Bm] not flow?.
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said,.
tell [A] me, why does the river run [B] red?.
[Bm] And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen,.
tell [A] me, when will the river run [Bm] green?.
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know,.
tell me, [A] why does the river not [Bm] slow?.
[E] Da, da, da, [G] da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
the heartless things you failed to say in your way [Bm] that's your trouble.
I [E] can't get the stars [Em] to wave the truth to the moon and the [Bm] stars in his double.
far [F#] [Gm] less [A] seem as the things that you said.
[A] [Bm].
and [D] anyway all the [E] things you know tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not snow.
[D] anyway all the [E] things you said [A] tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] hard head.
[D] anyway all the [E] things you seen tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green.
but [D] anyway all the things [E] you know tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not show.
[B] .
[Bm] .
[Em] .
[D] [G] .
[Bm] .
[F#] .
[Bm] I [E] [Bm] .
[E] see double [F] up .
[G] [Bm] ahead [G] .
where the river flows.
sway beneath the sun is where the [Bm] river runs away.
I see double .
[E] .
[B] [Em] .
[B] .
Key:
Bm
E
A
G
Em
Bm
E
A
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] Hear the roar _ _ [Em] of the [Bm] head.
_ .
_ [G] _ [Em] There's a river, but you swim [G] beneath the sun.
It's where the river [Bm] runs red.
_ .
_ [E] The loud kicking of thunder [Em] waves,.
it shoots a thunder breeze, an [Bm] eagle instead.
_ _ .
_ [F#] It's [G] more or less the same [A] as the things that you said.
[E] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] [Bm] It's a road, _ _ off the road.
_ .
_ _ [Em] Like those things you found in love,.
or by the way you [G] lied to cheat [Bm] on your soul.
_ .
_ Like [Em] those men who watch their thoughts and [A] lose control.
before you [Em] lie on [Bm] your bed.
_ .
_ _ [F#] It's more or [G] less the [A] same as the things that you said.
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ .
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know,.
tell [A] me, why does the river [Bm] not flow?.
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said,.
tell [A] me, why does the river run [B] red?.
[Bm] And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen,.
tell [A] me, when will the river run [Bm] green?.
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know,.
tell me, [A] why does the river not [Bm] slow?.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] Da, da, da, [G] da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
the heartless things you failed to say in your way [Bm] that's your trouble.
I _ [E] can't get the stars [Em] to wave the truth to the moon and the [Bm] stars in his double.
far _ _ [F#] [Gm] less [A] seem as the things that you said.
[A] _ _ [Bm].
and [D] anyway all the [E] things you know tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not snow.
[D] anyway all the [E] things you said [A] tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] hard head.
_ [D] anyway all the [E] things you seen tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green.
but [D] anyway all the things [E] you know tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not show.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ .
[Bm] _ _ I [E] _ [Bm] _ .
_ [E] see double [F] up _ .
[G] _ [Bm] ahead _ [G] _ _ .
where the river flows.
sway beneath the sun is where the [Bm] river runs away.
I _ see double _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] Hear the roar _ _ [Em] of the [Bm] head.
_ .
_ [G] _ [Em] There's a river, but you swim [G] beneath the sun.
It's where the river [Bm] runs red.
_ .
_ [E] The loud kicking of thunder [Em] waves,.
it shoots a thunder breeze, an [Bm] eagle instead.
_ _ .
_ [F#] It's [G] more or less the same [A] as the things that you said.
[E] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] [Bm] It's a road, _ _ off the road.
_ .
_ _ [Em] Like those things you found in love,.
or by the way you [G] lied to cheat [Bm] on your soul.
_ .
_ Like [Em] those men who watch their thoughts and [A] lose control.
before you [Em] lie on [Bm] your bed.
_ .
_ _ [F#] It's more or [G] less the [A] same as the things that you said.
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ .
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you know,.
tell [A] me, why does the river [Bm] not flow?.
And [D] anyway, for all the things [E] you said,.
tell [A] me, why does the river run [B] red?.
[Bm] And anyway, [D] for all the things [E] you've seen,.
tell [A] me, when will the river run [Bm] green?.
And anyway, [D] for all the things you [E] know,.
tell me, [A] why does the river not [Bm] slow?.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] Da, da, da, [G] da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
the heartless things you failed to say in your way [Bm] that's your trouble.
I _ [E] can't get the stars [Em] to wave the truth to the moon and the [Bm] stars in his double.
far _ _ [F#] [Gm] less [A] seem as the things that you said.
[A] _ _ [Bm].
and [D] anyway all the [E] things you know tell me [A] why does the river [Bm] not snow.
[D] anyway all the [E] things you said [A] tell me [D] why does the river [Bm] hard head.
_ [D] anyway all the [E] things you seen tell [A] me when will the river [Bm] run green.
but [D] anyway all the things [E] you know tell me why [A] does the river [Bm] not show.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ .
[Bm] _ _ I [E] _ [Bm] _ .
_ [E] see double [F] up _ .
[G] _ [Bm] ahead _ [G] _ _ .
where the river flows.
sway beneath the sun is where the [Bm] river runs away.
I _ see double _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .