Carl Perkins – Riverboat Annie (Guitar)
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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, August 28, 2025
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B.p.m. 144
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – G
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[Intro]
N.C.
Drums and bass
G Folks, I guess everybody ever where's one time or another's had a queen, G Let me tell you about my queen called Riverboat Annie G G e|-----------------3--3---3-3--3-|--------------------3--3-3--3-| B|----1-2br-1-----------1--------|----1-1h2-1h2p1-----0--0-0--3-| G|0-3---------3-0----------------|0-3-------------3-0-0--0-0--3-| D|-------------------------------|--------------------0--0-0--3-| A|-------------------------------|--------------------2--2-2--2-| E|-------------------------------|--------------------3-------3-|
[Verse 1] 0:23
G Riverboat Annie G Drinks muddy water G Raised on a river G She was a fisherman's daughter D7 Ah She was a mother to every child D7 Up and down the river D7 For a hundred miles G Catfish and cornbread G Come time for supper D7 Riverboat Annie D7 G She's the queen of the river
[Verse 2] 0:56
G Riverboat Annie G Loved me and kept me G Found me on the river G G/D Where somebody left me D7 Ah, she taught me to read and write D7 And how to catch a catfish D7 Smoke, drink and fight G Riverboat Annie G Everybody's neighbor G D7 Mississippi mother D7 G Queen of the river
[Instrumental] 1:29
G G G G
D7 D7 G G
G G G G
D D G
[Bridge] 1:57
G As she got older G In the cool of the day G You could hear her singing G In the glory-land way D7 Ah I guess I was almost grown D7 Before she left me D7 And the river home G Catfish and cornbread G How I remember D7 Riverboat Annie
Queen of the river
She's a Mississippi mother
G
Queen of the river[Outro] 2:30
D7 She would not accept another G Queen of the river D7 Ah Riverboat Annie yeah G Queen of the river
[Outro Instrumental]
G D7 D7 G (Fades away........)
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| br Bend release
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