J.J. Cale – Riverboat Song (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Intro] | E | E | A | A | E | C7/G B7/F# | E | E | x2 [Verse 1]
          E
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan

           A
Must be my baby coming home

            E                E            B7/F#   E
She's been down in Tupelo singin' that riverboat song

           E
She is a dancer, a river queen

                A
She teach them gamblers most anything

           E              C7/G         B7/F#    E
She been down in Tupelo singin' that riverboat song
[Chorus]
       A              E
Many nights I spend alone

       A                E
Many days there ain't nobody home

       A                   E
Many times I wish she was here

            C7/G                     B7/F#
Hear that riverboat whistle blow, I know she's gettin' near
[Verse 2]
          E
Hey river captain, bring my baby home

          A
I get so lonesome since she been gone

          E              E            B7/F#     E
She been down in Tupelo workin' that riverboat song
[Solo] | E | E | A | A | E | C7/G B7/F# | E | E | x2 [Chorus]
       A              E
Many nights I spend alone

       A                E
Many days there ain't nobody home

       A                   E
Many times I wish she was here

           C7/G                      B7/F#
Hear that riverboat whistle blow, I know she's gettin' near
[Verse 3]
          E
Hey river captain, bring my baby home

          A
I get so lonesome since she been gone

          E              E            B7/F#     E
She been down in Tupelo singin' that riverboat song
[Outro] | E | E | A | A | E | C7/G B7/F# | E |