Riverboat Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][D][G][A]

[Verse 1]
Well [D]I spent the better [G]part
of my life on a [D]Mississippi [A]riverboat
[D]I used to be known from [G]coast to coast
as the [D]slickest [A]gambler [D]afloat
I've [G]dealt the cards [D]from Minnesota
to the [A]harbor in New Or[D]leans
I made a [G]lotta big money on [D]the riverboat I loved a
[G]lotta pretty ri[D]verboat queens[G]
Riverboat riverboat I love
your [D]whistle's wail
I [G]wish I was back [D]on [G]the riverboart stead
of in the Memphis [D]jail

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
Oh a [D]big man got on [G]the
riverboat our [D]last time in St [A]Paul
He [D]had a lotta money but his [G]luck went
bad and [D]the [A]riverboat won it [D]all
He [G]said I dealt from the [D]bottom of the
deck and he [A]pulled a shiny [D]knife
[G]But before that gambler [D]lunged at me [G]my 44 took his
[D]life[G][D]
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[A]
Riverboat riverboat...

[Verse 3]
Well they [D]came on the boat and they [G]took
me to jail when we [D]got to Tenness[A]ee
A [D]gamblin' man has [G]very few friends
guess [D]nobody [A]cared for [D]me
[G]So I might be here for a [D]many long
years but [A]if I ever get [D]out
I'm gonna [G]head straight for
that [D]levee and get me
[G]S riverboat h[D]eadin' south[G]
[D][G][D][G]
Riverboat riverboat...
Stead of in the Memphis

[Outro 1]
jail
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