Whippoorwill River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]My[G][D][G][D][G][D][G]
[D]dad [G]was a man
With two [D]hard workin' [G]hands
[D]He always took [G]time out for [A]me[Asus4][A]
Well, I'd [D]come home [G]from school
Load [D]up that [G]canoe
He'd [D]say, "What's the [G]bet gonna
[A]be?"[Asus4][A][Asus4]

[Verse 2]
[Em]We'd float that boat down
old [A]Whippoorwill River
[Em]Catch us a big one [A]or two
Well, he [Em]taught me about life
And [A]its simple pleasures
And [Em]whatever else that [A]he knew.

[Verse 3]
Then [D]I m[G]et a girl
With a [D]head full of curls
[G]A p[D]ure and i[G]nnocent h[A]eart
[Asus4][A]
Oh, I knew [D]she was [G]the one
And when [D]weekends [G]would come
[D]Wild horses couldn't [G]keep us [A]apart.

[Verse 4]
[Em]We'd run those ponies down
[A]Whippoorwill River
And [Em]I'd steal a sweet kiss
[A]or two[Asus4][A]
She [Em]taught me about love
And [A]its simple pleasures
And [Em]whatever else that she [A]knew.[Em]
[Asus4][A]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
Well, I [D]married [G]that girl
And [D]we [G]have a song
And he [D]looks like my [G]daddy [Asus4]used to
[A]Oh, [D]his mom [G]and I
[D]Always [G]find time
To [D]do things that [G]he likes to [Asus4]do.[A]

[Verse 6]
Well, he [Em]loves to go fishing
on [A]Whippoorwill River
And [Em]ride in his grandad's ca[Asus4]noe[A]
We [Em]teach hima bout life
And [A]its simple pleasures
And [Em]pass down a memory [A]or two.

[Verse 7]
Yeah, he [Em]loves to go fishing
on [A]Whippoorwill River
And [Em]catch him a big one [A]or two
He's [Em]learning about life
And [A]its simple pleasures
And [Em]making a memory [A]or two.
[Em][Asus4][A][Em][A]
[Em]Oo h...

[Outro 1]
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