Intro |Am |D Am |Am |F Am | |Am |D Am |Am |G Am |Verse 1:
Am D Am Four in the morning the same old blues Am F Am Tire of this runnin' cause it ain't no use Am D Am Got no protection from this back woods town Am G Am No direction except for downVerse 2:
Am D Am Look at the stars baby late at night Am F Am Don't it make you feel allright Am D Am Listen hard can't you hear the wind Am G Am It has a song for the trees to singPre-Chorus
F Am I don't know how I've lived this long G F G Without knowing what makes a man strongAm G D I'm going back to the river Am G D Ain't never coming back no more Am G D I'm going back to the river F G Am C G That is where I belongVerse 3:
Am D Am Wake up early with the morning sun Am F Am Drinking coffee with no need to run Am D Am There's little time there is work to do Am G Am Say what you like as long as it's truePre-Chorus
F Am I don't know how I've lived this long G F G Without knowing what makes a man strongSolo C Am C Am C Am F CAm G D I'm going back to the river Am G D Ain't never coming back no more Am G D I'm going back to the river F G Am Am That is where I belongAm G D I'm going back to the river Am G D Ain't never coming back no more Am G D I'm going back to the river F G Am That is where I belongG D (Back to the river) Ain't no coming back Am G D (Coming back no more) I'm going back to the river G D (Back to the river) F G Am That is where I belong G D (Back to the river) Ain't no coming back Am G D (Coming back no more) I'm going back to the river G D (Back to the river) F G Am That is where I belong