Riverside Rest chords by Bryant Roses

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

Verse 1:
C
Pa, he had a paddle with a crooked wooden handle
       F                             C
And he took it to the river like you do
C
No one whipped a saw just quite like the way that pa could
F                                C
He'd elevate the state of making do
C
He couldn't make a dollar in the city or the holler
F                                        C
But we loved his non-conforming point of view
C

If he could take a risk on living on the river
C    F                        C
Then I'm gonna take a risk on you

Chorus:
           G
There's no money in the washing
F                         C
There's no money down the stream
          G                          F                  C
There's no money coming out the other end of these pipe dreams
                              Am
Still, if we don't find those better times
F
We won't be broke, you'll see
C                       Am        F             C
We'll be singing by the Riverside Rest, you and me

Verse 2:
C
Mama, she would hobnob, picking up an odd job
F                                 C
Here and there while chewing on a tune
C
Doing laundry for the broke, sewing patches for the folk
F                                     C
Too rich to know a hand-stitch from a loom
C
Now papa passed away, me and mama gotta stay
F                                       C
Behind and find a way to make a dime or two
C
Crooning for the old folks, laughing at a few jokes
F                             C
Up and down the river that he knew

Chorus:

There's no money in the washing
F                         C
There's no money down the stream
          G                          F                  C
There's no money coming out the other end of these pipe dreams
                              Am
Still, if we don't find those better times
F
We won't be broke, you'll see
C                       Am        F             C
We'll be singing by the Riverside Rest, you and me
C                       Am        F             C
We'll be singing by the Riverside Rest, you and me

Verse 3:
C
Now, I'm the kind of otter like my pa, I'm working harder
F                                    C
Than another otter coming 'round the bend
C
Living day to day, taking chances on the way
F                                       C
I sold my means to make a break for the end
C         N.C.
So buddy, grab that wash tub, drain and clean that old jug
N.C.                       C
Mama's had it hard enough, so mix a little stardust In
C
and sing it loud, you gotta make your papa proud
        F               G                C
Til the river's singing right along with you

Chorus:
           G
There's no money in the washing
F                         C
There's no money down the stream
          G                          F                  C
There's no money coming out the other end of these pipe dreams
                              Am
Still, if we don't find those better times
F
We won't be broke, you'll see
C                      Am        F              C
We'll be singing by the Riverside Rest, you and me

Chorus:
           G
There's no money in the washing
F                         C
There's no money down the stream
          G                          F                  C
There's no money coming out the other end of these pipe dreams
                              Am
Still, if we don't find those better times
F
We won't be broke, you'll see
C                      Am        F              C
We'll be singing by the Riverside Rest, you and me

Outro:
C
We'll be up and down the river, singing happily together
                               F    G    C
Making more out of less at the Riverside Rest