By The Riverside chords by Chatham County Line

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G+G  G7G7  C majorC  G+G  (x2)

Verse 1:

        G+G
Skipped out of work

        G7G7
Just to ease my thoughts

         C majorC
Went down to the riverside

      G+G
Just to get lost

         G+G
Got some fishing line
   G7G7
And a ????

        C majorC
Sat there thinking

       G+G
About hugging ???

      G+G
Took of my shoes

       G7G7
Got my ankles deep

     C majorC
As I was thinking

          G+G
Of drifting off to sleep

       G+G
Dreamt I was rich

       G7G7
With gold and wine

       C majorC
Married to a woman

       G+G
Beautiful and kind

   D MajorD              G+G
But I awoke with something on the line.

Chorus:

    C majorC
Well no ???

      G+G
There is no weight?

     D MajorD
I let the devil

     G+G
Take the bait

    C majorC        G+G
misadventure will be my bride

   A7A7 D MajorD      G+G
As I lay by the riverside

Verse 2:

    G+G
Sun had passed

       G7G7
The wind grew cold

    C majorC
Cut my face to

      G+G
A augmentedA pot that boiled

          G+G
Thought of all the things

       G7G7
In life were neat

      C majorC
Cracking a branch

      G+G
Over on my knee

      A7A7  D7D7        G+G
I feed the fire yes and it feeds me

Chorus:

    C majorC
Well no ???

      G+G
There is no weight?

     D MajorD
I let the devil

     G+G
Take the bait

    C majorC        G+G
misadventure will be my bride

   A7A7 D MajorD      G+G
As I lay by the riverside

Interlude:
C majorC  G+G  C majorC  G+G
C majorC  G+G  A7A7 D7D7 G+G

Verse 3:

        G+G
Skipped out of work

        G7G7
Just to ease my thoughts

         C majorC
Went down to the riverside

      G+G
Just to get lost

     G+G
My belly full

       G7G7
I thought of rest

        C majorC
Like a pair of robins

        G+G
Gathered in the nest

         G+G
I could reach the ground

       G7G7
My pack in a stream???

       C majorC
thought of my ???

       G+G
And my happy dreams

       A7A7   D7D7     G+G
Why can’t an engine run without steam

Chorus:

    C majorC
Well no ???

      G+G
There is no weight?

     D MajorD
I let the devil

     G+G
Take the bait

    C majorC        G+G
misadventure will be my bride

   A7A7 D MajorD      G+G
As I lay by the riverside

Outro:
G+G  G7G7  C majorC  G+G