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Intro:
G G7 C G (x2)
Verse 1:
G
Skipped out of work
G7
Just to ease my thoughts
C
Went down to the riverside
G
Just to get lost
G
Got some fishing line
G7
And a ????
C
Sat there thinking
G
About hugging ???
G
Took of my shoes
G7
Got my ankles deep
C
As I was thinking
G
Of drifting off to sleep
G
Dreamt I was rich
G7
With gold and wine
C
Married to a woman
G
Beautiful and kind
D G
But I awoke with something on the line.
Chorus:
C
Well no ???
G
There is no weight?
D
I let the devil
G
Take the bait
C G
misadventure will be my bride
A7 D G
As I lay by the riverside
Verse 2:
G
Sun had passed
G7
The wind grew cold
C
Cut my face to
G
A pot that boiled
G
Thought of all the things
G7
In life were neat
C
Cracking a branch
G
Over on my knee
A7 D7 G
I feed the fire yes and it feeds me
Chorus:
C
Well no ???
G
There is no weight?
D
I let the devil
G
Take the bait
C G
misadventure will be my bride
A7 D G
As I lay by the riverside
Interlude:
C G C G
C G A7 D7 G
Verse 3:
G
Skipped out of work
G7
Just to ease my thoughts
C
Went down to the riverside
G
Just to get lost
G
My belly full
G7
I thought of rest
C
Like a pair of robins
G
Gathered in the nest
G
I could reach the ground
G7
My pack in a stream???
C
thought of my ???
G
And my happy dreams
A7 D7 G
Why canβt an engine run without steam
Chorus:
C
Well no ???
G
There is no weight?
D
I let the devil
G
Take the bait
C G
misadventure will be my bride
A7 D G
As I lay by the riverside
Outro:
G G7 C G
Song History
Last Updated: April 29, 2021