French Broad River chords by The Stillwater Hobos

Chords with lyrics

D MajorD
 Last morning I did tread the creek
 G+G
 Thinking how my boots do leak
   D MajorD
?Twas then that I was fain to speak
  A augmentedA       D MajorD
 To all you Naiads dear.

Chorus:
      D MajorD
 Well I?ll swim the french broad river
    G+G
 And become a little thinner
    D MajorD
 When I lay me down to dinner
  A augmentedA
 At Dixie?s house to dine.
      D MajorD
 Well I?ll order in the brandy
   G+G
 And wine and summer shandy
  D MajorD
 A augmentedA stronger braver man I?ll be
   A augmentedA        D MajorD
 For thee and me and mine.

  D MajorD
 A augmentedA year ago today I sprung
   G+G
 From stone to rock aye every one
 D MajorD
 Amid the river wash and run
 A augmentedA
 With my sweat-heart near.
   B minorBm
 The river-rocks did hold their fire
   G+G
 And with them my true love?s desire
   D MajorD
 And Johnny if you?ll be my squire
   A augmentedA
 I?ll take you as my dear.

Chorus

   D MajorD
 But Janus meant to bind the lees
    G+G
 With a tether of ice about the knees
   D MajorD
 And when the river walk did freeze
  A augmentedA
 My true love to me sang.
   B minorBm
 Last year I drank you down so wild
   G+G
 When you were cordial as a child
  D MajorD
 A augmentedA tasty draft of bitter-and-mild
   A augmentedA
 The glass it loudly rang.

Chorus

   D MajorD
 Had I the cocky red-breast song
  G+G
 To whistle Dixie all night long
   D MajorD
 For all the world that?s suffered wrong
   A augmentedA
 And all you naiads dear.

Last Chorus

      D MajorD
 Well I'll swim the french broad river
    G+G
 And become a little thinner
    D MajorD
 When I lay me down to dinner
  A augmentedA
 At Dixie?s house to dine.
      D MajorD
 Well I?ll order in the brandy
   G+G
 And wine and summer shandy
  D MajorD
 A augmentedA stronger braver man I?ll be
   A augmentedA
 For thee and me and . . .
     D MajorD
 Well I?ll swim the french broad river
    G+G
 And become a little thinner
    D MajorD
 When I lay me down to dinner
  A augmentedA
 At Dixie?s house to dine.
      D MajorD
 Well I?ll order in the brandy
   G+G
 And wine and summer shandy
  D MajorD
 A augmentedA stronger braver man I?ll be
   A augmentedA      D MajorD
 For thee and me mine.