Fm7   Eb   Bb   Eb

[Verse]
Eb
I have seen the paddle wheelers
        Ab                    Cm
Rolling south on a summers' day
              Fm7           Bb
I've seen the lovers at the guardrails
     Ab             Bb   Eb
With stars in their lemonade

[Verse]
Eb
And I've heard the hobo's gather
            Ab                Cm
Heard their banjo's brace the blade
           Fm7            Bb
Heard them sing about the river
              Ab   Bb      Eb
Called it the lazy man's parade

[Chorus]
Eb
Sing me that song about the river
Ab           Cm
Green going away
  Fm7                    Eb
I always did feel like a drifter
          Bb       Eb
'Bout this time of day

[Instrumental]
Fm7   Eb   Bb   Eb

[Verse]
Eb
Last night I stood by the highway
   Ab                 Cm
Pretended I was on my way
           Fm7              Bb
You know a hundred thousand headlights
         Ab        Bb    Eb
Couldn't match the milky way

[Verse]
Eb
And when the moonlight touches the water
       Ab                Cm
Surely something touches me
         Fm7              Bb
And I go reaching for the river
          Ab       Bb      Eb
Like it's reaching for the sea

[Chorus]
Eb
Sing me that song about the river
Ab           Cm
Green going away
  Fm7                    Eb
I always did feel like a drifter
          Bb       Eb
'Bout this time of day

[Bridge]
    Ab               Db
Some things go on forever
    Bbm              Ab  Eb
The truth don't ever stray
    Fm7                Eb
The wind may brush the water
        Fm7            Bb
But the river won't persuade

[Chorus]
                 Eb
So, Sing me that song about the river
Ab           Cm
Green going away
  Fm7                    Eb
I always did feel like a drifter
          Bb       Eb
'Bout this time of day
       Fm7                    Eb
Yes, I always did feel like a drifter
          Bb       Eb
About this time of day