A 
Built a little shanty by the Cumberland River 
                                  E         A 
But the rainstorm started and the water did rise 
A 
Wildcat winds and ten foot rollers lordy 
                        E         A    
Bless my soul, it was a hell of a ride 
A          
Eyes popped open I was laying on the levy 
                                 E      A 
Lord I ain't got to heaven but I feel alright 
A 
Smallmouth jumping I'm rolling up something 
                                E       A 
Gonna throw a little high water party tonight 

A            E 
O Cumberland River 
D                              A 
Flowing through the heart of a guitar town 
A            E 
O Cumberland River 
D                              A E D   
Can't you hear me singing your song 
D                              A 
Can't you hear me singing your song 

A                                  
John boat plowing up the deep green water 
                                  E       A 
Looky yonder comes Jimmy with the Sly Rye beer 
A                                
Five string floating in the Tennessee sun 
                                     E            A 
Always sounds a little muddy when we pick it down here 
D 
She runs wild, fast and free 
A 
Born in the mountains up in Kentucky 
D 
Heading for the falls of the Ohio 
A                                  E 
Asking me darling, don't you wanna go? 



A            E 
O Cumberland River 
D                                     A 
Flowing through the heart of a guitar town 
A            E 
O Cumberland River 
D                              A E D 
Can't you hear me singing your song 
D                              A 
Can't you hear me singing your song 

A                                     
Bonfire burning on the banks of the river 
                                     E              A 
All the girls come running when they smell the fish fry 
A 
Barefoot dancing when we dip into the water                   
                                   E     A 
I'll be loving this river 'til the day I die 
D               
Locks and dams weren't made to last 
A  
There's nothing we can build to ever hold her back 
D 
She can't be held by the hands of man 
A                                  E 
The Cumberland River is gonna rise again 

A            E 
O Cumberland River 
D                                     A 
Flowing through the heart of a guitar town 
A            E 
O Cumberland River 
D                              A E D 
Can't you hear me singing your song 
D                              A 
Can't you hear me singing your song