Back To The River

Intro 

|Am    |D  Am  |Am    |F  Am  | 
|Am    |D  Am  |Am    |G  Am  | 


[Verso 1]

Am                      D        Am 
Four in the morning the same old blues 
Am                            F        Am 
Tire of this runnin' cause it ain't no use 
Am                          D          Am 
Got no protection from this back woods town 
Am             G        Am 
No direction except for down 


[Verso 2]

Am                     D       Am 
Look at the stars baby late at night 
Am                F       Am 
Don't it make you feel allright 
Am                   D         Am 
Listen hard can't you hear the wind 
Am                    G        Am 
It has a song for the trees to sing 


[Pré-Refrão]
 
F                     Am 
 I don't know how I've lived this long 
G                     F           G 
 Without knowing what makes a man strong 


[Refrão]

          Am                 G   D 
I'm going back to the river 
            Am                   G   D 
Ain't never coming back no more 
          Am                 G   D 
I'm going back to the river 
        F     G    Am     C G 
That is where I belong 


[Verso 3]

Am                     D       Am 
Wake up early with the morning sun 
Am                      F       Am 
Drinking coffee with no need to run 
Am                          D        Am 
There's little time there is work to do 
Am                   G            Am 
Say what you like as long as it's true 


[Pré-Refrão]

F                     Am 
 I don't know how I've lived this long 
G                     F           G 
 Without knowing what makes a man strong 


[Refrão]

          Am                 G   D 
I'm going back to the river 
            Am                   G   D 
Ain't never coming back no more 
          Am                 G   D 
I'm going back to the river 
        F     G    Am   Am 
That is where I belong 

Solo 
C  Am  C  Am  C  Am  F  C 


[Refrão]

          Am                 G   D 
I'm going back to the river 
            Am                   G   D 
Ain't never coming back no more 
          Am                 G   D 
I'm going back to the river 
        F     G    Am 
That is where I belong 


[Refrão]

                          G         D 
(Back to the river) Ain't no coming back 
 Am                   G         D 
(Coming back no more) I'm going back to the river 
                          G         D 
(Back to the river) 
        F     G    Am 
That is where I belong 
                          G         D 
(Back to the river) Ain't no coming back 
 Am                   G         D 
(Coming back no more) I'm going back to the river 
                          G         D 
(Back to the river) 
        F     G    Am 
That is where I belong