Black Muddy River                              65bpm

 

When the last rose of summer pricks my fingers

And the hot sun chills me to the bone

When I can't tell hear the song for the singer

And I can't tell my pillow from a stone

 

Chorus

I will walk alone by the black muddy river

And sing me a song of my own

I will walk alone by the black muddy river

And sing me a song of my own 

 

When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain

And the stars start to splatter in the sky

When the moon splits the southwest horizon

With the scream of an eagle on the fly

 

Chorus  And listen to the ripples as they moan

 

Bridge

Black muddy river

Roll on forever

I don't care how deep or wide

If you got another side

Roll muddy river

Roll muddy river

Black muddy river roll

 

Lead

Bridge

 

When it seems like this night will last forever

And there's nothing left to do but count the years

When the strings of my heart start to sever

And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears

 

Chorus + And sing me a song of my own


Black Muddy River                              65bpm

 

Intro

A E A D A E A D A

F#m E A E A D

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                           A    E      A  D   A     E         A   D    A

V.1.  When the last rose of summer pricks my fingers

               A    E A D     A     E  A   D   

And the hot sun chills me to the bone

               A     E      A    D  A  E    A   D    A

When I can't hear the song for the singer

           F#m              E                      D

And I can't tell my pillow from a stone

 

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|-4-2-0-----|

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Chorus

E                   A                D                     A

I will walk alone by the black muddy river

                          E                 D

And sing me a song of my own

(Whooh)

 

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E                 A                   D                    A

I will walk alone by the black muddy river

        F#m         E                     D/E        Bm7   

And sing me a song of my own 

 

D/E  = 000232    Bm7 = x20202

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[Direct to V2]

V.2.  When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain

And the stars start to splatter in the sky

When the moon splits the southwest horizon

With the scream of an eagle on the fly

 

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|-4-2-0-----|

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Chorus

I will walk alone by the black muddy river

And listen to the ripples as they moan

 

 

I will walk alone by the black muddy river

And sing me a song of my own 

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|-4-2-0-----|

|-------2-0-|

 

 

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|-0---0-1/2-|

|---4-------|

Bridge

Bm                  E

Black muddy river

A      E/G#   F#m                    E/G# = 4x2400

Roll on forever

             E                           A

I don't care how deep or wide

           E                   A

If you got another side

 

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|-0-2-4-|

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D                   A/C#  = x42220

Roll muddy river

Bm                A

Roll muddy river

D                     E       A

Black muddy river roll

 

Lead over verse  x2

 

Bridge 2

 

V3. When it seems like the night will last forever

And there's nothing left to do but count the years

When the strings of my heart start to sever

And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears

 

Chorus +

And sing me a song of my own

Intro  

 

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