Intro
N.C.
Banjo Riff x1
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & 4. 1 & 2 &. 3 (4). 1. & 2 e & a 3. &. 4 e &
e|------------------0-------|-------------------|----------------0-----------|
B|--0--3--3-0-3-0-3---3--0--|--0--3--3--0-------|--0--3--3-0-3-0----3--0-----|
G|--------------------------|--------------2----|------------------------2-0-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
(1) (2) (3) 4 e & a 1. & a 2. &. 3 (4)
e|----------------------|--------------------||
B|----------------------|--0--0-3-0----------||
G|--------------0-0-0-0-|------------2--0----||
D|----------------------|--------------------||
A|----------------------|--------------------||
E|----------------------|--------------------||
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Now old man river what you doin that for?
You know it ain't gonna help
Old man river got his hands in the mud--
looking for fold in the wishing well
[Instrumental]
|F# B F#|G C# D|F# D#m Em| B D| F#
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Oh lady wind! Oh what a sight...
hold me close on a winter night
Oh lady wind--a vision of great heights,
and marry her I just might
[Instrumental]
|F# B F#|G C# D|F# D#m Em| B D| F#
[Bridge]
B
And I drink coffee while she's hangin' lights,
D#m
Up on the christmas tree
B
And I'm so lonely on those cold nights
C#
Now that she's holdin me
[Instrumental]
x2
|F# B F#|G C# D|F# D#m Em| B D| F#
[Verse 3]
F# B F#
Now old man river what you doin that for?
F# C#
You know it ain't gonna help
F# D#m
Old man river got his hands in the mud
He's lookin for....
B C# F#
Gold in the wishing well
[Outro]
|F# B F#|G C# D|F# D#m Em| B D| G