Verse 1
 D                           G         D 
The Chacos, the Brazos, the wide Rio Grande 
G          A        D 
One more river to cross 
 D                                   G       D 
The Rogue running wild through the cottonwood stand 
G         A        D 
One more river to cross 
 
 Bm                      D 
I tried to be good for most of my life 
  Bm                      D 
Never done wrong when I knew what was right 
 D                       G              D 
So when I cross over, my heart will be light 
G         A         D 
One more river to cross 
 
Verse 2
D                                        G      D 
I was twelve when I first crossed the Cumberland Gap 
G           A       D 
One more river to cross 
D                                   G     D 
And except for in memory, I never looked back 
G           A         D 
One more river to cross 
 
  Bm                           D 
The Snake and the Sand, the Priest, the Payette 
  Bm                       D 
The Lolo, the Bravo, the San Bernadette 
  D                             G          D 
I'm tired, but I still got one left in me yet 
 G          A         D 
One more river to cross 
 
Verse 3
D                        G         D 
My one true companion is carrying me 
G           A        D 
One more river to cross 
D                             G          D 
And when I cross over, he'll go running free 
G           A        D 
One more river to cross 
 
 Bm                              D 
Out where the paints and the pintos run wild 
 Bm                                  D 
Through endless green valleys, till one day it finds 
 D                        G        D 
A river and crossing it back to my side 
 G          A        D 
One more river to cross 
 
Chorus
D                        G         D 
A river and crossing it back to my side 
G           A        D 
One more river to cross 
G           A        D 
One more river to cross 
G           A        D 
One more river to cross