Intro E B7 E E B7 E E B7 E E B7 E Verse 1 E B7 E On the riverfront I had a fisherman friend A He was 90-years old and he E B7 told me stories about way back when A B7 Every once in a while he just nodded off E A with his head on his chest and the words in his mouth A E B7 and he’d open those watery eyes and start again Verse 2 E B7 E He said on the riverfront there used to be an indian camp A E B7 They would race there ponies right there along the riverbank A B7 You know when I was young I could ride like that E A No saddle and hair straight back A B7 E But I don’t get a chance to ride much anymore Chorus A E He said the river was my cradle B7 E The highway to my dreams A E B7 I had everything that a boy could ever need A E So when the river calls me home B7 C#m Would you burn these dry old bones A E B B7 Scatter me to the water and the wind E On the riverfront E B7 E E B7 E Verse 2 E He said on the riverfront there was a girl I got to know A E B7 Her name was Sadie Black and she worked for dad at the general store A You know I loved that girl B7 E A but all I got was jaw breakers and Cream soda pop A B7 E but I knew that I was gonna’ marry that girl one day Chorus A E He said the river was my cradle B7 E The highway to my dreams A E B7 I had everything that a boy could ever need A E So when the river calls me home B7 C#m Would you burn these dry old bones A E B B7 Scatter me to the water and the wind E On the riverfront E B7 E Bridge C#m A we knew every secret trail down to the cottonwood F#m and in a back water swamp on a home made raft B7 E I was Long John Silver she was Lady Black E A E B7 Chorus A E He said the river was our cradle B7 E The highway through our dreams A E B7 I got memories you know it’s all I could ever need A E So when the river called him home B7 C#m You know I burned those dry old bones A E B7 Scattered him to the water and the wind A E B7 He will be with Sadie once again E On the riverfront Outro E B7 E E B7 E
