Intro: BmGBmGADDG
James River blues
DG
I just heard the awful news
DG
I could steer around the rocks
DG
But they're bustin' down the docks
DGDGDG
James River blues
DG
That train came on through
DG
And the works getting slow
DG
Now where's a boat man to go?
BmG
I think I'll float on down
BmG
To Richmond town
BmG
They don't need us anymore
Bm
Haulin' freight from shore to shore
G
That big iron hauls much more
C
Than we ever could before
DGDGDG
I've seen good men going wrong
DG
I've seen bad ones get it right
DG
As that river rolls along
DG
I'll be stepping out tonight
BmG
On the cool flow
BmG
Floatin' down, down below
BmG
The Bridge to the waters edge
BmG
From the ridge to ledge
BmG
From the hills to the sea
BmGC
I'll become a memory
DG
James River Blues
DG
James River Blues
DG
James River Blues
DGDGDGDG
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.