A
Built a little shanty by the Cumberland River
EA
But the rainstorm started and the water did rise
A
Wildcat winds and ten foot rollers lordy
EA (Ride the A one extra time)
Bless my soul, it was a hell of a ride
A
Eyes popped open I was laying on the levy
EA
Lord I ain't got to heaven but I feel alright
A
Smallmouth jumping I'm rolling up something
EA
Gonna throw a little high water party tonight
AE
O Cumberland River
DA
Flowing through the heart of a guitar town
AE
O Cumberland River
DAED
Can't you hear me singing your song
DA
Can't you hear me singing your song
A
John boat plowing up the deep green water
EA
Looky yonder comes Jimmy with the Sly Rye beer
A
Five string floating in the Tennessee sun
EA
Always sounds a little muddy when we pick it down here
D
She runs wild, fast and free
A
Born in the mountains up in Kentucky
D
Heading for the falls of the Ohio
AE
Asking me darling, don't you wanna go?
AE
O Cumberland River
DA
Flowing through the heart of a guitar town
AE
O Cumberland River
DAED
Can't you hear me singing your song
DA
Can't you hear me singing your song
A
Bonfire burning on the banks of the river
EA
All the girls come running when they smell the fish fry
A
Barefoot dancing when we dip into the water
EA
I'll be loving this river 'til the day I die
D
Locks and dams weren't made to last
A
There's nothing we can build to ever hold her back
D
She can't be held by the hands of man
AE
The Cumberland River is gonna rise again
AE
O Cumberland River
DA
Flowing through the heart of a guitar town
AE
O Cumberland River
DAED
Can't you hear me singing your song
DA
Can't you hear me singing your song
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.