ED
There's blue skies all around me
CE
And the world looks just the same
ED
It's hard to be criminal
CE
when you all know my name
ED
Sometimes I wonder
CE
Sometimes I wanna be free
ED
Well, you can be king of me
CG
And I'll be the queen
ED
No one listens to me
CE
The words I have to say
ED
There ain't no doubt about it
CE
I'm just trying to get away
DC
I'm going back to the river
E
Where no one will find me
DC
We're going back to the river
E
Back to the sea
ED
When I was just a baby
CE
My mama taught me
ED
"Girl, you best believe in Jesus
CE
If you'll make it in the world"
DC
I'm going back to the river
E
Where no one knows my name
DC
I'm going back to the river
E
Back to the Seine
Here we go
ED
There's blue skies all around me
CE
And the world looks just the same
ED
It's hard to be criminal
CE
When they all know your name
ED
Sometimes I wonder
CE
Sometimes I wanna be free
ED
Well, you can be king of me
CG
And I'll be the queen
ED
No one listens to me
CE
The words I have to say
ED
There ain't no doubt about it
CE
I'm just fading into gray
ED
I'm going back to the river
CE
Where the devil can't find me
ED
I'm going back to the river
CE
Back to the sea
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.