Intro: DABAEBBDAB
I can't say looking back right now just where our love went wrong
BAB
But the hard cold fact is she's not here she's gone
BDAB
Made me a promise she'd be true till the rivers all ran dry
BAB
The rivers still runnin' but she's long said goodbye
EB
That's why I'm down on the bottom
DAB
Where the Moccasin's King and the big tall cypress grow
EB
Seems the only place that a country boy can find some peace of mind
AEBDABAEB
And get back up, is on the bottom
BDAB
Got friends in the world outside but none quite like ol' Cajun Joe
BAB
He lives down a slough where the river used to flow
BDAB
Worked real hard most of his life till the pushin' came to shove
BAB
Gave it all he had but he just couldn't rise above
Chorus:
EB
That's why he's down at the bottom
DAB
Where the alligator swims and the old grey moss hangs low
EB
Seems the only place that a country boy can find some piece of mind
AEB
And get back up, is on the bottom
AEB
I can get back up here on the bottom
AEB
On the Natchez river bottom
Outro:
DABAEB
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.