ED
There's blue skies all around me
Cadd9E
And the world looks just the same
ED
It's hard to be criminal
Cadd9E
when you all know my name
ED
Sometimes I wonder
Cadd9E
Sometimes I wanna be free
ED
Well, you can be king of me
Cadd9G
And I'll be the queen
ED
No one listens to me
Cadd9E
The words I have to say
ED
There ain't no doubt about it
Cadd9E
I'm just trying to get away
D/FC
I'm going back to the river
E
Where no one will find me
D/FC
We're going back to the river
E
Back to the sea
ED
When I was just a baby
Cadd9E
My mama taught me
ED
"Girl, you best believe in Jesus
Cadd9E
If you'll make it in the world"
D/FC
I'm going back to the river
E
Where no one knows my name
D/FC
I'm going back to the river
E
Back to the Seine
Here we go
ED
There's blue skies all around me
Cadd9E
And the world looks just the same
ED
It's hard to be criminal
Cadd9E
When they all know your name
ED
Sometimes I wonder
Cadd9E
Sometimes I wanna be free
ED
Well, you can be king of me
Cadd9G
And I'll be the queen
ED
No one listens to me
Cadd9E
The words I have to say
ED
There ain't no doubt about it
Cadd9E
I'm just fading into gray
ED
I'm going back to the river
Cadd9E
Where the devil can't find me
ED
I'm going back to the river
Cadd9E
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.