CHORDS USED: E E7 A D
E ~~
[VERSE I] E D
There's blue skies all around me
A E
And the world looks just the same
E D
It's hard to be criminal
A E
when you all know my name
E D
Sometimes I wonder
A E
Sometimes I wanna be free
E D
Well, you can be king of me
A ~~
And I'll be...
E
the queen
(E) E7 E E7 E E7 E (E) E7 E E7 E E
(Listen to the song to hear the strumming of this part)
[VERSE II]E E7 E
Noone listens to me
E7 E E7 E
The words I have to say
E7 E E7
There ain't no doubt about it
E E7 E E
I'm just trying to get away
D D A
I'm going back to the river
A A E E7 E E7 E E7 E
Where noone will find me
D A
We're going back to the river
A E
Back to the sea
(E) E7 E E7 E E
[VERSE III] E E7 E
When I was just a baby
E7 E E7 E
My mama taught me "Girl,
E7 E E7 E
you best believe in Jesus if
E7 E E
you'll make it in the world"
D D A
I'm going back to the river
A E E7 E E7 E E7 E
Where noone knows my name
D A
I'm going back to the river.. oh
A E E7 E E7 E E
Back to the Seine (Here we go)
E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E | (x3)
E7 E E7 E E7 E E
D A | (x2)
E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E |
E ~~
E7 E (x8)
[VERSE IV]E E7 E
Noone listens to me
E7 E E7 E
The words I have to say
E7 E E7
There ain't no doubt about it
E E7 E E
I'm just fading into gray
D D A
I'm going back to the river
A A E E7 E E7 E E7 E
Where the devil can't find me
E7 E E A
I'm going back to the river
E
