CHORDS USED: E E7 A DE ~~ [VERSE I]
ED There's blue skies all around me
AE And the world looks just the same
ED It's hard to be criminal
AE when you all know my name
ED Sometimes I wonder
AE Sometimes I wanna be free
ED Well, you can be king of me
A ~~ And I'll be...
E the queen
 (E) E7 EE7 EE7 E 
(E) E7 EE7 EE (Listen to the song to hear the strumming of this part)
 [VERSE II]
EE7E Noone listens to me
E7EE7E The words I have to say
E7EE7 There ain't no doubt about it
EE7EE I'm just trying to get away
DDA I'm going back to the river
AAEE7 EE7 EE7 E Where noone will find me
DA We're going back to the river
AE Back to the sea
 (E) E7 EE7 EE [VERSE III]
EE7 E When I was just a baby
E7EE7 E My mama taught me "Girl,
E7EE7E you best believe in Jesus if
E7EE you'll make it in the world"
DDA I'm going back to the river
AEE7 EE7 EE7 E Where noone knows my name
DA I'm going back to the river.. oh
AEE7 EE7 EE Back to the Seine (Here we go)
E7 EE7 EE7 EE7 E | (x3) E7 EE7 EE7 EEDA | (x2) E7 EE7 EE7 EE7 E | E ~~ E7 E (x8) [VERSE IV]
EE7E Noone listens to me
E7EE7E The words I have to say
E7EE7 There ain't no doubt about it
EE7EE I'm just fading into gray
DDA I'm going back to the river
AAEE7 EE7 EE7 E Where the devil can't find me
E7EEA I'm going back to the river
E