Roger Whittaker River Lady (ver 2) chords

River Lady (ver 2) by Roger Whittaker

River Lady – Roger Whittaker    (Original in key off A)

(It’s similar to another version but I’ve added many more chords to give a fuller presentation)

Intro:  Em   F   C

                  Am7             Dm 
The day the river freezes, is the day it won't seem fair, 
               F               Dm7             Am                    C 
'Cause they'll come to get the River Lady, and I don't think they'll care. 
                          Am7                 Dm 
I know they'll scrape her paint off, in their same old foolish ways, 
        F              Dm7            Am             C 
Now the people see the river, but the old ships gone away. 

            F               Em      
Water turns cold and gets a freezin', 
                C                       Am
before you even know it, the old girl's easin', 
              Em                  Am                   F 
Away from her berth, round by the point and out of our view. 
                              Em                   C                      Am
Off in the mist, her engine's poundin' like on the banks, that old horn's soundin', 
             Em                 Am             F   
A little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do; 
             Em                 F              C 
A little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do. 

                Am7              Dm 
I know I will remember, when I cannot hear that horn, 
           F              Dm7               Am                  C 
That would roll up by the mountains, as she took us through the storm. 
                      Am7             Dm 
I know they've got to take her, but I can't say I approve, 
             F           Dm7             Am               C 
'Cause she's won so many battles, that I hate, to see her lose. 

            F               Em       
Water turns cold and gets a freezin', 
                C                       Am
before you even know it, the old girl's easin', 
              Em                  Am                   F 
Away from her berth, round by the point and out of our view. 
             Em                 Am             F   
A little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do; 
             Em                 F              C
a little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do. 

            F               Em      
Water turns cold and gets a freezin', 
                C                       Am
before you even know it, the old girl's easin', 
              Em                  Am                   F 
Away from her berth, round by the point and out of our view. 
           Em                 Am                   C                      Am
Off in the mist, her engine's poundin' like on the banks, that old horn's soundin', 
             Em                 F              Am
A little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do, 
             Em                 F              C 
A little goodbye, a little I'll do what I must do.