by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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| L | eft a good job in the city, |
| workin for the man every night and day |
| and I never lost one minute of sleepin', |
| worryin' 'bout the way things might have been. |
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| C | leaned a lot of plates in Memphis, |
| pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans, |
| But I never saw the good side of the city, |
| till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen. |
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| Instrumental | Verse |
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| R | oll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river. |
| Interlude | G | E | G | E | G | E | D | C | A |
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| I | f you come down to the river, |
| bet you're gonna find some people who live, |
| you don't have to worry, cause you have no money, |
| people on the river are happy to give. |
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| R | oll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river. |
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| R | oll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river. |
| Cinale' | G | E | G | E | G | E | D | C | A |