Big Riverboat Gambler - Buddy Meredith Chords
Chords: Buddy, C, F, G7, D, Am, C#, F#, G#7, A#m
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Genre: country, folk, rock
"Big Riverboat Gambler" - Buddy Meredith
A-side on the single "Big Riverboat Gambler" (1965)
Track 6 of 14 on the album "The Rice Records Story: Buddy Meredith" (2011)
[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMr8fwZqKFI [!]
[!] Capo on 2nd fret [!]
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C F C
Up the river is Lucy, happy as could be
F C G7 C
Built a little log cabin for my Lucy and me
C F D
Then came a big riverboat up the river one day
F C G7 C
Big riverboat gambler stole my Lucy away
[Chorus]
Am F
Big riverboat gambler, you're gonna curse the day
C G7 C
That paddlewheel went around and around, carried my Lucy away
Am F
Big riverboat gambler, you better hear what I say
C G7 C
This .45 I'm wearing, gonna claim you someday
F C G7 C
This .45 I'm wearing, gonna claim you someday
C#
[Verse 2]
C# F# C#
One day, a big riverboat brought the news to me
F# C# G#7 C#
Lucy got a broken heart down in New Orleans
G#7 C# F# C#
I know this river's deep and this river's wide
F# C# G#7 C#
This river ain't big enough for that gambler to hide
[Chorus]
A#m F#
Big riverboat gambler, you better hear me through
C# G#7 C#
With every turn of this paddlewheel, I'm a little closer to you
A#m F#
Big riverboat gambler, you better hear what I say
C# G#7 C#
This .45 I'm wearing, gonna claim you someday
F# C# G#7 C#
This .45 I'm wearing, gonna claim you someday
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