Chatham County Line – By The Riverside chords

[Intro]
G   G7   C   G   (x2)

[Verse 1]
               GSkipped out of work
                G7Just to ease my thoughts
                 CWent down to the riverside
            GJust to get lost
                 GGot some fishing line
      G7
And a ????
                CSat there thinking
              GAbout hugging ???
           GTook of my shoes
              G7Got my ankles deep
         CAs I was thinking
                   GOf drifting off to sleep
             GDreamt I was rich
              G7With gold and wine
             CMarried to a woman
              GBeautiful and kind
      D                           GBut I awoke with something on the line.

[Chorus]
        CWell no ???
            GThere is no weight?
          DI let the devil
         GTake the bait
        C               Gmisadventure will be my bride
     A7  D           GAs I lay by the riverside

[Verse 2]
        GSun had passed
              G7The wind grew cold
       CCut my face to
           GA pot that boiled
                   GThought of all the things
             G7In life were neat
           CCracking a branch
           GOver on my knee
           A7   D7               GI feed the fire yes and it feeds me

[Chorus]
        CWell no ???
            GThere is no weight?
          DI let the devil
         GTake the bait
        C               Gmisadventure will be my bride
     A7  D           GAs I lay by the riverside

[Interlude]
C   G   C   G
C   G   A7  D7  G

[Verse 3]
               GSkipped out of work
                G7Just to ease my thoughts
                 CWent down to the riverside
            GJust to get lost
         GMy belly full
             G7I thought of rest
               CLike a pair of robins
                GGathered in the nest
                  GI could reach the ground
             G7My pack in a stream???
              Cthought of my ???
             GAnd my happy dreams
             A7     D7          GWhy can’t an engine run without steam

[Chorus]
        CWell no ???
            GThere is no weight?
          DI let the devil
         GTake the bait
        C               Gmisadventure will be my bride
     A7  D           GAs I lay by the riverside

[Outro]
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