RIGHT BY THE RIVER
As recorded by Will Moseley
(2026 release)
Intro
[Am7] [C] [G] [D]
[Am7] [C] [G]
Verse 1
[D] [Am7]
There's a Jon boat tied to a fence post
[C] [G]
A green duck bucket and a cane pole
[D] [Am7]
There's some may flies flyin' and a willow
[C] [G]
Right by the river
Verse 2
[D] [Am7]
There's a dried-up honey hole duck blind
[C] [G]
A shot gun pattern in a posted sign
[D] [Am7]
Probably be there til the end of time
[C]
Right by the river
Chorus
[D] [Am7]
That old black water strong and steady
[G] [D]
Will be in my blood til my dyin' day
[Am7]
I'll be on the bank til the Lord gets ready
[G] [D]
Sends an Evinrude chariot down my way
[D]
Some live by the books
[Am7]
Some live for the fight
[G]
Some live by the day
[D]
Some for the night
[C]
But I just wanna live
[G] [D] [Am7] [C] [G]
Right by the river
Verse 3
[D] [Am7]
There's a hard wood bottom that sits still
[C] [G]
Singin' with the wind and the whip-poor-wills
[D] [Am7]
My soul always finds a way to feel
[G]
Right by the river
Chorus
[D] [Am7]
That old black water strong and steady
[G] [D]
Will be in my blood til my dyin' day
[Am7]
I'll be on the bank til the Lord gets ready
[G] [D]
Sends an Evinrude chariot down my way
[D]
Some live by the books
[Am7]
Some live for the fight
[G]
Some live by the day
[D]
Some for the night
[C]
But I just wanna live
[G] [D] [Am7] [C] [G]
Right by the river
[D] [Am7] [C] [G]
By the river
[Guitar Solo]
[D] [Am] [G]
[Out-Chorus]
[D] [Am7]
That old black water strong and steady
[G] [D]
Will be in my blood til my dyin' day
[Am7]
I'll be on the bank til the Lord gets ready
[G] [D]
Sends an Evinrude chariot down my way
[D]
Some live by the books
[Am7]
Some live for the fight
[G]
Some live by the day
[D]
Some for the night
[C]
But I just wanna live
[G] [D] [Am7] [C] [G]
Right by the river
[D] [Am7] [C] [G]
Right by the river
