John Hartford - Old Time River Man guitar chord

Old Time River Man

(John Hartford) (Down on the River Album)

And (Banjo According to John Hartford, Lesson 1)

Tab by: bluerabbit10

(D)Where does an (G) old time (D) river man (A) go

After he's passed (D) away?

Does his soul (G) still keep a (D) watch on the (A) deep

For the rest of the river (D) days?

Does he then (G) come (D) back as a channel (A) cat

Or the wasps that light on the (D) wheel?

Or the birds that (G) fly through (D) a summer (A) sky

Or the fish swimming under the (D) keel?

Where does an (G) old (D) time pilot (A) go

After he's stood his last (D) watch?

Does he fall by the (G) ear of the (D) man who (A) steers

Saying hold her on that (D) notch

There's a gentle (G) sneeze in the (D) river (A) breeze

Saying son I'm goin to (D) bed.

And they light their (G) pipes and (D)go off in the(A) night

Or was that fireflies (D) instead?

Where does an (G) old time (D) engineer (A) go after he's cooled her (D) down?

Gone up the (G) hill to never (D) come (A) back, on the quiet side of (D) town.

Does his G) soul live (D) on in the engine (A) songs

While the striker checks the (D) gears? Is he still (G) afloat on an (D) old steam (A) boat after he's gone from (D) here?

****Where’s an (G) poor old love (D) song go (A) after its off the (D) charts?

Does it (G) hang around (D) like a distant (A) sound or last years broken (D) hearts

Does it (G) then come (D) back on a brand new (A) track sure to bend your (D) head

It might be (G) old, but just turned (D) gold, by the (A) talking heads (D) instead.

***Last verse taken from video on U tube..v.g. 11-3-06..