Riverbank Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates, 2008
[D]If there was ever a morning when the fish might bite,
it'd [G]be right now
[D]Any other time we'd done had our lines [G]cast out
[Bm]Sippin’ on a jug of mama's [A]sweet iced tea
Catchin’ [G]them 'ol cats[D/F#]
Why couldn't [Em]today be like [A]that?
I wish this was a [D]riverbank
Instead of a [G]graveyard
I wish we were [D]sittin’ and fishin’
and this wouldn't be s[G]o hard
It was my [Bm]favorite thing that we [A]used to do,
but [G]now we can't;[D/F#] I wish you were [Em]here
[A] and I wish this were a riverbank[Bm] [A] [G] [D/F#] [Em]
[D]Remember the day when I baited my hook with a [G]chunk of ham
I [D]got a big bite and he yanked the pole right [G]outta my hand
Well [Bm]you jumped up and you [A]grabbed the net
and we [G]both jumped in [D/F#]
yeah, we got [Em]wet oh but we got [A]him
I wish this was a [D]riverbank
Instead of a [G]graveyard
I wish we were [D]sittin’ and fishin’
and this wouldn't be s[G]o hard
It was my [Bm]favorite thing that we [A]used to do,
but [G]now we can't;[D/F#] I wish you were [Em]here
[A] and I wish this were a riverbank
I know you [G]wouldn't want me [D/F#]sittin’ 'round[Em] and bein' [D/F#]sad
[G]You taught me [A]better than [D]that
So I'm [G]leavin' now gonna [D/F#]head on out
And [Em]try to catch a [D/F#]few and while I'm [C]there
[G]I'll cast a line for [A]you
I wish this was a [D]riverbank
Instead of a [G]graveyard
I wish we were [D]sittin’ and fishin’
and this wouldn't be s[G]o damn [A]hard[G] [A]
It was my [Bm]favorite thing that we [A]used to do,
but [G]now we can't;[D/F#] I wish you were [Em]here
[D/F#]I wish you [G]were here[D/F#]
I wish you were h[Em]ere
[A] and I wish this were a riverbank[Bm] [A] [G] [D/F#] [Em]
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