Steamboat Look Homeward
Verse 1
[Am]I woke up on a[G] steamboat, [C]
[Am]with power in[G] my hands[C]
[Am]I looked out [G]the captains [C]quarters
[Am]To see a sout[G]hern land[C]
[Am]Old man river[G] is runnin [C]
[Am]To meet his w[G]ife the sea[C]
[Am]And there ain[G]'t nobody ste[C]aling
[Am]For the curre[G]nts course is[C] free
[Am]Yeah the curr[G]ents course i[C]s free
Chorus
[Am]Steamb[G]oat ca[F]rry me[C]
C. G C
To my delta home
[Am]Steamb[G]oat ca[F]rry me[C]
[C]I've got r[G]ivers in[C] my soul
Verse 2
[Am]When we finally [G]reach New Orl[C]eans
[Am]I'm gonna dan[G]ce with all t[C]he ghosts
Am. G C
I'm gonna swim in eerie waters
[Am]And drink to [G]every toast[C]
[Am]On the bank o[G]f the Mississ[C]ippi
[Am]There's a pan[G]tsuit preache[C]r man
[Am]Sayin come in[G]to the water[C]
Am. G C
For the kingdom is at hand
[Am]Yeah the king[G]dom is at han[C]d
Chorus
[Am]Steamb[G]oat c[F]arry me[C]
[C]To my del[G]ta home[C]
[Am]Steam[G]boat c[F]arry me[C]
[C]I've got r[G]ivers in[C] my soul
Verse 3
[Am]In the finely l[G]ayered dar[C]kness
Am. G C
In the warmest August night
[Am]I skipped alo[G]ng the cobble[C]stone
[Am]And danced in[G] all your lig[C]ht
[Am]When I came u[G]pon a mansion[C]
[Am]I climbed up [G]all its stair[C]s
[Am]But every mir[G]ror that I lo[C]oked in
[Am]I saw God sta[G]ndin there[C]
[Am]Yeah I saw Go[G]d standin the[C]re
Chorus
S[Am]teamboa[G]t carry[F] me[C]
[C]To my delt[G]a home[C]
[Am]Steamb[G]oat ca[F]rry me[C]
[C]I've got r[G]ivers in[C] my soul
S[Am]teambo[G]at ca[F]rry m[C]e
[C]To my delt[G]a home[C]
[Am]Steamb[G]oat ca[F]rry me[C]
[C]I've got ri[G]vers in [C]my soul
[C]I've got ri[G]vers in [C]my soul
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