Riverboat

E A E A E A B E A Well, I spent the better part of my life E B On a Mississippi riverboat E A I used to be known from coast to coast E B E As the slickest gambler afloat A E I've dealt the cards from Minnesota B E To the harbor at New Orleans A E I've made a lotta big money on a riverboat, A E I've loved a lotta pretty riverboat queens A E A E Riverboat, riverboat A E I love your whistle's wail A E A E I wish I was back on the riverboat A E 'Stead of in the Memphis jail E A E A E A B E A Oh, a big man got on the riverboat E B Our last time in St. Paul E A He had a lotta money but his luck went bad E B E And the riverboat won it all A E He said I dealt from the bottom of the deck E B And he pulled a shiny knife A E Before that gambler lunged at me A E My forty-four took his life A E A E Riverboat, riverboat A E I love your whistle's wail A E A E I wish I was back on the riverboat A E 'Stead of in the Memphis jail E A E A E A B E A Well, they came on the boat and they took me to jail E B When we got to Tennessee E A A gamblin' man has very few friends E B E Guess nobody cared for me A E So I might be here for a many long years E B But if I ever get out A E I'm gonna head straight for that levee and get me A E A riverboat headin' south A E A E Riverboat, riverboat A E I love your whistle's wail A E A E I wish I was back on the riverboat A E 'Stead of in the Memphis jail A E A E A E A E 'Stead of in the Memphis jail