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Same Ol' River

Sam Bush
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I wish that I could  be an Indian
 On a painted pony  so fast
  No one could ever catch me
  Or get caught up in my past
  I’d ride across many rivers
  Too many moons to tell the times
  Then I’d tell all the young Warriors
  Many moons ago this was mine, all mine!
 (Chorus)
Same  ol’ river
Same  ol’ Sea!
Same  ol’  water  rushing  over  me
Same  ol’ moon
Same  ol’ sun!
Same  ol’  race  that  we’ve  always  run
 Same ol’ race that we’ve always run
 I wish that I could be a Pirate
 I’d sail the ocean blue
 Way before the big liners
 Started sailing them too
 I’d bury most of my treasures
 So I would leave a big hole
 And the only real sense of pleasure (that I’d get)
 Is to sail free of my soul!!!!
 (repeat Chorus)
 I wish that I could be a Slave
 It doesn’t matter what kind
 I’d sing a song for fallen angels
 Try and be free in my mind
 Then when no one wasn’t lookin’
 I’d drop my heartless plow
 I’d find my own contemporarys
 And I’d wipe the shame from their brow!!!!
 (repeat chorus)
 I wish that I could be an outlaw
 Runnin’ from the law sometimes
 No vigilantly against the seasons
 But I can’t help but read why
 I’d always keep my revolver
 Steady and fast at my side and
 I’d rob a train bound for glory
 Cuz I thought I needed a ride!!!!
 (repeat chorus)
 (add once more)
 Same ol race that we’ve always run
 So many things I ain’t never done

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Readable chord sheet for Same Ol' River by Sam Bush

[G] [Cadd9] [D] [G]

[D] [G] [Cadd9] [B/G] [Cadd9] [B/G] [Cadd9] [B/G]

[G]  [Cadd9]      I wish that I [D]could be an [G]Indian
[G]  [Cadd9]      On a painted p[D]ony so fast [G]

        No one could ever catch me
        Or get caught up in my past
        I’d ride across many rivers
        Too many moons to tell the times
        Then I’d tell all the young Warriors
        Many moons ago this was mine, all mine!

(Chorus)
[D]Same ol’ river
[G]Same ol’ Sea!

[Cadd9]Same o[B/G]l’ w[Cadd9]ater r[B/G]ushi[Cadd9]ng ove[B/G]r me

[D]Same ol’ moon
[G]Same ol’ sun!

[Cadd9]Same o[B/G]l’ r[Cadd9]ace th[B/G]at w[Cadd9]e’ve a[B/G]lways run
Same ol’ race that we’ve always run

I wish that I could be a Pirate
I’d sail the ocean blue
Way before the big liners
Started sailing them too
I’d bury most of my treasures
So I would leave a big hole
And the only real sense of pleasure (that I’d get)
Is to sail free of my soul!!!!

(repeat Chorus)

I wish that I could be a Slave
It doesn’t matter what kind
I’d sing a song for fallen angels
Try and be free in my mind
Then when no one wasn’t lookin’
I’d drop my heartless plow
I’d find my own contemporarys
And I’d wipe the shame from their brow!!!!

(repeat chorus)

I wish that I could be an outlaw
Runnin’ from the law sometimes
No vigilantly against the seasons
But I can’t help but read why
I’d always keep my revolver
Steady and fast at my side and
I’d rob a train bound for glory
Cuz I thought I needed a ride!!!!

(repeat chorus)

(add once more)
Same ol race that we’ve always run

So many things I ain’t never done

[Thanks to Joe Schirck for lyrics]