Travelling Riverside Blues
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Guitar is tuned to Open G: DGDGBD
Intro
G Em7 G/D G/C G/B
G Bb C Bb G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B
Hey
G Bb C Bb G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B
G Bb C Bb G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B
G Bb C Bb G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B
That's right
[Verso 1]
G7
Asked sweet mama, let me be her kid
G7
She said, "You might get hurt if you don't keep it behind"
C7
Well, I know my baby if I see her in the dark
D7 C Bb5
I said, I know my rider if I see her in the dark
G G7/F Em7 G/Eb G
[Refrão]
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
Now, I'm going to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
Bb C Bb G G/F Em7 G/D G/B G
Still barrel house, cause it's on the riverside, yeah
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
I know my baby, Lord, I said, is really sloppy drunk
Bb C Bb G Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
I know my mama, Lord, a brown-skin, but she ain't no plum, uh-huh.
[Verso 2]
G
See my baby, tell her, tell her hurry home
G C7
Had no loving since my baby been gone
G7
See my baby, tell her hurry on home
D5 C
I ain't had, Lord, my right mind
Bb5 G7/F Em G/Eb G
Since my rider's been gone
[Refrão]
G Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
Hey, she promises, she's my rider
G Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
I want to tell you, she's my rider
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em G/D G/C G/B
Know you're mine, she's my rider
G Bb C Bb G G7/F Em G/D G/C G/B G7
She ain't but sixteen, but she's my rider
[Verso 3]
G7
I'm going to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
G7
Anybody argue with me man I'll keep them satisfied
C7 G7
Well, I see my baby, tell her the shape I'm in
C G G7/F Em7 G/Eb G
Ain't had no lovin' Lord since you know when
Interlude: G Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B x4
Guitar Solo
G7 C7 D7 C7 G
Ah, why won't you come in my kitchen
G G7/F Em7 G/Eb G
[Refrão]
G Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
She's a kindhearted baby
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
She studies evil all the time
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
She's a kindhearted woman
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B
She studies evil all the time
[Verso 3]
G7
Squeeze my lemon 'til the juice runs down my leg
Squeeze it so hard, I'll fall right out of bed
C7
And you squeeze my lemon
G7
'til the juice runs down my leg
G7
I wonder if you know what I'm talking about
D7 C7
Oh, but the way that you squeeze it girl, uh
G7 G7/F Em G/Eb
I swear I'm gonna fall right out of bed
C
Ah, she's a good rider
Outro
G Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B x4
G Bb C Bb G G7/F F G/D G/C G/B G
I wanna take my rider by my side, yeah
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G
I said her front teeth are lined with gold
Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B
She's got a mortgage on my body, got a lien on my soul
G Bb C Bb G G7/F Em7 G/D G/C G/B G Bb C Bb G
She's my brown-skinned sugar plum
How to play Travelling Riverside Blues
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.