Tom: G
G C G C D G
[Verse 1]
N.C. G C G
The weather finally broke in the middle of April
C D
Jacob loaded up his wagon with last years furs
G C G
He’d have to make the trip alone cause it would be too risky
C D
For his pretty wife Sarah and the unborn child
G
She carried with her
[Verse 2]
N.C. G C G
It took three weeks to reach the Mississippi River
C D
And he turned south toward New Orleans
G
Cor a boy from the mountains
C G
It was easy to get caught up
C
In the sights and sounds of the city
D G
And the things he’d never seen
[Chorus]
N.C. C G
And the river rolls on like an endless river
C D
The sun light glistens on the rocks below
C D G
He can hear her voice in the rippling water
C D G
Saying please be home before the cold winds blow
[Verse 3]
N.C. G C G
He fell in with a bad companion
C D
Said give me your money or I’ll take your life
G C G
Jacob drew his pistol and in less than a heart beat
C
The stranger lay dead on the floor
D G
And someone had to pay the price
[Verse 4]
N.C. G C G
And after three long years in a Louisiana prison
C G D G
He stands on the hill that overlooks his farm
D G C G
With his woman by his side thanks God for his blessings
C D G
And most of all for the blonde hair child resting in his arms
[Chorus]
N.C. C G
And the river rolls on like an endless river
C D
The sun light glistens on the rocks below
C D G
He can hear her voice in the rippling water
C D G
Saying please be home before the cold winds blow
[Outro]
C D G
Yes he can hear her voice in the rippling water
C D G
Saying please be home before the cold winds blow
