RIVERBOAT FANTASY
DAVID WILCOX
Intro:
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E HE||----0--|--1--1-------------------|-------------------------|------B||----0--|--1-----4--3--1----------|-------------------------|------G||----1--|--2--------------1-------|-------------------------|------D|| ---2--|--3-------------------3--|--L--3--1--0--3----------|------A||----2--|--3----------------------|--------------3----------|------E||----0--|--1----------------------|-----------------4----1--|---L--
Verse 1:
F
Sittin' on a riverboat, havin' a party
Bb F
Me and my Cajun Queen
F
She's turnin' twenty-one on the Mississippi river
G C
Headin' down to New Orleans
F
The year is 1894
Bb
Oh come on mama and love me some more
F
Her dark eyes flash like a gambler's rings
G C F
She shakes her pretty head and sings
Chorus:
F
Life for me is a riverboat fantasy
Bb F
Watchin' the sun go down
F
A rock and roll band with a reefer in my hand
G C
Now look at that wheel go around
F
Cocaine kisses and moonshine Misses
Bb F
That's the life for me
F F-E-Eb-D
I'm sailing away from my heartache
G C F
On a riverboat fantasy
Verse 2:
Can't think, can't drink anymore whisky
I could'a drunk a river dry
Mmmmm...this old boat she's
Just sittin' in the moonlight
Catchin' the gleam in her eye
Showers of rain come pourin' down
The sky full of stars like a French lace gown
Shimmer, glimmer I think I'm gonna fall
Whoops catch me mama, that's all
Repeat chorus
Solo: F F Bb F F F GC F
Q Q E Q E --------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------13h----15--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q. E E E Q Q E Q E ----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------12------|--13----13----13------------|---L----15------15------15--|------------------15----12--|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| F F
H Q E E H Q E E --------------------------|--------------------------|------------13------------|--------------------------|------------------13------|--------------------------|--15------------------15--|---L----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------13h--15--|--------------------------|--------------------------| Bb F
E E Q E E Q Q E E E Q E -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------13-----------|-------------------------------|--13h--15--15----13b------13pbr----|--15br-------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------16--13--16--13-------| F F
E E E E E E E E E E H. ----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|--12--15--15--12------------------|------------------------|------------------12--15--12------|--10br--8--8------------|------------------------------13--|------------------------| G C F
Verse 3:
Delta sun beats down like a hammer
Mmmm....it gives the low down blues
I've got a cotton gin. I'll weave and spin
And shake the dust from my shoes
I made my money, I found me a honey
To tickle me under my chin
When mornin' comes I'll ride into town
And worry 'bout the shape I'm in
Repeat chorus
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Tab for Rhythm Guitar
E F F F Q Q Q E E W Q Q Q Q E||--------------------0--|--1-----------|-------||--------1---------1----|B||--------------------0--|--1-----------|-------||--------1---------1----|G||--------------------1--|--2-----------|-------||*-------2---------2----|D||--------------------2--|--3-----------|-------||*-------3---------3----|A||--------------------2--|--3-----------|-------||--------3---------3----|E||--------------------0--|--1-----------|-------||--------1---------1----|
F F Bb Bb F F F Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q -------1---------1----|-------6---------6----|-------1----1----1----|-------1---------1----|-------6---------6----|-------1----1----1----|-------2---------2----|-------7---------7----|-------2----2----2----|-------3---------3----|-------8---------8----|-------3----3----3----|-------3---------3----|-------8---------8----|-------3----3----3----|-------1---------1----|-------6---------6----|-------1----1----1----|
F F F F G G G G G G G G Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E -------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
C C C C C C C C F F E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q ---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-------1---------1----|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-------1---------1----|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-------2---------2----|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-------3---------3----|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-------3---------3----|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-------1---------1----|
F F F F F Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E --1----1----1--1--1----|--6----6----6----6--6--|--6----6----6--6--6--6--|--1----1----1--1--1----|--6----6----6----6--6--|--6----6----6--6--6--6--|--2----2----2--2--2----|--7----7----7----7--7--|--7----7----7--7--7--7--|--3----3----3--3--3----|--8----8----8----8--8--|--8----8----8--8--8--8--|--3----3----3--3--3----|--8----8----8----8--8--|--8----8----8--8--8--8--|--1----1----1--1--1----|--6----6----6----6--6--|--6----6----6--6--6--6--|
F F F F F F G C C C Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q -------1---------1----|-------1----1--1--1----|-------3-----8---8---8----|-------1---------1----|-------1----1--1--1----|-------3-----8---8---8----|-------2---------2----|-------2----2--2--2----|-------4-----9---9---9----|-------3---------3----|-------3----3--3--3----|-------5----10--10--10----|-------3---------3----|-------3----3--3--3----|-------5----10--10--10----|-------1---------1----|-------1----1--1--1----|-------3-----8---8---8----|
F F F F F F F F F F F Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q --1----1--1--1--1--1--1--|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|
Bb Bb Bb F F F F F F F F F F Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E --6--------------6----|--1--1--1--1--1----1--1--|-------1---------1--1--|--6--------------6----|--1--1--1--1--1----1--1--|-------1---------1--1--|--7--------------7----|--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--|-------2---------2--2--|--8--------------8----|--3--3--3--3--3----3--3--|-------3---------3--3--|--8--------------8----|--3--3--3--3--3----3--3--|-------3---------3--3--|--6--------------6----|--1--1--1--1--1----1--1--|-------1---------1--1--|
F F F F F G G G G G G G G C C Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E H H --1----1----1----1--1--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|---8---------8--------|--1----1----1----1--1--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|---8---------8--------|--2----2----2----2--2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---9---------9--------|--3----3----3----3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--10--------10--------|--3----3----3----3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--10--------10--------|--1----1----1----1--1--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|---8---------8--------|
F F F F F F F F Bb Bb Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E H Q Q -------1---------1----|-------1----1--1--1--1--|--6-------------6----|-------1---------1----|-------1----1--1--1--1--|--6-------------6----|-------2---------2----|-------2----2--2--2--2--|--7-------------7----|-------3---------3----|-------3----3--3--3--3--|--8-------------8----|-------3---------3----|-------3----3--3--3--3--|--8-------------8----|-------1---------1----|-------1----1--1--1--1--|--6-------------6----|
F F F F F F F F F E Eb D D Q E E H H E E Q E E E E H --1----1--1--1--------|--1--------1--1--1----|---8--7--6--5--L--------|--1----1--1--1--------|--1--------1--1--1----|--10--9--8--7--L--------|--2----2--2--2--------|--2--------2--2--2----|--10--9--8--7--L--------|--3----3--3--3--------|--3--------3--3--3----|--10--9--8--7--L--------|--3----3--3--3--------|--3--------3--3--3----|---8--7--6--5--L--------|--1----1--1--1--------|--1--------1--1--1----|---8--7--6--5--L--------|
G G G C C F F F F F F F F Q E E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q --3----3--3---8-------8--|--1----1----1----1-----||--1----1----1----1----|--3----3--3---8-------8--|--1----1----1----1-----||--1----1----1----1----|--4----4--4---9-------9--|--2----2----2----2----*||--2----2----2----2----|--5----5--5--10------10--|--3----3----3----3----*||--3----3----3----3----|--5----5--5--10------10--|--3----3----3----3-----||--3----3----3----3----|--3----3--3---8-------8--|--1----1----1----1-----||--1----1----1----1----|
F F F F Bb Bb Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q -------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|-------6---------6----|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|-------6---------6----|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|-------7---------7----|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|-------8---------8----|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|-------8---------8----|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|-------6---------6----|
F F F F F F F Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q -------1----1----1----|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|-------1----1----1----|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|-------2----2----2----|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|-------3----3----3----|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|-------3----3----3----|-------3---------3----|-------3---------3----|-------1----1----1----|-------1---------1----|-------1---------1----|
G G G G G G G G C C C C C C C C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
G C F F H H W W --3---------8--------|--1----------------|--L----------------|--3---------8--------|--1----------------|--L----------------|--4---------9--------|--2----------------|--L----------------|--5--------10--------|--3----------------|--L----------------|--5--------10--------|--3----------------|--L----------------|--3---------8--------|--1----------------|--L----------------|
F W --L----------------||--L----------------||--L----------------||--L----------------||--L----------------||--L----------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
. - note dotted
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
h - hammer on
br - bendRelease
pbr - preBendRelease
