B
Fish ain't bitin' 
                   B                    B
But I don't really care I'm in no hurry
                                    E
Like that Wabash River there I'd be drinkin'
   E               B
Or laying dead somewhere 
      B              F#     B
If it wasn't for the Wabash River

[Chorus]
      B                B
If it wasn't for the Wabash River 
         B               B                  F#
And this willow tree and my pole and a line
E/B                      B       E
I'd be goin' crazy as an Indiana cyclone
E                            B      B      F#
Drownin' memories of her and cryin' cryin' cryin'
      E                     B
If it wasn't for the Wabash River 
             F#        B
I'd be goin' out of my mind

[Verse]
        B
It's so peaceful 
        B                           B
Sittin' here beneath my tree Lord I need her
         B                          E
Like she often needed me life ain't worth it
        E            B
Just as far as I can see
      B              F#     B
If it wasn't for the Wabash River

[Chorus]
      B                B
If it wasn't for the Wabash River 
         B               B                  F#
And this willow tree and my pole and a line
E/B                      B       E
I'd be goin' crazy as an Indiana cyclone
E                            B      B      F#
Drownin' memories of her and cryin' cryin' cryin'
      E                     B
If it wasn't for the Wabash River 
             F#        B
I'd be goin' out of my mind