Em7   Am7 Em7

[Verse 1]
Em7
Wake in a cold sweat
Em7
Nightmare by my bed
Em7
Waiting for the rider
Em7
Wondering through my head
            Am7
Cause I'm a long way from home
Am7
On the highway too long
    G7
Got road dust in my mouth
          F#m7
I need to head down south
        Em7
And get back to the river

[Chorus]
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Back to the river to take my time
Em7
So I can think about the little ones

[Verse 2]
Em7
Keep them in my heart
          Am7       Em7
Born in a bad storm
Em7
Ain't no good when we're apart
        A7
Well, I miss their hugs
A7
And chasing lighting bugs
     G7                            F#m7
They make me smile, but it's gonna take a little while
       Em7
To get back to the river

[Chorus]
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river to take my time

[Verse 3]
Em7
There's a full moon rising out tonight
Em7
Might make be crazy but that's all right
Em7
Long as I find some peace of mine
Em7
I'm going back to the river to take my time
                A7
Where there's a campfire going
A7
Warm breezes blowing
G7
Moss hanging from the trees
          F#m7
I'll have all that I need
           Em7
When I get back to the river

[Outro]
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Oh, back now
Em7
Oh lord, I gotta gotta get back
Em7
Lord lord, back now
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river right now
Em7
Oh oh
Em7