G0 C1 G2 0there's a house over the river but alas i cannot swim G3 D4 1and a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin G5 C6 G7 2there's a house over the river but alas i cannot swim G8 D9 G10 3ill live my life regretting that i never jumped in 4 Interlude: C11 G12 C13 G14 C15 G16 G17 5 G18 C19 G20 6there's a boy over the river with short black curly hair G21 D22 7he wants to be my lover and i want to be his peer G23 C24 G25 8there's a boy over the river but alas i cannot swim G26 D27 G28 9i never will get to put my arms around him 10 Interlude: C29 G30 C31 G32 C33 G34 G35 11 G36 C37 G38 12there's a life up by the river that was meant for me G39 D40 13instead i live my life in constant misery G41 C42 G43 14there's a life across the river but i do not see G44 D45 G46 15why i should please those who'll never be pleased 16 Interlude: C47 G48 C49 G50 C51 G52 G53 17 Em54 C55 Em56 18there is gold across the river but i dont want none Em57 C58 G59 19there is gold across the river but i dont want none Em60 C61 G62 20gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun Em63 D64 G65 21gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun G66 C67 G68 22there is gold across the river but i dont want none G69 C70 23i would rather be driving being held up by a golden gun G71 G72 C73 G74 24saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun G75 G76 C77 G78 25saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun G79 G80 C81 G82 26saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun