C   F  C   Am  G   C   F  C   G  C  G/B  Am  G

[Verse 1]
C          G/B       Am           G            C      G/B  Am  G
All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts
C          G/B         Am           G            C    G/B  Am  G
All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt
    C                         C7                  F     Ab
But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt
                C            Am          Dm
When all of our lives were entwined to begin with
G            C     G/B  Am  G
Here in Spoon River


[Verse 2]
C          G/B    Am           G           C    G/B  Am  G
All of the calico dresses, the gingham and lace
    C         G/B        Am            G         C    G/B  Am  G
Are up in the attic with grandfather's derringer case
        C                           C7                 F     Ab
There's words whispered down in the parlour, a shadowy face
               C          Am         Dm
The morning is heavy with one more beginning
G            C     G/B  Am  G
Here in Spoon River


[Instrumental]
C    Am  F   Ab   C  Am  Dm  G  C  G/B  Am  G


[Verse 3]
C           G/B        Am         G              C    G/B  Am  G
Come to the dance John Perkins, I like you right well
    C          G/B            Am             G            C    G/B  Am  G
The union's preserved, if you listen you can hear all the bells
      C                     C7                     F     Ab
There must be a heaven, god knows I've seen mostly hell
          C                 Am               Dm
My rig is outside, come and ride through the morning
G            C     G/B  Am  G
Here in Spoon River


[Verse 4]
C          G/B       Am           G            C      G/B  Am  G
All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts
C          G/B         Am           G            C    G/B  Am  G
All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt
    C                         C7                  F     Ab
But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt
                C            Am          Dm
When all of our lives were entwined to begin with
G            C     G/B  Am
Here in Spoon River
     G          C            Am          Dm
When all of our lives were entwined to begin with
G            C     G/B  Am  G
Here in Spoon River