C          Em        Dm           G            C      Em  F  G
All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts
C          Em          Dm           G            C      Em  F  G
All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt
    Em                        Dm        G         C    Em  A
But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt
                Dm                       F
When all of our lives were entwined to begin with
              C     Em  F  G
Here in Spoon River


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


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


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