[Intro]d: D6 Dm6 E7 E7/13 E7 A Edim E7 

A        D9   E    A        A7    
You keep goin' your way, 
D     Cdim        A       F#7 
I'll keep   goin' my way 
D6     Dm6  E7      E7/13     E7  A    Edim   E7 
River,         stay away from my door. 
A      D9  E  A      A7    
I just got a cabin; 
D     Cdim       A       F#7 
You don't  need  my cabin 
D6     Dm6  E7      E7/6      E7  A    Edim   E7 
River,         stay away from my door. 
C#m                    G#7      C#m7         G#7 
Don't come up any higher I'm so all alone. 
E       C#m5-/7        B7    D9    Bm5-/7  E7 
Leave the bed and the fire that is all I own. 
A        D9  E    A          A7    
I ain't breakin' your heart, 
D          Cdim      A       F#7 
Don't start breakin' my heart  
D6     Dm6   E7      E7/13    E7   A    Edim   E7 
River,         stay away from my door.