Vince Gill - Whipporwill river

My ^Ddad was a ^Gman with 2 ^Dhard working ^Ghands He ^Dalways took ^Gtime out for ^Ame ^A7 Well, I'd ^Dcome home from ^Gschool - load ^Dup that ca ^Gnoe He'd ^Dsay "What's the ^Gbet gonna ^Abe" ^A7

^EmWe'd float that boat down on ^AWhipporwill River ^EmCatch us a big one or ^Atwo He ^Emtaught me about life and ^Ait's simple pleasures And ^Emwhatever else that he ^Aknew

Then ^DI met a ^Ggirl with a ^Dhair full of ^Gcurls ^DPure and an ^Ginnocent ^Aheart ^A7 I knew ^Dshe was the ^Gone - and when ^Dweekends would ^Gcome Wild ^Dhorses couldn't ^Gkeep us a ^Apart ^A7

^EmWe'd run those ponies down ^AWhipporwill River ^EmI'd steal a sweet kiss or ^Atwo She ^Emtaught me about love and ^Ait's simple pleasures And ^Emwhatever else that she ^Aknew

Well, I^D married that^G girl; and^D we have a^G son He ^Dlooks like my ^Gdaddy used ^Ato ^{A7 D}His mom and ^GI, ^Dalways find ^Gtime To ^Ddo things that ^Ghe likes to ^Ado ^A7

He ^Emloves to go fishing on ^AWhipporwill River ^EmRide in his grandad's ca ^Anoe We ^Emteach him about life, and ^Ait's simple pleasures And ^Empass down a memory or ^Atwo He ^Emloves to go fishing on ^AWhipporwill River ^EmRide in his grandad's ca ^Anoe We ^Emteach him about life, and ^Ait's simple pleasures And ^Emmakinh a memory or ^Atwo