Verse: F# C# F# Way down along Sycamore Slough B F# A white man sings the blues F# C# F# Selling roses of papier mache B C# With flecks of starlight dew D#m C# I swiped a bunch and I threw it your way B A#m Where hazy moonlight glowed Chorus: B F# G#7 B F# Way down, down along lazy river road Verse: F# C# F# Way down along Shadowfall Ward B F# End of the avenue F# C# F# Run hide seek in your own backyard B C# Mamaʼs backyard wonʼt do D#m C# All night long I sang loveʼs sweet song B A#m Down where the water flowed Chorus. Bridge: G#m C# Moonlight wanes as hound dogs bay D#m A# D#m Never quite catch the tune G#m C# Stars fall down in buckets like rain D#m A# D#m Till there ainʼt no standing room G#m A# Bright blue boxcars, train by train G#m A# Rattle while dreams unfold B F# G#7 B F# Way down, down along lazy river road Verse: F# C# F# Way down along Seminole Square B F# Belly of the river tide F# C# F# Call for me and I will be there B C# For the price of a taxi ride D#m C# Night time double clutches into today B A#m Like a truck downshifting its load Chorus. Verse: F# C# F# Thread the needle right through the eye B F# The thread that runs so true F# C# F# All the others I let pass by B C# I only wanted you D#m C# I never cared much for careless love B A#m But, oh, how your bright eyes glowed Chorus.
