Old Time River Man

Old Time River Man (John Hartford) (Down on the River Album) And (Banjo According to John Hartford, Lesson 1) I think the cd is in key of E (my soundbyte is in D, banjo tuned E Capo 4) D G D A ()Where does an () old time () river man () go D After he's passed () away? G D A Does his soul () still keep a () watch on the () deep D For the rest of the river () days? G D A Does he then () come () back as a channel () cat D Or the wasps that light on the () wheel? G D A Or the birds that () fly through () a summer () sky D Or the fish swimming under the () keel? G D A Where does an () old () time pilot () go D After he's stood his last () watch? G D A Does he fall by the () ear of the () man who () steers D Saying hold her on that () notch G D A There's a gentle () sneeze in the () river () breeze D Saying son I'm goin to () bed. G D A And they light their () pipes and ()go off in the() night D Or was that fireflies () instead? G D A D Where does an () old time () engineer () go after he's cooled her () down? G D A D Gone up the () hill to never () come () back, on the quiet side of () town. G D A Does his ) soul live () on in the engine () songs D While the striker checks the () gears? G D A D Is he still () afloat on an () old steam () boat after he's gone from () here? G D A D ****Where's an () poor old love () song go () after its off the () charts? G D A D Does it () hang around () like a distant () sound or last years broken () hearts G D A D Does it () then come () back on a brand new () track sure to bend your () head G D A D It might be () old, but just turned () gold, by the () talking heads () instead. ***Last verse taken from video on U tube..v.g. 11-3-06..