New River Train

Bill Monroe

Written by Maggie Andrews

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C
Darling you can't love one
                           G7
Darling you can't love but one
C                      F
You can't love one and have any fun
   C           G7         C
No darling you can't love one

Verse 2

Riding on that new river train
                         G7
Riding on that new river train
C                   F
Same old train that brought me here
    C          G7       C
And soon gonna carry me away

Verse 3

Darling you can't love two
                       G7
Darling you can't love two
C                      F
You can't love two and your little heart be true
C           G7         C
Darling you can't love two

Verse 2

Riding on that new river train
                         G7
Riding on that new river train
C                   F
Same old train that brought me here
    C          G7       C
And soon gonna carry me away

Verse 4

Darling you can't love three
                       G7
Darling you can't love three
C                        F
You can't love three and still love me
   C           G7         C
No darling you can't love three

Verse 2

Riding on that new river train
                         G7
Riding on that new river train
C                   F
Same old train that brought me here
    C          G7       C
And soon gonna carry me away

Verse 5

Darling you can't love four
                       G7
Darling you can't love four
C                       F
You can't love four and love me anymore
   C           G7         C
No darling you can't love four

Verse 2

Riding on that new river train
                         G7
Riding on that new river train
C                   F
Same old train that brought me here
    C          G7       C
And soon gonna carry me away

Verse 6

Darling you can't love five
                       G7
Darling you can't love five
C                       F
You can't love five and get money from my beehive
   C           G7         C
No darling you can't love five

Verse 2

Riding on that new river train
                         G7
Riding on that new river train
C                   F
Same old train that brought me here
    C          G7       C
And soon gonna carry me away

Verse 7

Darling you can't love six
                       G7
Darling you can't love six
C                       F
You can't love six that kind of love don't mix
   C           G7         C
No darling you can't love six

Verse 2

Riding on that new river train
                         G7
Riding on that new river train
C                   F
Same old train that brought me here
    C          G7       C
And soon gonna carry me away