Down By The River
Albert Hammond - 1972 • Key:
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Down By The River
Albert Hammond - 1972
From: "KKKKlaus"
C
City life was gettin' us
F
down
S
G
o we spent the weekend
C
out of town
P
Am
itched the tent on a patch
Dm
of ground
G
Down by the
C
river
C
Little fire and drank some
F
wine
G
You put your jeans on top
C
of mine
Am
Said: come in, the water's
Dm
fine
G
Down by the r
C
iver
C
Down by the ri
F
ver
G
Down by the
C
river
Am
Said: come in, the
Dm
water's fine
G
Down by the r
C
iver
C
Didn't feel too good all
F
night
G
So we took a walk in the m
C
ornin' light
Am
We came across the str
Dm
angest side
D
G
own by the
C
river
C
Silver fish lay on it's
F
side
I
G
t was washed up by the
C
early tide
I
Am
wonder how it
Dm
died
G
Down by the r
C
iver
C
Down by the
F
river
G
Down by the r
C
iver
Am
Silver fish lay on i
Dm
t's side
G
Down by the r
C
iver
C
Doctor put us both to
F
bed
G
He dosed us up and he shook
C
his head
O
Am
nly foolish people go,
Dm
he said
G
Down by the r
C
iver
C
Why do willows weep sa
F
id he
G
Because they're dying gr
C
adually
Am
>From the waste from the
Dm
factories
G
Down by the
C
river
C
Down by the
F
river
G
Down by the
C
river
Am
Why do willows weep
Dm
said he
G
Down by the r
C
iver
D
In time the river banks w
G
ill die
A
The region wilt and the dogs
D
will fly
Hm
There'll be a tear in the
Em
otter's eye
A
Down by the r
D
iver
T
D
he banks will soon be black
G
and dead
A
And where the otter's raised
D
his head
Hm
Will be a clean white st
Em
one instead
A
Down by the r
D
iver
D
Down by the r
G
iver
A
Down by the r
D
iver
Hm
The banks will soon be bl
Em
ack and dead
D
A
own by the r
D
iver
The original song is written in Bb,
and will change to C; that means:
C = Bb
F = Eb
G = F
Am = Gm
Dm = Cm
The text is taken from CD by ear "Albert Hammond, The very best of Albert Hammond"
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