Down To The River Chords Version 3 - Ben Caplan

Intro

(following muted strum pattern on 5th fret for each bar)

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Verse 1

(strum intro pattern muted for Verse 1 only) Cm I went down to the river Cm Flowing out onto the sea Cm On my way to the ocean Cm Let the spirit swallow me

Verse 2

Cm A#

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A|-0-h-1-1/3~-|

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I got low down in the water D# F

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A|-/6~~-|

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I let the current guide my bones Cm A# I got 9 kinds of trouble F Bb Cm I'm just trying to find my way home

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Verse 3

Cm A# Over 20 some years of living D# F And a thousand wasted days Cm A# I have loved a lot of women F Many times I've gone wrong ways

Verse 4

Cm A# And I came down to the water D# F For a dip to cleanse my soul Cm A# They keep telling me that I'm just a babe F Bb Cm But baby why do I feel so old

Break

Cm A# Ah da da da da da da D# F da da da da da da daa

Verse 5

Cm F This is the verge of a breakthrough D# G It's a fine line that cannot be bent Cm F And I felt like a river run dry D# G But I don't know where all of the rainwater went

Verse 6

Cm F And I believe we were all dead or dying D# G But I see different in the blue light Cm F There is no such thing as a dawn or a dusk D# G It's daylight until it is night

Verse 7

N.C. You gotta Cm F fight through the dimming N.C. You gotta D# G run into the winds N.C. You gotta Cm F rage against the dying of the light D# G Live for the moment that's left

Verse 8

N.C. You gotta Cm F fight through the dimming N.C. You gotta D# G run into the winds N.C. You gotta Cm F rage against the dying of the light D# G Live for the moment that's left us

Bridge

G# there is no such thing as a dying man Cm We're alive till the moment we're dead G# And a drowning man is just a living man G Who hasn't N.C. run out of his last bit of breath

Solo

G# Cm G# Cm G# Cm G# Gm Gm/Ab Gm Gm/Ab Gm Gm/Ab Gm Gm/Ab G

Break

Cm A# Ah da da da da da da D# F da da da da da da daa Cm A# Ah da da da da da da D# F da da da da da da daa Cm A# Ah da da da da da da D# F da da da da da da daa

Verse 9

Cm A# I went down to the river D# F Flowing out onto the sea Cm A# On my way to the ocean F Let the spirit swallow me

Verse 10

Cm A# I got low down in the water D# F I let the current guide my bones Cm A# I got 9 kinds of trouble F Bb Cm A# D# I'm just trying to find my way ho - me

Outro