The River

F#m A E Dmaj7 D F#m A E D F#m A E D I come from down in the valley, where mister, when you're young, F#m A D A They bring you up to do just like your daddy done, D A E/G# F#m Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just seven-teen, Bm A D We rode out of that valley to where the fields are green. F#m D E A And we went down to the river and into the river we'd dive, F#m D E D Oh down to the river we’d ride. F#m A E D F#m A E D F#m A E D I got Mary pregnant, oh man, that was all she wrote, F#m A D A And for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat, D A E/G# F#m We went down to the courthouse, and the judge put it all to rest, Bm No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle, A D No flowers, no wedding dress. F#m D E A Ooh we went down to the river and into the river we'd dive, F#m D E D Oh down to the river we’d ride. F#m A E D F#m A E D F#m A E D I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company, F#m A D A Ooh, but lately there ain't been that much work on account of the economy, D And all these things that seemed so important, A E/G# F#m Mister they vanished right into the air, Bm A D Now I act like I don't remember, Mary acts like she don't care. F#m A But I remember us riding in my brother's car, E D Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir, F#m A At night on them banks I'd lie awake, D A And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take, D Ooh but those memories come back to haunt me, A E/G# F#m Ooh they haunt me like a curse, Bm Is a dream a lie if it don't come true? A D Or is it something worse? F#m D That sends me down to the river, E A And though the river is dry, F#m D E D Ooh ooh go down to the river tonight, F#m D E A We will go down to the river my baby and I, F#m D E D Oh down to the river we ride. Ooh.. F#m A E D F#m A E D F#m D E/G# A We went down to the river my baby and I, F#m D E D Oh down to the river we’d ride. Aah ahh aah F#m A E D F#m A E D F#m A E D