Down By The River
Albert HammondVersion1
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City life was gettin' us down
So we spent the weekend out of town
Pitched the tent on a patch of ground
Down by the river
Little fire and drank some wine
You put your jeans on top of mine
Said: come in, the water's fine
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
Said: come in, the water's fine
Down by the river
Didn't feel too good all night
So we took a walk in the mornin' light
We came across the strangest side
Down by the river
Silver fish lay on it's side
It was washed up by the early tide
I wonder how it died
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
Silver fish lay on it's side
Down by the river
Doctor put us both to bed
He dosed us up and he shook his head
Only foolish people go, he said
Down by the river
Why do willows weep said he
Because they're dying gradually
>From the waste from the factories
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
Why do willows weep said he
Down by the river
In time the river banks will die
The region wilt and the dogs will fly
There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
Down by the river
The banks will soon be black and dead
And where the otter's raised his head
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
The banks will soon be black and dead
Down by the river
The original song is written in Bb,
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Readable chord sheet for Down By The River by Albert Hammond
C[C]ity life was gettin' us do[F]wn S[G]o we spent the weekend o[C]ut of town P[Am]itched the tent on a patch o[Dm]f ground D[G]own by the ri[C]ver L[C]ittle fire and drank some wi[F]ne Y[G]ou put your jeans on top of[C] mine S[Am]aid: come in, the water's fi[Dm]ne D[G]own by the riv[C]er D[C]own by the rive[F]r D[G]own by the ri[C]ver S[Am]aid: come in, the wa[Dm]ter's fine D[G]own by the riv[C]er D[C]idn't feel too good all ni[F]ght S[G]o we took a walk in the mor[C]nin' light W[Am]e came across the stran[Dm]gest side D[G]own by the r[C]iver S[C]ilver fish lay on it's si[F]de I[G]t was washed up by the [C]early tide I[Am] wonder how it d[Dm]ied D[G]own by the riv[C]er D[C]own by the ri[F]ver D[G]own by the riv[C]er S[Am]ilver fish lay on it'[Dm]s side D[G]own by the riv[C]er D[C]octor put us both to be[F]d H[G]e dosed us up and he shook hi[C]s head O[Am]nly foolish people go, [Dm]he said D[G]own by the riv[C]er W[C]hy do willows weep said[F] he B[G]ecause they're dying grad[C]ually >[Am]From the waste from the f[Dm]actories D[G]own by the ri[C]ver D[C]own by the ri[F]ver D[G]own by the ri[C]ver W[Am]hy do willows weep s[Dm]aid he D[G]own by the riv[C]er I[D]n time the river banks wil[G]l die T[A]he region wilt and the dogs wi[D]ll fly T[Bm]here'll be a tear in the ot[Em]ter's eye D[A]own by the riv[D]er T[D]he banks will soon be black a[G]nd dead A[A]nd where the otter's raised hi[D]s head W[Bm]ill be a clean white ston[Em]e instead D[A]own by the riv[D]er D[D]own by the riv[G]er D[A]own by the riv[D]er T[Bm]he banks will soon be blac[Em]k and dead D[A]own by the ri[D]ver The original song is written in Bb, and will change to C; that means: [C] [Bb] [F] [Eb] [G] [F] [Am] [Gm] [Dm] [Cm]