Chords for Albert Hammond - Down By The River • TopPop
Tempo:
99.35 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Bb]
[Gm] [Cm] [F] [Bb]
City life [Eb] was getting us down, [F] so we spent the [Bb] weekend out of town.
[Gm] Fits the tent [Cm] on a patch of [F] ground, down by [Bb] the river.
Lit a fire [Eb] and drank some wine, [F] you put your jeans [Bb] on top of mine.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's fine, down by [Bb] the river.
Down by [Eb] the river, [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's [F] fine, down [Bb] by the river.
Didn't [Eb] feel too good all [F] night, so we took a [Bb] walk in the morning [Gm] light.
Came [Cm] across a stranger's [F] sight, down [Bb] by the river.
Saw the [Eb] fish lay on its side, [F] it was washed up [Bb] by the early tide.
[Gm] I [Cm] wonder how it [F] died, down [Bb] by the river.
Down [Eb] by the river, [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Saw the [Cm] fish lay on its [F] side, down [Bb] by the river.
The doctor [Eb] put us both to [F] bed, he closed us [Bb] up and he shook his [Gm] head.
Only foolish [Cm] people go, he [F] said, down [Bb] by the river.
And why do [Eb] willows reset [F] heat?
Because they're [Bb] dying gradually [Gm] from the waste [Cm] from the factories.
[F] Down [Bb] by the river, down [Eb] by the river.
[F] Down [Bb] by the [Gm] river, down by the river.
And why do [Cm] willows reset [F] heat?
Down [Bb] by the river.
[C] And in time [F] the river banks will [G] die, the reeds will [C] wilt and the ducks won't [Am] fly.
There'll be [Dm] a tear in the otter's [G] eye, down [C] by the river.
The banks will [F] soon be black and [G] dead, and where [C] the otter raised his head,
will be a [Dm] clean white cell [G] instead.
[C] Down by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks will [Dm] soon be black and [G] dead, down [C] by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks [Dm] will soon be black and dead,
[G] Down by the river
[D] [C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [Cm] [F] [Bb]
City life [Eb] was getting us down, [F] so we spent the [Bb] weekend out of town.
[Gm] Fits the tent [Cm] on a patch of [F] ground, down by [Bb] the river.
Lit a fire [Eb] and drank some wine, [F] you put your jeans [Bb] on top of mine.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's fine, down by [Bb] the river.
Down by [Eb] the river, [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's [F] fine, down [Bb] by the river.
Didn't [Eb] feel too good all [F] night, so we took a [Bb] walk in the morning [Gm] light.
Came [Cm] across a stranger's [F] sight, down [Bb] by the river.
Saw the [Eb] fish lay on its side, [F] it was washed up [Bb] by the early tide.
[Gm] I [Cm] wonder how it [F] died, down [Bb] by the river.
Down [Eb] by the river, [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Saw the [Cm] fish lay on its [F] side, down [Bb] by the river.
The doctor [Eb] put us both to [F] bed, he closed us [Bb] up and he shook his [Gm] head.
Only foolish [Cm] people go, he [F] said, down [Bb] by the river.
And why do [Eb] willows reset [F] heat?
Because they're [Bb] dying gradually [Gm] from the waste [Cm] from the factories.
[F] Down [Bb] by the river, down [Eb] by the river.
[F] Down [Bb] by the [Gm] river, down by the river.
And why do [Cm] willows reset [F] heat?
Down [Bb] by the river.
[C] And in time [F] the river banks will [G] die, the reeds will [C] wilt and the ducks won't [Am] fly.
There'll be [Dm] a tear in the otter's [G] eye, down [C] by the river.
The banks will [F] soon be black and [G] dead, and where [C] the otter raised his head,
will be a [Dm] clean white cell [G] instead.
[C] Down by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks will [Dm] soon be black and [G] dead, down [C] by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks [Dm] will soon be black and dead,
[G] Down by the river
[D] [C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [C]
Key:
F
Bb
C
G
Gm
F
Bb
C
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City life [Eb] was getting us down, [F] so we spent the [Bb] weekend out of town.
[Gm] Fits the tent [Cm] on a patch of [F] ground, down by [Bb] the river.
Lit a fire [Eb] and drank some wine, [F] you put your jeans [Bb] on top of mine.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's fine, down by [Bb] the river.
Down by [Eb] the river, _ [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's [F] fine, down [Bb] by the river.
_ _ _ _ Didn't [Eb] feel too good all [F] night, so we took a [Bb] walk in the morning [Gm] light.
Came [Cm] across a stranger's [F] sight, down [Bb] by the river.
Saw the [Eb] fish lay on its side, [F] it was washed up [Bb] by the early tide.
[Gm] I [Cm] wonder how it [F] died, down [Bb] by the river.
Down [Eb] by the river, [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Saw the [Cm] fish lay on its [F] side, down [Bb] by the river. _ _ _
The doctor [Eb] put us both to [F] bed, he closed us [Bb] up and he shook his [Gm] head.
Only foolish [Cm] people go, he [F] said, down [Bb] by the river.
And why do [Eb] willows reset [F] heat?
Because they're [Bb] dying gradually [Gm] from the waste [Cm] from the factories.
[F] Down [Bb] by the river, down [Eb] by the river.
[F] Down [Bb] by the [Gm] river, down by the river.
And why do [Cm] willows reset [F] heat?
Down [Bb] by the river.
[C] _ _ _ And in time [F] the river banks will [G] die, the reeds will [C] wilt and the ducks won't [Am] fly.
There'll be [Dm] a tear in the otter's [G] eye, down [C] by the river.
The banks will [F] soon be black and [G] dead, and where [C] the otter raised his head,
will be a [Dm] clean white cell [G] instead.
[C] Down by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks will [Dm] soon be black and [G] dead, down [C] by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks [Dm] will soon be black and dead,
[G] _ _ Down by the river
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
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[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
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City life [Eb] was getting us down, [F] so we spent the [Bb] weekend out of town.
[Gm] Fits the tent [Cm] on a patch of [F] ground, down by [Bb] the river.
Lit a fire [Eb] and drank some wine, [F] you put your jeans [Bb] on top of mine.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's fine, down by [Bb] the river.
Down by [Eb] the river, _ [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Said come in [Cm] the water's [F] fine, down [Bb] by the river.
_ _ _ _ Didn't [Eb] feel too good all [F] night, so we took a [Bb] walk in the morning [Gm] light.
Came [Cm] across a stranger's [F] sight, down [Bb] by the river.
Saw the [Eb] fish lay on its side, [F] it was washed up [Bb] by the early tide.
[Gm] I [Cm] wonder how it [F] died, down [Bb] by the river.
Down [Eb] by the river, [F] down [Bb] by the river.
[Gm] Saw the [Cm] fish lay on its [F] side, down [Bb] by the river. _ _ _
The doctor [Eb] put us both to [F] bed, he closed us [Bb] up and he shook his [Gm] head.
Only foolish [Cm] people go, he [F] said, down [Bb] by the river.
And why do [Eb] willows reset [F] heat?
Because they're [Bb] dying gradually [Gm] from the waste [Cm] from the factories.
[F] Down [Bb] by the river, down [Eb] by the river.
[F] Down [Bb] by the [Gm] river, down by the river.
And why do [Cm] willows reset [F] heat?
Down [Bb] by the river.
[C] _ _ _ And in time [F] the river banks will [G] die, the reeds will [C] wilt and the ducks won't [Am] fly.
There'll be [Dm] a tear in the otter's [G] eye, down [C] by the river.
The banks will [F] soon be black and [G] dead, and where [C] the otter raised his head,
will be a [Dm] clean white cell [G] instead.
[C] Down by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks will [Dm] soon be black and [G] dead, down [C] by the river.
Down [F] by the river, [G] down [C] by the river.
[Am] The banks [Dm] will soon be black and dead,
[G] _ _ Down by the river
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
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