Chords for Chris Knight - Down The River
Tempo:
135.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
A
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Drive.
[A#] Talk about time I killed a guy that killed my brother.
[Bm] Woo!
[D] Yeah!
[Bm]
[D]
[Bm]
When I was 18 my [D] brother
went and won.
[Bm] One Saturday evening when [D] all
the work was done
[A] went down to the river
[Gm] trying to land and run.
[Bm] My brother walked
in a [D] fight the week before
[Bm] and I saw a boy named Wilson
[D] through the pool hall door [A] he said
you don't mess with Wilson
[G] unless you own the water.
[Bm] The water the water
[D] I made the engine run [Bm] I loaded the ladder
[D] against the sinking sun [G] [A] and my brother walked there [D] loaded [G] a gun
[D] he [A]
went
[Bm] down the river
down [D]
[Bm]
[A]
[F#] [Bm] past
the coal dock
[D] we were hunting our land
[Bm] the earth was drunk with odors
[D] we were racing up and [A] then
Wilson and his cousin [D] had trouble
on their land
[Bm] they passed on by
us [D] probably
four or ten nearby
[G] [Bm] we headed up the river
[D] with the fish we [Dm] caught
but [A] before we made the landing
[G] I heard a shot
[D] back
[A] down [B] the [Bm] river
my [A] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
[A]
[G]
[E] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[Bm]
[D]
[Bm] brother walked
[D] fell over the sand
[Bm] and I couldn't find him
[D] no matter how I tried
[A] it was a long night
[G] couldn't find
what he had
[D]
[Bm] they drove the river
[D] searched it up and down
[Bm] couldn't find his body
so [D] they decided
to let him drown
[A] but I knew better
[D] I put some gray
to the [G] raft tail
so
[Bm] one night I floated down [D] right above
Wilson's shack
[Bm] I hid in the woods
till I [D] saw him
walk out back
[A] put a bullet in his hand [D] whoo
dropped him in his trash
we [A] went
[Bm] down the river
[A] [D] [A]
[Bm]
[A] [D] [A]
[G]
[B] [Bm]
[D]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] there was no treasure
[D] was water and smoke
[Bm] I chained him
to an anvil
[D] and then I let him go
[A] five years later
[G] I ain't [Gm] told so
[D] [Bm] I ain't done much fishing
I hardly wet [D] the land
[Bm] the death
of my brother
still [D] heavy on my mind
[A] I look back and Wilson's cousin
[D] better find
a [G] place to hide
[D] I'm [A]
going [Bm] down the river
[D] yeah I'm [A] going down [Bm] the river
[A]
[B] [Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [N]
[A#] Talk about time I killed a guy that killed my brother.
[Bm] Woo!
[D] Yeah!
[Bm]
[D]
[Bm]
When I was 18 my [D] brother
went and won.
[Bm] One Saturday evening when [D] all
the work was done
[A] went down to the river
[Gm] trying to land and run.
[Bm] My brother walked
in a [D] fight the week before
[Bm] and I saw a boy named Wilson
[D] through the pool hall door [A] he said
you don't mess with Wilson
[G] unless you own the water.
[Bm] The water the water
[D] I made the engine run [Bm] I loaded the ladder
[D] against the sinking sun [G] [A] and my brother walked there [D] loaded [G] a gun
[D] he [A]
went
[Bm] down the river
down [D]
[Bm]
[A]
[F#] [Bm] past
the coal dock
[D] we were hunting our land
[Bm] the earth was drunk with odors
[D] we were racing up and [A] then
Wilson and his cousin [D] had trouble
on their land
[Bm] they passed on by
us [D] probably
four or ten nearby
[G] [Bm] we headed up the river
[D] with the fish we [Dm] caught
but [A] before we made the landing
[G] I heard a shot
[D] back
[A] down [B] the [Bm] river
my [A] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
[A]
[G]
[E] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[Bm]
[D]
[Bm] brother walked
[D] fell over the sand
[Bm] and I couldn't find him
[D] no matter how I tried
[A] it was a long night
[G] couldn't find
what he had
[D]
[Bm] they drove the river
[D] searched it up and down
[Bm] couldn't find his body
so [D] they decided
to let him drown
[A] but I knew better
[D] I put some gray
to the [G] raft tail
so
[Bm] one night I floated down [D] right above
Wilson's shack
[Bm] I hid in the woods
till I [D] saw him
walk out back
[A] put a bullet in his hand [D] whoo
dropped him in his trash
we [A] went
[Bm] down the river
[A] [D] [A]
[Bm]
[A] [D] [A]
[G]
[B] [Bm]
[D]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] there was no treasure
[D] was water and smoke
[Bm] I chained him
to an anvil
[D] and then I let him go
[A] five years later
[G] I ain't [Gm] told so
[D] [Bm] I ain't done much fishing
I hardly wet [D] the land
[Bm] the death
of my brother
still [D] heavy on my mind
[A] I look back and Wilson's cousin
[D] better find
a [G] place to hide
[D] I'm [A]
going [Bm] down the river
[D] yeah I'm [A] going down [Bm] the river
[A]
[B] [Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [N]
Key:
D
Bm
A
G
B
D
Bm
A
Drive.
_ [A#] Talk about time I killed a guy that killed my brother.
[Bm] Woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Yeah! _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
When I was 18 my [D] brother
went and won.
_ _ _ [Bm] One Saturday evening _ when [D] all
the work was done
_ [A] _ went down to the river
_ [Gm] _ trying to land and run. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ My brother walked
_ in a [D] fight the week before
_ [Bm] and I saw a boy named Wilson
_ _ [D] through the pool hall door [A] he said
you don't mess with Wilson
_ [G] _ unless you own the water. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ The water the water
_ [D] I made the engine run _ [Bm] I _ loaded the ladder
_ _ [D] against the sinking sun _ _ [G] [A] and my brother walked there [D] _ loaded _ [G] a gun
_ _ [D] _ he _ [A]
went
[Bm] down the river _ _
down [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ past
the coal dock
[D] we were hunting our land
_ [Bm] _ the earth was drunk with odors
_ [D] _ we were racing up and _ [A] then
Wilson and his cousin _ [D] had trouble
on their land _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ they passed on by
us [D] probably
four or ten nearby
_ _ [G] [Bm] we _ headed up the river
_ _ [D] _ with the fish we [Dm] caught
but [A] before we made the landing
[G] I heard a shot
_ _ [D] _ back
_ [A] _ down [B] the [Bm] river
_ my _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ brother walked
_ _ [D] fell over the sand
_ [Bm] _ and I couldn't find him
[D] no matter how I _ tried
[A] it was a long night _
_ [G] couldn't find
what he had
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ they drove the river
_ _ [D] searched it up and down
_ [Bm] _ _ couldn't find his body
so [D] they decided
to let him drown
_ _ [A] _ but I knew better
_ [D] I put some gray
to the [G] raft tail
so _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ one night I floated down [D] right above
Wilson's shack
_ [Bm] I _ hid in the woods
_ till I [D] saw him
walk out back
[A] put a bullet in his hand _ [D] whoo
dropped him in his trash
_ _ we _ [A] went
_ [Bm] down the river _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ there was no treasure
_ [D] was water and smoke
_ _ [Bm] I chained him
to an anvil
[D] and then I let him go
_ _ [A] _ five years later
_ _ [G] I ain't [Gm] told so _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] I ain't done much fishing
I hardly wet [D] the land
[Bm] the _ death
of my brother
still [D] heavy on my mind
[A] I look back and Wilson's cousin
_ [D] better find
a [G] place to hide
_ _ [D] _ I'm [A]
going _ [Bm] down the river _ _
_ _ _ [D] yeah _ I'm [A] going down [Bm] the river _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A#] Talk about time I killed a guy that killed my brother.
[Bm] Woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Yeah! _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
When I was 18 my [D] brother
went and won.
_ _ _ [Bm] One Saturday evening _ when [D] all
the work was done
_ [A] _ went down to the river
_ [Gm] _ trying to land and run. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ My brother walked
_ in a [D] fight the week before
_ [Bm] and I saw a boy named Wilson
_ _ [D] through the pool hall door [A] he said
you don't mess with Wilson
_ [G] _ unless you own the water. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ The water the water
_ [D] I made the engine run _ [Bm] I _ loaded the ladder
_ _ [D] against the sinking sun _ _ [G] [A] and my brother walked there [D] _ loaded _ [G] a gun
_ _ [D] _ he _ [A]
went
[Bm] down the river _ _
down [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ past
the coal dock
[D] we were hunting our land
_ [Bm] _ the earth was drunk with odors
_ [D] _ we were racing up and _ [A] then
Wilson and his cousin _ [D] had trouble
on their land _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ they passed on by
us [D] probably
four or ten nearby
_ _ [G] [Bm] we _ headed up the river
_ _ [D] _ with the fish we [Dm] caught
but [A] before we made the landing
[G] I heard a shot
_ _ [D] _ back
_ [A] _ down [B] the [Bm] river
_ my _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ brother walked
_ _ [D] fell over the sand
_ [Bm] _ and I couldn't find him
[D] no matter how I _ tried
[A] it was a long night _
_ [G] couldn't find
what he had
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ they drove the river
_ _ [D] searched it up and down
_ [Bm] _ _ couldn't find his body
so [D] they decided
to let him drown
_ _ [A] _ but I knew better
_ [D] I put some gray
to the [G] raft tail
so _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ one night I floated down [D] right above
Wilson's shack
_ [Bm] I _ hid in the woods
_ till I [D] saw him
walk out back
[A] put a bullet in his hand _ [D] whoo
dropped him in his trash
_ _ we _ [A] went
_ [Bm] down the river _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ there was no treasure
_ [D] was water and smoke
_ _ [Bm] I chained him
to an anvil
[D] and then I let him go
_ _ [A] _ five years later
_ _ [G] I ain't [Gm] told so _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] I ain't done much fishing
I hardly wet [D] the land
[Bm] the _ death
of my brother
still [D] heavy on my mind
[A] I look back and Wilson's cousin
_ [D] better find
a [G] place to hide
_ _ [D] _ I'm [A]
going _ [Bm] down the river _ _
_ _ _ [D] yeah _ I'm [A] going down [Bm] the river _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [N] _