Chords for John Mellencamp - Down By The River

Tempo:
171.45 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#m

B

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp - Down By The River chords
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Please welcome John Melanchol and Siobhan Burnell.
I want to say thank you very much for your inspiration to all of us musicians up here and I hope you have a good evening this evening.
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#m] Be on my side, [F#] I'll be on your [B]
side.
[C#m] There's no reason [F#] for you to hide.
[C#m] It's so hard for me [F#] to stay in here all alone.
[C#m]
You could be taking [F#]
me for a [A] ride.
She could drag me [G#]
over the rainbow, [A]
send [G#m] me away.
[B]
[E] [B] Down by the [F#] river,
[E] I [B] shot my [F#] flavors.
[E]
[B] Down by the [F#] river, [C#m]
David [F#] shot
[B] [C#m] dead now.
[C#]
[F#] [C#m]
You take my hand, [F#]
I'll take your hand.
[C#m]
Together we [F#] could get away.
[C#m]
There's much madness, [F#] it's too much sorrow.
[C#m]
It's impossible [F#] to make it today.
[A]
She could drag [G#] me [G#m] over the rainbow, [A]
send me away.
[B]
[B]
[E]
[B] Down by the [F#] river, [E] I [B] shot my [F#] flavors.
[E]
[B] Down by the [F#]
river, [C#m] David [F#] shot
[C#m] dead now.
[F#]
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#m]
[E] [C#]
[C#m]
[C#]
Be on my side, [F#]
I'll be on your side.
[C#] There's no reason [F#]
for you to hide.
[B]
[C#m] It's so hard for [F#] me to stay in here [F#] all [G#] alone.
[C#m] [C#] When you could be taking [F#] me for a ride.
[A]
She could drag me [G#m] over [G#] the rainbow,
[A] send me [G#m] away.
[B]
[E]
[B] Down by the [F#] river,
[E] [B]
I shot my [F#] flavors.
[E]
[B] Down by the [F#] river, [E]
I [B] shot my [F#]
flavors.
[E] Down [B] by the [F#] river, [E] I [B] shot my [F#] flavors.
[E]
[B] Down by the [F#] river, [G#m] [B] I shot my [F#] flavors.
[F#]
Thank you very much.
[N]
Key:  
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C#m
13421114
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
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_ Please welcome John Melanchol and Siobhan Burnell. _ _ _ _
I want to say thank you very much for your inspiration to all of us musicians up here and I hope you have a good evening this evening. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ Be on my side, [F#] I'll be on your [B]
side.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ There's no reason [F#] for you to hide.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ It's so hard for me [F#] to stay in here _ all alone.
[C#m] _ _ _
You could be taking _ _ [F#] _ _
me for a _ _ [A] _ ride.
_ She could drag me [G#] _
over the _ rainbow, _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ send [G#m] me _ away.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Down by the _ [F#] river, _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I [B] shot my _ _ [F#] flavors.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] Down by the [F#] _ river, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
David _ _ _ [F#] shot _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] dead now.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
You take my hand, [F#] _ _ _
I'll take your hand.
[C#m] _ _ _
_ _ Together we [F#] could _ get away.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
There's much madness, _ [F#] it's too much sorrow.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ It's impossible _ [F#] to make it _ today.
_ [A] _ _
_ She could drag [G#] me _ [G#m] over the rainbow, _ [A] _
_ _ _ send _ me _ away.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] Down by the _ _ [F#] river, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I [B] _ shot my _ [F#] flavors.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] Down by the _ [F#]
river, _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ David _ _ _ _ [F#] shot _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ dead now.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Be on my side, [F#] _
_ _ I'll be on your side. _
[C#] _ _ There's no _ reason [F#] _
for you to hide.
[B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ It's so hard for [F#] me to stay in here _ [F#] all [G#] alone. _
[C#m] _ _ [C#] When you could be taking [F#] me for a ride.
_ [A] _
_ _ She could drag me [G#m] _ over [G#] the rainbow, _
[A] _ _ _ send _ me [G#m] away.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] Down by the [F#] river, _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B]
I shot my _ [F#] flavors.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] Down _ by the _ [F#] river, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
I [B] shot my _ [F#] _
flavors.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Down _ [B] by the _ [F#] river, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I [B] _ shot my _ [F#] flavors.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] Down by the _ [F#] river, _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] I _ shot my _ _ [F#] flavors.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you very much.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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