Where the River Meets the Road Chords by Tim Obrien

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_ _ Well, I came here from Ireland by way of [G] Baltimore _ _ [A] I rode the train a hundred miles, I walked
one hundred more And I could smell the smoke [Dm] of pulling off
[G] those iron _ mills [A] Before I even saw the town from the top of
Wheeling Hill [G] _ Where the river [Dm] meets the road, [G] where the
river [Dm] meets the road On [A] the eastern bank of the Ohio where [Dm] the
river [D] meets the road _ _ [A] _
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They've grown this town by leaps and bounds
since [G] they built that Cumberland Road The [D] railroad came in [A] 53 and they're [Dm] pushing
on I'm told _ [E] They've built a big old iron bridge that [G] faces
to the west _ [A] But I stayed here for a job of [Em] work, I think
it [D] worked out best [G]
Where the river [D] meets the road, [G] where the
river [Dm] meets the _ road On the eastern bank of the Ohio [E] where the
river [D] meets the road _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] Well, I met her last at Sunday mass, she [Dm] was
singing [G] in the choir [D] Her father worked as [G] a [E] blacksmith with a
bellows [D] hammer and fire I started out as a [Dm] roustabout, at night my
[G] back would throb [D] I made a [A] plan to win her hand when I got [Dm] my
scrivener's job I [D]
tied the church, paid my bills, and sent
the rest back [G] home _
[D] I put roots down in Wheeling [A] town and never
[Dm] more will roam We're raising [D] sons and daughters now, for
them I [G] will provide _ [D] I'll teach them how [A] to read and write, and
walk these [Dm] streets with pride [G] Where the river [Dm] meets the road, [G] where the
river [Dm] meets the road On [A] the eastern bank of the Ohio where the
[Dm] river meets the road [G] Where the river [Dm] meets the road, [G] where the
river [D] meets the road _ On the eastern [G] bank of the Ohio [A] where the
river [D] meets the road _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] Where the river [Dm] meets the road, [G] where the
river meets [D] the road On the eastern bank of the Ohio [E] where the
river meets [D] the road _ _
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