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Download# From: "KKKKlaus"{t:Down By The River} {st:Albert Hammond - 1972} [C]City life was gettin' us [F]down S[G]o we spent the weekend [C]out of town P[Am]itched the tent on a patch [Dm]of ground [G]Down by the [C]river [C]Little fire and drank some [F]wine [G]You put your jeans on top [C]of mine [Am]Said: come in, the water's [Dm]fine [G]Down by the r[C]iver [C]Down by the ri[F]ver [G]Down by the [C]river [Am]Said: come in, the [Dm]water's fine [G]Down by the r[C]iver [C]Didn't feel too good all [F]night [G]So we took a walk in the m[C]ornin' light [Am]We came across the str[Dm]angest side D[G]own by the [C]river [C]Silver fish lay on it's [F]side I[G]t was washed up by the[C] early tide I[Am] wonder how it [Dm]died [G]Down by the r[C]iver [C]Down by the [F]river [G]Down by the r[C]iver [Am]Silver fish lay on i[Dm]t's side [G]Down by the r[C]iver [C]Doctor put us both to [F]bed [G]He dosed us up and he shook [C]his head O[Am]nly foolish people go,[Dm] he said [G]Down by the r[C]iver [C]Why do willows weep sa[F]id he [G]Because they're dying gr[C]adually [Am]>From the waste from the[Dm] factories [G]Down by the [C]river [C]Down by the [F]river [G]Down by the [C]river [Am]Why do willows weep[Dm] said he [G]Down by the r[C]iver [D]In time the river banks w[G]ill die [A]The region wilt and the dogs [D]will fly [Hm]There'll be a tear in the [Em]otter's eye [A]Down by the r[D]iver T[D]he banks will soon be black [G]and dead [A]And where the otter's raised [D]his head [Hm]Will be a clean white st[Em]one instead [A]Down by the r[D]iver [D]Down by the r[G]iver [A]Down by the r[D]iver [Hm]The banks will soon be bl[Em]ack and dead D[A]own by the r[D]iver # # The original song is written in Bb, # and will change to C; that means: # # C = Bb # F = Eb # G = F # Am = Gm # Dm = Cm # # The text is taken from CD by ear "Albert Hammond, The very best of Albert Hammond" #