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The River by Bruce Springsteen

Em G D C Am

The fingerstyle guitar accompaniment can be found here

Intro

Em | G | D | C | Am | G | C

Verse 1

  Em  G  D  C 
I  come from down in the  valley Where  mister, when you're  young
  Em  G  C  G 
They  bring you up to  do  like your daddy  done
  C  G  D/F#  Em 
Me and  Mary we met in high school When  she was just  seven -  teen
  Am  G  C 
We'd  drive out of this valley down to  where the fields were  green

Chorus

  Em  C 
We'd go  down to the  river
  D  G 
And  into the river we'd  dive
  Em  C  D  C 
Oh  down to the  river we’d  ride

Verse 2

  Em  G  D  C 
Then  I got Mary  pregnant And  man, that was all she  wrote
  Em  G  C  G 
And  for my 19th  birthday I got a union  card and a wedding  coat
  C  G  D/F#  Em 
We  went down to the courthouse And the  judge put it  all to  rest
  Am 
No  wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
  G  C 
No  flowers, no wedding  dress

Chorus

  Em  C 
That night we went  down to the  river
  D  G 
And  into the river we'd  dive
  Em  C  D  C 
Oh  down to the  river we did  ride

Instrumental on verse chord progression

Verse 3

  Em  G  D  C 
I  got a job working con -  struction for the  Johnstown Company
  Em  G  C  G 
But  lately there ain't been  much work on ac -  count of the econo -  my
  C 
Now  all them things that seemed so important
  G  D/F#  Em 
Well mister they  vanished right  into the  air
  Am  G  C 
Now I just  act like I don't remember Mary  acts like she don't  care

Verse 4

  Em  G  D 
But I  remember us riding in my  brother's car Her body  tan and wet down at
  C  Em  G 
the  reservoir At  night on them banks I'd  lie awake
  C  G 
And pull her  close just to feel each  breath she'd take
  C 
Now those m -  emories come back to haunt me
  G  D/F#  Em 
They  haunt me  like a  curse
  Am  G  C 
Is a  dream a lie if it don't come true  Or is it something  worse

Chorus

  Em  C  D  G 
That sends me  down to the  river Though I  know the river is  dry
  Em  C  D  C 
That sends me  down to the  river to -  night
Em  C  D  G 
Down to the  river my  baby and  I
  Em  C  D  C 
Oh  down to the  river we  ride    Ooh..

Repeat and fade

Em / C / D / G

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