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

Chorus

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

Verse 2

  Em 
Then  I got Mary  pregnant And  man, that was all she  wrote
  Em 
And  for my 19th  birthday I got a union  card and a wedding  coat
  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
 
No  flowers, no wedding  dress

Chorus

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

Instrumental on verse chord progression

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

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

Chorus

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

Repeat and fade

Em / C / D / G

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