Bruce Springsteen - The River

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the river chords
bruce springsteen

Em G D C Em G C

Em G
i come from down in the valley ,
D C
where mister when you’re young
Em G C G
they bring you up to do , like your Daddy done
C
me and mary we met in high school ,
G D Em
when she was just seventeen
Am G C
we’d drive out of this valley , down to where the fields were green

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

Em G
then i got mary pregnant ,
D C
and man that was all she wrote
Em G C G
and for my nineteenth birthday , i got a union card , and a wedding coat
C
we went down to the courthouse ,
G D Em
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

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’d ride

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

Em G D C
i got a job working construction , for the johnstown company
Em G C G
but lately there ain’t been much work , on account of the economy
C
now , all them things that seemed so important ,
G D Em
well , mister they vanished right into the air
Am
now i just act like i don’t remember;
G C
mary acts like she don’t care

Em G
but i remember us riding in my brother’s car ,
D C
her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
Em G
at night on them banks i’d lie awake ,
C G
and pull her close just to feel each breath she’d take
C Em
now those memories come back to haunt me ,
G D Em
they haunt me like a curse
Am
is a dream a lie if it don’t come true ,
G C
or is it something worse?

Em C
that sends me down to the river ,
D G
though i know the river is dry
Em C D C
that sends me down to the river tonight
Em C D G
down to the river , my baby and i ,
Em C D C
oh , down to the river we ride

Em C D G Em C D C
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