Down By The River — Albert Hammond
Chords and lyrics for Down By The River by Albert Hammond (key of C).
Verse 1
Down By The River - Albert Hammond (1972)
Verse 1
[C]City life was gettin' us [F]down
[G]So we spent the weekend [C]out of town
[Am]Pitched the tent on a patch [Dm]of ground
[G]Down by the [C]river
[C]Lit a 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 [C]river
Chorus
[C]Down by the [F]river
[G]Down by the [C]river
[Am]Said: come in, the [Dm]water's fine
[G]Down by the [C]river
Verse 2
[C]Didn't feel too good all [F]night
[G]So we took a walk in the [C]mornin' light
[Am]We came across the [Dm]strangest side
[G]Down by the [C]river
[C]Silver fish lay on it's [F]side
[G]It was washed up by the[C] early tide
I[Am] wonder how it [Dm]died
[G]Down by the [C]river
Chorus
[C]Down by the [F]river
[G]Down by the [C]river
[Am]Silver fish lay on [Dm]it's side
[G]Down by the [C]river
Verse 3
[C]Doctor put us both to [F]bed
[G]He dosed us up and he shook [C]his head
[Am]Only foolish people go,[Dm] he said
[G]Down by the [C]river
[C]Why do willows weep [F]said he
[G]Because they're dying [C]gradually
[Am]From the waste from the [Dm]factories
[G]Down by the [C]river
Chorus
[C]Down by the [F]river
[G]Down by the [C]river
[Am]Why do willows weep[Dm] said he
[G]Down by the [C]river
(Key change)
Verse 4
[D]In time the river banks [G]will die
[A]The reeds will wilt and the [D]ducks won't fly
[Bm]There'll be a tear in the [Em]otter's eye
[A]Down by the [D]river
[D]The banks will soon be black [G]and dead
[A]And where the otter's raised [D]his head
[Bm]Will be a clean white [Em]skull instead
[A]Down by the [D]river
Chorus
[D]Down by the [G]river
[A]Down by the [D]river
[Bm]The banks will soon be [Em]black and dead
[A]Down by the [D]river
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"
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