The River Uke tab by Bruce Springsteen

5 Chords used in the song: Em, G, D, C, Am

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Album: 
Year:  1980
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
INTRO: Em Em G G D D C C Em Em G G C C

VERSE 1:
Em Em G G D D C C
I come from down in the valley, where mister when you're young
Em Em G G C C G G
They bring you up to do, like your daddy done
C C G G D D Em Em
Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just seventeen
Am Am G G C C
We'd drive out of this valley, down to where the fields were green

CHORUS:
Em Em C C D D G G
We'd go down to the river, and into the river we'd dive
Em Em C C D D C C
Oh, oh, down to the river we'd ride

VERSE 2:
Em Em G G D D C C
Then I got Mary pregnant, and man that was all she wrote
Em Em G G C C G G
And for my nineteenth birthday, I got a union card, and a wedding coat
C C G G D D Em Em
We went down to the courthouse, and the judge put it all to rest
Am Am G G C C
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle, no flowers, no wedding dress

CHORUS:
Em Em C C D D G G
That night we went down to the river and into the river we'd dive
Em Em C C D D C C
Oh, oh, down to the river we did ride

HARMONICA SOLO (verse chords): Em Em G G D D C C Em Em G G C C G G C C G G D D Em Em Am Am G G C C

VERSE 3:
Em Em G G D D C C
I got a job working construction, for the Johnstown company
Em Em G G C C G G
But lately there ain't been much work, on account of the economy
C C G G D D Em Em
Now, all them things that seemed so important, well, mister they vanished right into the air
Am Am G G C C
Now I just act like I don't remember, Mary acts like she don't care

VERSE 4:
Em Em G G D D C C
But I remember us riding in my brother's car, her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
Em Em G G C C G G
At night on them banks I'd lie awake, and pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
C C G G D D Em Em
Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse
Am Am G G C C
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse

CHORUS:
Em Em C C D D G G
That sends me down to the river, though I know the river is dry
Em Em C C D D C C
That sends me down to the river tonight

CHORUS:
Em Em C C D D G G
Down to the river, my baby and I
Em Em C C D D C C
oh, oh, down to the river we ride

ENDING (chorus chords to fade): Em Em C C D D G G Em Em C C D D C C

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