The River Chords by Bruce Springsteen
- Key: Em
- BPM: 118
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
THE RIVER CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Em G D C G Am G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em G I come from down in the valley D C Where mister when you're young Em G They bring you up to do C G Like your daddy done C Me and Mary we met in high school G Em When she was just seventeen Am We'd drive out of this valley G C 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 Ohoh 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 And for my nineteenth birthday C G I got a union card and a wedding coat C We went down to the courthouse G Bm 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 [Chorus] Em C That night we went down to the river D G And into the river we'd dive Em C D C Ohoh down to the river we did ride ayayay [Solo] Em G D C Em G C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C G Em Am G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em G I got a job working construction D C For the Johnstown Company Em G But lately there ain't been much work C G On account of the economy C Now all them things that seemed so important G Bm 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 Now those memories come back to haunt me G 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 [Chorus] Em C That sends me down to the river D G Though I'd know the river is dry Em C D C That sends me down to the river tonight ayayay Em C Down to the river D G My baby and I Em C D C Ohoh down to the river we ride ayayay G Em C D G Em C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] C Em C D G Em C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C Em C D G Em C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]