THE RIVER       BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Em  G  D  C  Am  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 Marry we met at high school
             G            Hm   Em
       When she was just seventeen
             Am
       We'd drive out of this valley
                G                     C
       Down to where the fields were green

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


       Then I got Mary pregnant
       And man, that was all she wrote
       And for my 19-th birthday I got a Union card and a wedding coat
       We went down to the courthouse
       And the judge put it all to rest
       No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
       No flowers, no wedding dress


Chorus (That night we went down to ..)



       I got a job working construction
       For the Johnstown Company
       But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
       Now all them things that seemed so important
       Well, mister they vanished right into the air
       Now I just act like I don't remember
       Mary acts like she don't care


       But I remember us riding in my brother's car
       Her body tan and wet down at 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 memories come back to haunt me
       They haunt me like a curse
       Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
       Or is it something worse


       That sends me down to the river though the river is dry
       That sends me down to the river tonight


       Down to the river, my baby and I
       Oh down to the river we ride




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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, 
if such exists.

It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should 
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn 
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy

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