Tom: G
INTRO: G
Em
River winding through this mill town
C G
My hometown is dark by Four
Em C
Winter coming, the mills have long shut down and
D
No one's working anymore
Em
And I drove by McDonalds
C
And a long line just followed
G D G
From a posting today for a job
Em
River winding through the darkness
C G
Always to rise and fall
Em
River winding, you wouldn't believe
C G
How many souls were glued right here
Em C
Winter coming, everyone's got shoes but
D
No one knows how to get through the year
Em
When I drove by my high school
C G
And the students are so few now
D G
So many families have left
Em
River winding through the darkness
C Em
Sometimes cursed and sometimes blessed
INSTRUMENTAL: C G D G Em C G
Em C
River winding, sparkling in the moonlight
G
Cleaner than it's been
Em C
But the main street store fronts are mostly empty now
D
Hand written signs, 'Space For Rent'
Em
And I drove by the factories
C
And the windows were broken
G D G
Where the lights used to be always on
Em
River winding through the darkness
C Em D G
Always to move along, along
