Tom: Db
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(0:00) Down by the river..
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(0:09) That's where I,
broke down and
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(0:18) Down by the river..
cried....
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(0:25) Where I could
just lay down and
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(0:35) die... I'm goin'
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(0:42)
down to the river, for long as I can stand. Mama told me son,
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(0:51)
as she took ahold of my hand. Water runs so deep...Deep as all my pain
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(1:00) Down by the river, honey... Lord can I be saved?
[Riff 1]
(Heavy distortion on electric slide guitar)
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(1:09)
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(1:21)
[Verse 1]
..I said
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(1:33)
Down by the riv-ah That's where I....broke down and cried.
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(1:40) I said Down by the riv-er
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A|----------------------------------------------|
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(1:49)
That's where I....broke down and cried.
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(1:53) I said Down by the river
*note* this is just a loose transcription. Listen for strumming!
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(2:01)
Heartache soaked in wine, I'm just looking for redemption,
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(2:07)
but the water's so unkind. Brought me to my knees,
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(2:13)
As I Drowned in the pouring rain. Down by the river, honey,
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(2:20) I still see your face
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G|------------------------------------| (x2)
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[Verse 2]
I said, sometime around midnight,
They've come knocking at my door.
I said, sometime around midnight
Hellhounds found what they're looking for
Those flashin' lights tell me,
Didn't have to say a word.
Someone took my baby,
Someone took away my world.
All they found was a letter
I should'a never let her go
The river's the only witness
The only one who knows
[Slide Guitar Solo]
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B|--/12--12\10-0--10\12-12--------15--15--12\11---11/12-11/12--11--------|
G|-------------0--------------/15---15------------11/12-----------11-----|
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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(3:38)
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E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:45)
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A|-12-15-12---12/15-15/17-17/15-15/12--12-15-12-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:52)
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(4:00)
[Verse 3]
And the wind whispers her name
And all those lonesome years
The water turns to whiskey
I drown in my own tears
Down by the river
I see my life in the flames
Down by the river, honey
I call out your name, yeah
I call out your name
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I call out your name
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| b Bend
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
