Neil Young

Down by the River

Neil Young


Tom: G

Intro: Em7    A    Em7    A


    Em7                 A
    Be on my side, I'll be on your side,
    Em7                   A
    there's no reason for you to hide.
    Em7                  A
    It's so hard for me, stayin' here all alone,
    Em7                      A        Cmaj7        Bm
    when you could be takin' me for a ride,        yeah.
    Cmaj7              Bm                  C
    She could drag me, over the rainbow,
                Bm        D
    and send me away.
    G    D      A      G D       A
    Down by the river, I shot my baby.
    G    D      A             Em7      A     Em7     A
    Down by the river,        dead.

    Em7               A
    You take my hand, I'll take your hand.
    Em7             A
    Together we may get away.
    Em7                   A
    This much madness is, too much sorrow.
    Em7                A         Cmaj7     Bm
    It's impossible to make it today.
    Cmaj7              Bm                  C
    She could drag me, over the rainbow,
                Bm        D
    and send me away.
    G    D      A      G D       A
    Down by the river, I shot my baby.
    G    D      A             Em7      A     Em7     A
    Down by the river,        dead.




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COMPLETA 

RYTHYM:
0:00
 Em7                             A                        18x
|------------------------------|-0-x-0---0---0-x-0-x--0--x-0-x -||
|------3---3-x-3-x-3---3-x-3-x-|-2-x-2---2---2-x-2-x--2--x-2-x -||
|------0---0-x-0-x-0---0-x-0-x-|-2-x-2---2---2-x-2-x--2--x-2-x -||
|------2---2-x-2-x-2---2-x-2-x-|-2-x-2---2---2-x-2-x--2--x-2-x -||
|------2---2-x-2-x-2---2-x-2-x-|-0-x----------------------------||
|-0--0-------------------------|--------------------------------||
Repeat this for 18 meas. whilst this intro solo over it: 

LEAD:
 Em7                             A
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------3------|
|-----------------------|------------2/4---4\2--0
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Em7                     A                      Em7
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------3--------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---0------/4-----\2--0-|-----------------------|
|-2---------2-0-2-0-2--0|-2---------------------|--2--------2-0-2-0---0-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------2---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  A                       Em7                    A
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------2-----------2----|
|------------/4-\2------|-------------0---------|------2-----------2----|
|-----------------------|-------------0---------|------2-----------2----|
|-2--0------------------|------0_1_2------0_1_2-|-0---------0--0--------|
|-----------------------|-0---------------------|-----------------------|

1st:    Be on my side I'll be on your side,     there is no reason
2nd:    You take  my  hand  I'll take your hand  together  we may get
  Em7                     A                         Em7
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------2-----0--------|---------------0000----|
|------------0-------0--|-----2-----2-------2---|------------0-------0--|
|------0_1_2-----/2-----|--0-------------0------|------0_1_2------------|
|-0---------------------|-----------------------|-0---------------------|

 you to hide.           It's so hard for me     staying here all alone
away.                   This much madness is  too   much sorrow
 A                         Em7                      A
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------3333-----|-----------------------|
|-----2---2-------------|--------------0000-----|-----2----2------------|
|---2-----------2-------|--------------2222----0|---2------------2------|
|-0-----0----0----------|--------0_1_2------/2--|-0------0----0---------|
|-----------------------|-0---------------------|-----------------------|

  when you could be takin me for a ride.
It's impossible  to  make it   today
  Em7                      A
|-----------------------|------------0---0------|
|-----------------------|------2_3--------------|
|---------------00------|-----------------------|
|------------0----------|---2-------------------|
|------0_1_2-------0_1_2|-0---------------------|
|-0---------------------|-----------------------|

0:55
 Ohh            la,la,la   ohh  la, la la, la      She could drag me
 Ohh            la,la,la   ohh  la, la la, la      She could drag me
  C                        Bm                    C
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--1-----1-----1-----1--|--3----3-----3---------|--1----1----1----1-----|
|--0-----0-----0-----0--|--4----4-----4---------|--0----0----0----0-----|
|--2-----2-----2-----2--|--4----4-----4---------|--2----2----2----2-----|
|--3-----3-----3-----3--|--2----2-----2---------|--3----3----3----3-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
RYTHYM comps out:
C (5 pos.) / /  // ////  Bm / //////////// / / /  C    /   /  //
//// etc.

   over the rainbow.         And send me  away
   over the rainbow.         And send me  away
  Bm                        C                    Bm         D
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------2-----------|
|--3---3-----3----------|---1----1----1----1----|--3---3----3-----------|
|--4---4-----4----------|---0----0----0----0----|--4---4----2-----------|
|--4---4-----4----------|---2----2----2----2----|--4---4----0-----------|
|--2---2-----2----------|---3----3----3----3----|--2---2----------/5\---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 Bm / //////////// / / / C   /   /   //   ////    Bm   /    D
     Down   by    the   riv  - er                          I   shot
my
     Down   by    the   riv  - er                          I   shot
my
   G         D            D      A                G         D