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[Verse]
Em G D CI come from down in the valley Where mister, when you're young
Em G C GThey bring you up to Do like your daddy done
C G D EmMe and Mary we met in high school When she was just seventeen
Am G CWe'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green
[Chorus]
Em C D GWe'd Go down to the river And into the river we'd dive
Em C D COh down to the river we’d ride
[Verse]
Em G D CThen I got Mary pregnant And man, that was all she wrote
Em G C GAnd for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
C G D EmWe went down to the courthouse And the judge put it all to rest
AmNo wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
G CNo flowers, no wedding dress
[Chorus]
Em CThat night we went down to the river
D GAnd into the river we'd dive
Em C D COh down to the river we did ride
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[Verse]
Em G D CI got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
Em G C GBut lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
CNow all them things that seemed so important
G D EmWell mister they vanished right into the air
Am G CNow I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care
[Bridge]
Em G DBut I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at
C Em Gthe reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake
C GAnd pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
CNow those memories come back to haunt me
G D EmThey haunt me like a curse
Am G CIs a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse
[Chorus]
Em C D GThat sends me down to the river Though I know the river is dry
Em C D CThat sends me down to the river tonight
Em C D GDown to the river my baby and I
Em C D COh down to the river we ride Ooh..
[Outro]
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