The River

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # the river chords bruce springsteen Em G D C Em 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 mary we met in high school , G D Em when she was just seventeen Am G C we’d drive out of this valley , down to where the fields were green Em C we’d go down to the river , D G and into the river we’d dive Em C D C oh , down to the river we’d ride Em G then i got mary pregnant , D C and man that was all she wrote Em G C G and for my nineteenth birthday , i got a union card , and a wedding coat C we went down to the courthouse , G D Em and the judge put it all to rest Am no wedding day smiles , no walk down the aisle , G C no flowers , no wedding dress Em C that night we went down to the river D G and into the river we’d dive Em C D C oh , down to the river we’d ride Em G D C Em G C G C G D Em Am G C Em G D C i got a job working construction , for the johnstown company Em G C G but lately there ain’t been much work , on account of the economy C now , all them things that seemed so important , G D Em well , mister they vanished right into the air Am now i just act like i don’t remember; G C mary acts like she don’t care Em G but i remember us riding in my brother’s car , D C her body tan and wet down at the reservoir Em G at night on them banks i’d lie awake , C G and pull her close just to feel each breath she’d take C Em now those memories come back to haunt me , G D Em they haunt me like a curse Am is a dream a lie if it don’t come true , G C or is it something worse? Em C that sends me down to the river , D G though i know the river is dry Em C D C that sends me down to the river tonight Em C D G down to the river , my baby and i , Em C D C oh , down to the river we ride Em C D G Em C D C ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh 2 xset8