Intro: Em G D C G Am G C Verse 1: Em G I come from down in the valley D Cadd9 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 G Em When she was just seventeen Am G C We'd ride out of this valley down to where the fields were green Chorus: Em C We'd go down to the river D G And into the river we'd dive Em C D Oh down to the river we'd ride Verse 2: Cadd9 Em G Then I got Mary pregnant D Cadd9 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 Cadd9 No flowers no wedding dress Chorus: Em C That night we went down to the river D G G And into the river we'd dive Oh Em C D Cadd9 down to the river we'd ride, ayyayah Solo: Em G D C Em G C G C G G Em Am G C Verse 3: Em G D I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company Cadd9 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 Well mister they vanished right into the air Em Am Now I just act like I don't remember G C Mary acts like she don't care Verse 4: Em G But I remember us riding in my brother's car D Cadd9 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 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 Chorus: Em C That sends me down to the river D G Though I know the river is dry G Em C D C That sends me down to the river tonight, ay ya yah Em C Down to the river D G G My baby and I Oh Em C D C down to the river we ride, ay ya yah Outro: Em C D G G Ooh ooh ooh Em C D C Ooh Em C D G G Ooh ooh ooh Em C D C Ooh Em C D G G Em C D C
