Down By The River chords by Albert Hammond

Down By The River      (Albert Hammond - 1972)


C            F
City life was ...
 G           C
So we spent the ...
 Am             Dm
Pitched the tent on ....
G      C
Down by ...
C             F
Little fire and ...
G             C
You put your jeans on ...
Am             Dm
Said: come in, the ...
G      C
Down by ...

C       F
Down by ...
G      C
Down by ...
Am         Dm
Said: come in, the ...
G      C
Down by the ...


C            F
Didn't feel too ...
G             C
So we took a walk in ...
Am          Dm
We came across the ...
 G     C
Down by ...
C            F
Silver fish lay ...
 G           C
It was washed up ...
 Am       Dm
I wonder ...
G      C
Down by the ri...

C      F
Down by the ...
G      C
Down by ...
Am         Dm
Silver fish ...
G      C
Down by ...

C           F
Doctor put ...
G              C
He dosed us up and he ...
 Am          Dm
Only foolish ...
G      C
Down by ...
C           F
Why do willows ...
G            C
Because ...
Am           Dm
>From the waste ...
G      C
Down by the ...

C      F
Down ...
G      C
Down by ...
Am         Dm
Why do ...
G      C
Down by ...

D            G
In time the river banks ...
A              D
The region wilt and ...
Hm            Em
There'll be a tear in ...
A      D
Down by ..
 D              G
The banks will ...
A              D
And where the ...
Hm           Em
Will be a clean ...
A      D
Down by ...

D      G
Down ...
A      D
Down ...
Hm            Em
The banks will ...
 A      D
Down by ...

The original song is written in Bb,
and will change to C; that means:

C = Bb
F = Eb
G = F
Am = Gm
Dm = Cm

The text is taken from CD by ear "Albert Hammond, The very best of Albert Hammond"