You Me And The River chords by Chris Janson

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

🎸 Intro:

D



🎸 Verse 1:
D
If it wasn't so dark out here tonight
  Em
I know I'd be a hell of a sight
G                   Asus4                D
Covered in Arkansas clay from head to toe
D

If I told you once
I told you twice
    Em
You better not touch my Clementine
    G                             Asus4           D
But you didn't listen, now you're fillin' up this hole


🎸 Chorus:
D                                Em
Hey buddy, hey buddy, ain't that Mississippi muddy
        G                 A                       D
In this town, well, yeah, she takes what you give her
D
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
    Em
And pray my soul and my secret to keep
        G    A          D
Between you, me and the river


🎸 Verse 2:
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It's been a long week working overtime
       Em
That's why I got home early tonight
           G            A                 D
And when I saw your car I could smell the trouble
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So I turned off my hеadlights
             Em7
And saw your silhouettes through candlelight
    G             A              D
And I wеnt to the shed to get my shovel


🎸 Chorus:
D                                Em7
Hey buddy, hey buddy, ain't that Mississippi muddy
        G                 A                       D
In this town, well, yeah, she takes what you give her
D
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
    Em7
And pray my soul and my secret to keep
        G    A          D
Between you, me and the river


Harmonica 🎸 Solo:
G F D  G  D  G F D


🎸 Verse 3:
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They're gonna come knockin', it's a matter of time
    Em
The last goodbye, my alibi
          G              A               D
And where Clementine ran off to, they'll wonder
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I won't tell 'em she's cheatin' on me
    Em
But I'll smile at the memory
      G              A                D
Of my diamond on her hand as she went under


🎸 Chorus:
D                                Em7
Hey buddy, hey buddy, ain't that Mississippi muddy
        G                 A                       D
In this town, well, yeah, she takes what you give her
D
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
    Em7
And pray my soul and my secret to keep
        G    A          D
Between you, me and the river
        G    A          D
Between you, me and the river


🎸 Outro:
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