Chords with lyrics
Intro:
Em* Em*
Verse 1:
E minorEm Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4
Slow train on the trestle, passing overhead
Em*
Cold campfire and an army blanket where I last laid my head
E minorEm Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4
And I got tobacco and I got bread to get me to Morgan-town
E minorEm E minor 7Em7
Gotta put a little distance between us but I think I'm losing ground
Chorus:
E minorEm Em/GEm/G E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 E minorEm
Down by the river, so green it's blue
E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 Em*
Down by the river, I'm sure missing you
Verse 2:
E minorEm Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4
Well, the mine's closed you turned cold and I couldn't make you stay
Em*
The more I tried to hold on, the more you turned away
E minorEm Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4
Guess I coulda done better than fish and drink and mine
E minorEm E minor 7Em7
Tell me how things get tougher, all I know is tough times
Chorus:
E minorEm Em/GEm/G E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 E minorEm
Down by the river, so green it's blue
E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 Em*
Down by the river, I'm sure missing you
Instrumental:
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4
E minorEm E minor 7Em7 G+G D MajorD
Em*
Verse 3:
E minorEm Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4
I ran into your daddy, he's out running his line
Em*
Gave me a beer in a blue can, said I oughta come visit sometime
E minorEm Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4
Rain crows cottonmouth, catfish and cane
E minorEm E minor 7Em7
Your name is on my every breath, your blood is in my veins
Chorus:
E minorEm Em/GEm/G E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 E minorEm
Down by the river, so green it's blue
E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 E minorEm E minor 7Em7
Down by the river, I'm sure missing you
E minorEm Em/GEm/G E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 E minorEm
Down by the river, so green it's blue
E minorEm G+G Asus2Asus2 Em*
Down by the river, I'm sure missing you
Outro:
Em* Em* x3