Bruce Springsteen – The River tab
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Hey guys, this is my first contribution, I hope it helps out a lot. I also tabbed out harmonica parts as well. Hope it helps! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - THE RIVER - THE RIVER INTRO - HARMONICA -6 6 -6 -7 7 8 -8 7 6 -6 8 -8 7 -8 -6 Am C G F I come from down in the valley, where mister when you're young Am C F C They bring you up to do like your daddy done F C G Am Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just seventeen Dm C F We'd ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green Am F G C We'd go down to the river, And into the river we'd dive Am F G F Oh down to the river we'd ride Am C G F I got Mary pregnant, And man that was all she wrote Am C F C And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat F C G Am We went down to the courthouse, And the judge put it all to rest Dm C F No wedding day smiles no walk down in the aisle, No flowers no wedding dress Am F G C That night we went down to the river, And into the river we'd dive Am F G F Oh down to the river we did ride HARMONICA SOLO-6 6 -6 -7 7 8 -8 7 -6 8 9 -10 -10 8 9 -10 98 9 -10 9 8 8 -8 7 -6 8 -8 -8 7 -8 7 -6 6 7 -7 -6Am C G F I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company Am C F C But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy F Now all them things that seemed so important C G Am Well mister they vanished right into the air Dm C F Now I just act like I don't remember, Mary acts like she don't care Am C But I remember us riding in my brother's car G F Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir Am C At night on them banks I'd lie awake F C And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take F C G Am Now those memories come back to haunt me, They haunt me like a curse Dm C F Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, Or is it something worse that sends me Am F G C Down to the river though I know the river is dry, Am F G That sends me down to the river tonight Am F G C Am F G Down to the river, My baby and I, Oh down the river we'd ride Am F G C Am F G oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Repeat to fade. If you wish to repost this or have any corrections or suggestions for me, please e-mail me. Thanks a lot, Jack Marrin jack.marrin@hotmail.com