Intro
Am F C Am G F#dim7 Am
[Verse 1]
F C ~ Am
Where I was born was called the bad side of the town
G F#dim7 Am
But the people knew the difference between a smile and a frown
F C ~
And it didn't cost a penny to shake a hand or two
Am G
And if you help to make it through the dark
F ~ ~ C F#dim7 Am
I'd do the same thing to you
[Verse 2]
F C ~
Bad side of town, old soldiers never back down
Am G F#dim7 Am
Got a penny in the pocket for a bottle of Brown
F C ~
And the women fall to giggling, mothers everyone
Am G
And the children play with the children
F ~ ~ C C7
And the children always had fun
[Chorus]
F ~ Dm C6 A Dm
I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
G Em E7 Am F
[Interlude]
F C ~ Am G F#dim7
[Verse 3]
Am F C ~
And the bad side of town was named by nameless men
Am G F#dim7
Who knew themselves as faces, never as friends
Am F C ~
And the bad side of town, for sure it got pulled down
Am G
And the people who live still people it
F ~ ~ C C7
Never put their faces down
[Chorus]
F ~ Dm C6 A Dm
And I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
G Em E7 Am
[Instrumental]
F C ~ Am G F#dim7 Am F C Am G F ~ ~ C C7
[Chorus]
F ~ Dm C6 A Dm
I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
G Em E7 Am F
[Outro]
F C ~ Am G F#dim7 Am F C Am G F ~ ~ C C7
F C ~ Am G F#dim7 Am F C Am G F ~ ~ G