Down By The River - Albert Hammond (1972)
[Verse 1]
B E
City life was gettin' us down
F# B
So we spent the weekend out of town
G#m C#m
Pitched the tent on a patch of ground
F# B
Down by the river
B E
Lit a fire and drank some wine
F# B
You put your jeans on top of mine
G#m C#m
Said: Come in, the water's fine
F# B
Down by the river
[Chorus]
B E
Down by the river
F# B
Down by the river
G#m C#m
Said: come in, the water's fine
F# B
Down by the river
[Verse 2]
B E
Didn't feel too good all night
F# B
So we took a walk in the mornin' light
G#m C#m
We came across the strangest side
F# B
Down by the river
B E
Silver fish lay on it's side
F# B
It was washed up by the early tide
G#m C#m
I wonder how it died
F# B
Down by the river
[Chorus]
B E
Down by the river
F# B
Down by the river
G#m C#m
Silver fish lay on it's side
F# B
Down by the river
[Verse 3]
B E
Doctor put us both to bed
F# B
He dosed us up and he shook his head
G#m C#m
Only foolish people go, he said
F# B
Down by the river
B E
Why do willows weep said he
F# B
Because they're dying gradually
G#m C#m
From the waste from the factories
F# B
Down by the river
[Chorus]
B E
Down by the river
F# B
Down by the river
G#m C#m
Why do willows weep said he
F# B
Down by the river
(Key change)
[Verse 4]
C# F#
In time the river banks will die
G# C#
The reeds will wilt and the ducks won't fly
Hm D#m
There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
G# C#
Down by the river
C# F#
The banks will soon be black and dead
G# C#
And where the otter's raised his head
Hm D#m
Will be a clean white skull instead
G# C#
Down by the river
[Chorus]
C# F#
Down by the river
G# C#
Down by the river
Hm D#m
The banks will soon be black and dead
G# C#
Down by the river
The original song is written in Bb,
and will change to C; that means:
B = A
E = D
F# = E
G#m = F#m
C#m = Bm
The text is taken from BD by ear "Albert Hammond, The very best of Albert Hammond"
- 1. Chord Gitar Albert Hammond - Down By The River Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Albert Hammond - Down By The River Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan