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