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