The River

Bruce Springsteen

Tom: C

Versão 1

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The River

   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     A
Oh down to the river we'd ride
      Am           C           G                     F
Then 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
On down to the river we did ride
  Am                    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 other breath she'd take
          F                                    C               Am
Now those memories come back to haunt me, They haunt me like a curse
     Dm                                    C
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
oh oh oh oh oh oh (The exact amount of oohing depends on version)


Versão 2

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The River

Intro: Em G D C C/B Am G C

   Em                  G             D                 C
I come from down in the valley, where mister when you're young
     Em              G  C              G
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
       C                                G           D/F#    Em
Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just seventeen
      Am                             G                     C
We'd ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green
         Em           C         D                   G   D/F#
We'd go down to the river, And into the river we'd dive
    Em          C         D     C
Oh down to the river we'd ride
      Em           G           D                     C
Then I got Mary pregnant, And man that was all she wrote
        Em               G                    C                  G
And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
     C                                   G        D/F#         Em  
We went down to the courthouse, And the judge put it all to rest
      Am                                               G                 C
No wedding day smiles no walk down in the aisle, No flowers no wedding dress
                    Em         C           D                   G
That night we went down to the river, And into the river we'd dive
   Em            C           D    C
On down to the river we did ride


SOLO: Em G D C  Em G C G  C G D/F# Em  Am G C


  Em                    G                   D           C
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
      Em                          G         C             G
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
     C 
Now all them things that seemed so important
              G                D/F#        Em     
Well mister they vanished right into the air
            Am                              G                   C
Now I just act like I don't remember, Mary acts like she don't care
        Em                      G
But I remember us riding in my brother's car
          D                      C
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
   Em                      G
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
             C                             G
And pull her close just to feel each other breath she'd take
          C                                      G  D/F#       Em
Now those memories come back to haunt me, They haunt me like a curse
     Am                                    G                    C  
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, Or is it something worse that sends me
Em            C             D                G
Down to the river though I know the river is dry,
     D/F#     Em          C     D      C 
That sends me down to the river tonight
Em           C         D       G D/F# Em      C          D   C
Down to the river, My baby and I, Oh down the river we'd ride
   Em    C    D   G D/F# Em  C  D  C
Oh oh oh oh oh oh...