C F City life was gettin' us down G C So we spent the weekend out of town Am Dm G C Pitched the tent on a patch of ground, down by the river C F Little fire and drank some wine G C You put your jeans on top of mine Am Dm G C Said: come in, the water's fine, down by the river C F G C Down by the river, Down by the river Am Dm G C Said: come in, the water's fine, down by the river, C F Didn't feel too good all night G C So we took a walk in the mornin' light Am Dm G C We came across the strangest side Down by the river C F Silver fish lay on it's side G C It was washed up by the early tide Am Dm G C I wonder how it died, down by the river C F G C Down by the river, Down by the river Am Dm G C Silver fish lay on it's side, down by the river C F Doctor put us both to bed G C He dosed us up and he shook his head Am Dm G C Only foolish people go, he said, down by the river C F Why do willows weep said he G C Because they're dying gradually Am Dm G C From the waste from the factories, down by the river C F G C Down by the river, Down by the river Am Dm G C Why do willows weep said he, down by the river D G In time the river banks will die A D The region wilt and the dogs will fly Bm Em G A D There'll be a tear in the otter's eye, down by the river D The banks will soon be black and dead A D And where the otter's raised his head Bm Em A D Will be a clean white stone instead, down by the river C F G C Down by the river, Down by the river Bm Em A D The banks will soon be black and dead, down by the rive