Am D (8x)


[Verse 1]
          Am                      D                Am    D
Well, the river runs deep and the water is cold as ice
    Am                      D                Am    D
The river runs deep and the water is cold as ice
  Am                  D 
I go down there every chance I get
Am                     D
It's where my baby she met her death
        Am                      D               Am   D
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice


[Verse 2]
Am                   D                  Am   D
Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me
Am                   D                  Am   D
Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me
Am                     D
Running 'round, that's what they said
Am                         D
She's at the bottom of the river dead
        Am                      D               Am   D
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice


[Verse 3]
   Am                   D              Am   D
No cheating woman gonna get a good man down
   Am                   D              Am   D
No cheating woman gonna get a good man down
Am                    D
Running 'round like a silly fool
       Am                  D
You're gonna end up at the bottom of the pool
        Am                      D               Am   D
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice