C                     G             D         G
They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore
C                    G             D           G
Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm

G
There was a crowd gathered down by the river

Where me and Benny Thompson used to play
C
I wondered if they had enough a water
                         G
To wash old Lester Harper's sins away
        D                             G
Cause I heard Miss Ida whisper he's too lost to save

G
Well they would sing and it would rain and it was frightening

Some things are hard to understand when you're eight
C
I can still hear the thunder and see the lightning
                               G
When Preacher Hayes raised his hands to pray
        D                         G
I could feel my body tremble cause I was so afraid

C                          G             D           G
Yeah they were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore
C                    G            D           G
Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm


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C G D G C G D G

G
I was there but I could barely hear the sermon

I was scared and didn't care to get up close
C
I heard him tell 'em something was a burning
                                G
And then he shouted something about a ghost
              D
And when they walked down in the water
                      G
Sister Harper hollered please don't let him go

C                          G             D            G
Well they were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore
C                    G          D              G
Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm

C                     G              D           G
They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore
C                   G           D             G
Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm

C                     G             D            G
They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore
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Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm