{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1507963,"song":"Down By The River","artist":"China Drum","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11278180-down-by-the-river-chords-by-china-drum/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1507963?type=chord","rating":4.25765,"votes":3,"content":"I'm not expecting too many people to ever read this but as I had worked this track out for myself I thought \r\nI'd post it anyway. China Drum are/were a vastly underated band who should have been much bigger thah they\r\nwere, down by the river is on their excellent album self made maniac.\r\nI think I've got the chords about right but if you are one of the few people to see this and you disagree\r\nfeel free to tell me.\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] X4\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 1: \r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river, it's getting co_____ld, it's getting cold[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch] \r\n The roads are stained, it seems impossible, impossible to clean[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch] \r\n The oil and the salt mix to a shining, shining gleam[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 2:\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch] \r\n Down by the river, it's getting cold,  down by the river, it's getting cold[/tab]\r\n\r\nBreak:\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch] \r\nBut it won't stop the bastards trying and it won't stop the people from dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Solo: [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] \r\n                  Because of you[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 3: \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 3:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] \r\nBut down by the river, it's getting cold,  down by the river, it's getting cold[/tab]\r\n\r\nBreak:\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch] \r\nBut it won't stop the bastards trying and, it won't stop the people from dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you[/tab]\r\n\r\nEnding:\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nDown by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nDown by the river, because of you, down by the river it's getting cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nDown by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch] (let ring)\r\nDown by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting co____ld[/tab]","plain_text":"I'm not expecting too many people to ever read this but as I had worked this track out for myself I thought \nI'd post it anyway. China Drum are/were a vastly underated band who should have been much bigger thah they\nwere, down by the river is on their excellent album self made maniac.\nI think I've got the chords about right but if you are one of the few people to see this and you disagree\nfeel free to tell me.\n\nIntro: D G X4\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\nChorus 1: \n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\nChorus 2:\n\n\nBreak:\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3: \n\n\n\nChorus 3:\n\n\nBreak:\n\n\n\nEnding:","chords":["D","G","Bm","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}