{"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":1669836,"song":"Down By The River O","artist":"Rev Hammer","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11348493-down-by-the-river-o-chords-by-rev-hammer/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1669836?type=chord","rating":4.75446,"votes":6,"content":"Verse 1\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell we left the city and the fourteenth floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe went down by the river o Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThough then we never knew what we were travelling for[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe went down by the river o Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThirty miles to a place that we had not seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the land lies flat and the wind blows keen[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was the prettiest place I’ve ever been,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown by the river o Joe.[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell my dad got a job under the factory law[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe went down by the river o Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWith a house for his kids and so much more[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe went down by the river o Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was through the door, through the gate[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was me and my brother and a new-found mate[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nUnder the mother-moon ‘till it got late,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe stayed Down by the river o Joe.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI said the River o’ the River o’ the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe River ain’t never for sale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI said I was born by the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd the River ain’t a-never for sale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell you can make your deals in the dead of night[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou can bribe who the bloody hell you like,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                                     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut I was born by the River o’ Joe and the river ain’t never for sale.[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNow they say one time for a week it poured,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown by the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n‘Till all you could hear was a pounding roar,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown by the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThey tried to save the church with sand and bags,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut that River kept rising ‘till it burst it’s banks,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd a-pretty soon that street got sank,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown by the River o’ Joe.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI said the River o’ the River o’ the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe River ain’t never for sale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI said I was born by the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd the River ain’t a-never for sale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell you can make your deals in the dead of night[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou can bribe who the bloody hell you like,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                                     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut I was born by the River o’ Joe and the river ain’t never for sale.[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 4\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNow many warm days and good times there are,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown by the River o’ Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd people will travel from miles about to go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown by the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut the locals still speak of the endless rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe revenge of the muddy tides again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTo the developers who would bring change,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown by the river o’ Joe.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI said the River o’ the River o’ the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe River ain’t never for sale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI said I was born by the River o’ Joe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd the River ain’t a-never for sale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell you can make your deals in the dead of night[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou can bribe who the bloody hell you like,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                                     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut I was born by the River o’ Joe and the river ain’t never for sale.[/tab]","plain_text":"Verse 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus","chords":["Dm","Am","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]}}}