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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1902433,"song":"Dont Go By The River","artist":"Voltaire","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11426342-dont-go-by-the-river-chords-by-voltaire/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1902433?type=chord","rating":4.70676,"votes":4,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDon’t go by the river[/tab]\r\n\r\nIf you love your wife\r\n[tab]              [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n‘Cause you’ll make that girl a widow[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                       \r\nAnd you’ll cause her pain and strife[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                       *[ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you go by the river side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou’ll lose your l-l-l-l-life![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nPeople by the river,[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey know who’s the boss\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThey’ll get at fancy city folks[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNo matter what the cost[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                        *[ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you go by the river side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou’ll end up l-l-l-l-lost![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n There's a bat they call Lestat[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nWho’ll sink his teeth in you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n You might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n And if the moon is full,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou might meet the loup-garou[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon’t go by the river side,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n You’ll be sorry if you do![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nA young man met a lady[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd she made this fellow swoon\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSo they went on down to New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTo elope under the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                         *[ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe took her by the river side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Gm[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTo give her the heir l-l-l-loom![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell the next day he got outta bed and[/tab]\r\n\r\nShe wasn’t by his side\r\n[tab]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHe searched the quarter high and low[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen the bayou far and wide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      *[ch]G[/ch]\r\nLocals say she ran away [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut you know they l-l-l-l-lie![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n There's a bat they call Lestat[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nWho’ll sink his teeth in you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n You might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n And if the moon is full,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou might meet the loup-garou[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon’t go by the river side,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n You’ll be sorry if you do![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n Who shivers when they hear about voo-doo?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n Don’t lie to me, boy, I know you do![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n You better tremble when you hear me call![/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n‘Cause you’d make a lovely shrunken head[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou’ll be my favorite voo-doo doll![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSting went by the river,[/tab]\r\n\r\nNow he slings on Bourbon Street\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd there’s that song by Concrete Blonde about where it’s warm and green[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       *[ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you go by the river side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou’ll never l-l-l-l-leave![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n There's a bat they call Lestat[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nWho’ll sink his teeth in you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n You might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n And if the moon is full,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou might meet the loup-garou[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon’t go by the river side,[/tab]\r\n(Don’t go by the river side!)\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nSaid don’t go by that river side,[/tab]\r\n(Said don’t go by that river side!)\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon’t go by the river side,[/tab]\r\n(Why's that?)\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n‘Cause you might meet me if you do! [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n-----------\r\n* means strum once","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nDm Gm Dm A Dm\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nIf you love your wife\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThey know who’s the boss\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nAnd she made this fellow swoon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShe wasn’t by his side\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nDm Gm A\nDm Dm Gm Dm A Dm\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\nNow he slings on Bourbon Street\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Don’t go by the river side!)\n\n(Said don’t go by that river side!)\n\n(Why's that?)\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nA Dm\n\n-----------\n* means strum once","chords":["Dm","Gm","A","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}