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By the River - Brady Toops
Capo 4
Intro: G  
Verse 1:
Clead me down by the riGver
Ccome on down by the shGore
and meCet me down in the waGter
where EmI was so tired and woDrn
and where the blCue skies roGll on thrCough the dGay
like the crGystal sea beyonDd the grGay
Chorus:
so meet me dCown, meet me dGown
where the waEmters are stGill
and I was foCund, I was foGund
giving Emup my own wiGll
oh where the merCcies flGow 
through the waEmters beGlow
and the dCay shines as brDight as the sGun
Verse 2:
Cmeet me down by the riGver
Ccome on down by the waGves
Cmeet me down in the waGter
where EmI was so found in your naDme
and where the blCue skies rolled on thrCough the dGay 
like the crGystal sea beyonDd the grGay
Chorus: 
so meet me doCwn, meet me dGown
where the waEmters are stiGll
and I was foCund, I was foGund
giving Emup my own wiGll
where the mercCies flGow
through the waEmters beGlow
and the dCay shines as brDight as the sGun
where the mercCies flGow
through the watEmers beClow
and the dGay now has onDly begGun

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By The River

by Brady Toops

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

By the River - Brady Toops

Capo 4

Intro:

Verse 1:

C G

lead me down by the river

C G

come on down by the shore

C G

and meet me down in the water

Em D

where I was so tired and worn

C G C G

and where the blue skies roll on through the day

G D G

like the crystal sea beyond the gray

Chorus:

C G

so meet me down, meet me down

Em G

where the waters are still

C G

and I was found, I was found

Em G

giving up my own will

C G

oh where the mercies flow

Em G

through the waters below

C D G

and the day shines as bright as the sun

Verse 2:

C G

meet me down by the river

C G

come on down by the waves

C G

meet me down in the water

Em D

where I was so found in your name

C C G

and where the blue skies rolled on through the day

G D G

like the crystal sea beyond the gray

Chorus:

C G

so meet me down, meet me down

Em G

where the waters are still

C G

and I was found, I was found

Em G

giving up my own will

C G

where the mercies flow

Em G

through the waters below

C D G

and the day shines as bright as the sun

C G

where the mercies flow

Em C

through the waters below

G D G

and the day now has only begun

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