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River Towns

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Key: B Major
Time: 4/4
CAPO: 4
Gadd9...................320203  
C/G.....................332010  
Em7.....................020000  
CMaj7/G.................332000  
|  G   Gadd9|  G| x4
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  Em7   CMaj7/G|
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  G|
I cGame in three days early
To meet my boatC/G  
It aGin’t the life of RileyGadd9  
But it’s kEm7eeping me aflC/Goat
It’s qGuiet over Christmas
If you got no place to gC/Go
I gGot my home from rGadd9iver rats
The Em7only home I knCMaj7/GowG  Gadd9  G  
I fGound myself a flophouse
And I hit the streets at nC/Gine
GGet some grub and drGadd9ink a beer
MEm7aybe go down the lCMaj7/Gine
These chGips will take your money
Shake a young man dC/Gown
It’s the sGame in every Gadd9one of these
SEm7orry river tC/Gowns
RGiver townsGadd9  
SGorry river townsC/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  Em7  CMaj7/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  
SGorry river townsC/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  G  
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  Em7   C/G|
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  G|
Well I pGicked me up a bGadd9ottle
To tGake back to the rCMaj7/Goom
Then I sGaw a young girl stGadd9anding
In a dEm7oorway in the glC/Goom
We’d hGardly started tGadd9alking
The Gold scenarioC/G  
And I just lGet her work me Gadd9over
Down bEm7y the OhC/Gio
RGiver townsGadd9  
SGorry river townsC/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  Em7  C/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  
SGorry river townsC/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  G  
|  G   Gadd9|  G| x4
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  Em7   C/G|
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  G|
When I Gasked her if she’d like to stay
She was down my stairs so qC/Guick
I never Gasked what got her started
With the sEm7orry river trC/Gicks
So I gGet the bottle Gadd9open
But sGomething’s hit a nC/Gerve
And I’m lGooking in the mGadd9irror
At the fEm7ace that I desCMaj7/Gerve
RGiver townsGadd9  
SGorry river townsC/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  Em7  C/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  
SGorry river townsC/G  
RGiver townsGadd9  G  
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  Em7   C/G|
|  G   Gadd9|  G   C/G|  G   Gadd9|  G|
|  G|

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River Towns

by Mark Knopfler

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

C/G

Em7

CMaj7/G

Key: B Major

Time: 4/4

CAPO: 4

320203

Gadd9...................

332010

C/G.....................

020000

Em7.....................

332000

CMaj7/G.................

G Gadd9 G

| | | x4

G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 Em7 CMaj7/G

| | | | |

G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 G

| | | | |

I came in three days early

C/G

To meet my boat

G Gadd9

It ain’t the life of Riley

Em7 C/G

But it’s keeping me afloat

It’s quiet over Christmas

C/G

If you got no place to go

G Gadd9

I got my home from river rats

Em7 CMaj7/G G Gadd9 G

The only home I know

I found myself a flophouse

C/G

And I hit the streets at nine

G Gadd9

Get some grub and drink a beer

Em7 CMaj7/G

Maybe go down the line

These chips will take your money

C/G

Shake a young man down

G Gadd9

It’s the same in every one of these

Em7 C/G

Sorry river towns

G Gadd9

River towns

G C/G

Sorry river towns

G Gadd9 Em7 CMaj7/G

River towns

G Gadd9

River towns

G C/G

Sorry river towns

G Gadd9 G

River towns

G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 Em7 C/G

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G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 G

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G Gadd9

Well I picked me up a bottle

G CMaj7/G

To take back to the room

G Gadd9

Then I saw a young girl standing

Em7 C/G

In a doorway in the gloom

G Gadd9

We’d hardly started talking

G C/G

The old scenario

G Gadd9

And I just let her work me over

Em7 C/G

Down by the Ohio

G Gadd9

River towns

G C/G

Sorry river towns

G Gadd9 Em7 C/G

River towns

G Gadd9

River towns

G C/G

Sorry river towns

G Gadd9 G

River towns

G Gadd9 G

| | | x4

G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 Em7 C/G

| | | | |

G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 G

| | | | |

When I asked her if she’d like to stay

C/G

She was down my stairs so quick

I never asked what got her started

Em7 C/G

With the sorry river tricks

G Gadd9

So I get the bottle open

G C/G

But something’s hit a nerve

G Gadd9

And I’m looking in the mirror

Em7 CMaj7/G

At the face that I deserve

G Gadd9

River towns

G C/G

Sorry river towns

G Gadd9 Em7 C/G

River towns

G Gadd9

River towns

G C/G

Sorry river towns

G Gadd9 G

River towns

G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 Em7 C/G

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G Gadd9 G C/G G Gadd9 G

| | | | |

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