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Down To The River

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[Intro]
D F#m G D
[Verse]
DOh now take me down to the river,
F#mBaby, take me down to the river,
GYou can take me down to the river,
DWhere the waters flow, oh yeah.
DDown to the river,
F#mCan you take me down to the river,
GBaby, take me down to the river,
DWhere the waters flow.
AYeah, well, I know,
AYeah, I know,
AWell, I know,
AI know I wanna go.
DNow, down to the river,
F#mYou can take me down to the river,
GYou can take me down to the river,
DWhere the waters flow,
DFlow, down, down, down, down.
[Keyboard Solo]
D F#m G D
DOh yeah, taking me, taking me down to the river,
F#mOh, down, down, down, down, down, yeah,
GDown to the river,
DWhere the waters flow.
DDown, take me down take me now.
[Guitar Solo]
D F#m G D
DDown, down, down, down,
DTaking me down to the river,
F#mDown to the river,
GWill you take me down to the river,
DWhere the waters flow.
DTake me down, yeah!
[Harmonica Solo]
D F#m G D
AYeah, yeah, well, I know,
AAh, well, I know,
AWell, I know,
AI know I wanna go.
DYeah, take me down to the river,
F#mYou can take me down to the river,
GCan you take me down to the river,
DWhere the waters flow.A  D  
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