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Down By The River

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[Intro]
F C G
[Verse]
FI got a spot that CI wanna take ya 
GWhen the sun sinks girl iAmt will make Gya 
FWonder why we don't go there Cevery night G  
FWhere the wild black Cbears roam on for acres 
GCat tails grow like Amsky scrapers G  
FI was thinking Cmaybe we can take a Gride 
[Chorus] 
FDown by the river Cright by the water 
GMoon burning down Ammaking it Ghotter 
FWe can have it all to Courselves tonight G  
FWhere the world get small and stars get Cbigger 
GI'll hold you close as you Amstart to shiver G  
FDown Down DowCn Down by the Griver 
[Instrumental]
F C G
[Verse]
FWill pick up a Csix-pack of something 
GWalk down by where the water is running 
FRoll up our jeans and Cbaby we can wade on Gin 
FDo alittle Clate night fishing 
GStarlight gazing, Ammoonlight kGissing 
FOut where the Cmidnight never Gends 
GCome on
[Chorus] 
FDown by the river Cright by the water 
GMoon burning down Ammaking it Ghotter 
FWe can have it all to Courselves tonight G  
FWhere the world get small and stars get Cbigger 
GI'll hold you close as you Amstart to shiver G  
FDown Down DowCn Down by the Griver 
[Solo] 
F C G
[Bridge] 
FYeah you and me girl watchAming the world slow down to a Gcrawl 
FThere on a bank on a bAmlank waiting for the stars to Gfall 
[Chorus] 
FDown by the river Cright by the water 
GMoon burning down Ammaking it Ghotter 
FWe can have it all to Courselves tonight G  
FWhere the world get small and stars get Cbigger 
GI'll hold you close as you Amstart to shiver G  
FDown Down DowCn Down by the Griver 
[Outro] 
FDown by the river C  G  
FYeah you and me girl Cwatching the world slow down to a Gcrawl 
FDown by the river.. CRight be the water G  F  C  G  G  G  

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Down By The River

by Bobby Wills

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C G

[Verse]

F C

I got a spot that I wanna take ya

G Am G

When the sun sinks girl it will make ya

F C G

Wonder why we don't go there every night

F C

Where the wild black bears roam on for acres

G Am G

Cat tails grow like sky scrapers

F C G

I was thinking maybe we can take a ride

[Chorus]

F C

Down by the river right by the water

G Am G

Moon burning down making it hotter

F C G

We can have it all to ourselves tonight

F C

Where the world get small and stars get bigger

G Am G

I'll hold you close as you start to shiver

F C G

Down Down Down Down by the river

[Instrumental]

F C G

[Verse]

F C

Will pick up a six-pack of something

Walk down by where the water is running

F C G

Roll up our jeans and baby we can wade on in

F C

Do alittle late night fishing

G Am G

Starlight gazing, moonlight kissing

F C G

Out where the midnight never ends

Come on

[Chorus]

F C

Down by the river right by the water

G Am G

Moon burning down making it hotter

F C G

We can have it all to ourselves tonight

F C

Where the world get small and stars get bigger

G Am G

I'll hold you close as you start to shiver

F C G

Down Down Down Down by the river

[Solo]

F C G

[Bridge]

F Am G

Yeah you and me girl watching the world slow down to a crawl

F Am G

There on a bank on a blank waiting for the stars to fall

[Chorus]

F C

Down by the river right by the water

G Am G

Moon burning down making it hotter

F C G

We can have it all to ourselves tonight

F C

Where the world get small and stars get bigger

G Am G

I'll hold you close as you start to shiver

F C G

Down Down Down Down by the river

[Outro]

F C G

Down by the river

F C G

Yeah you and me girl watching the world slow down to a crawl

F C G F C G G G

Down by the river.. Right be the water

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