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[Intro]
B  A  E  B  A  E
[Verse]
She F#m7was her daddy's little girl,
Getting to know the big wide world in a Elittle town.
F#m7Feels so right, can't be wrong, 
But it won't take the word too long to Eget around.
DbmTears were rolling down her face, she'd Abm7brought the family disgrace,
AThen we watched the tail-lights fade aBsusway.
[Chorus]
Down the Ariver road, river road,
EDaddy took her down that river road.
AFrightened of the stones they'd throw,
BDown that Ariver Eroad, Bdown that Ariver Eroad.
[Verse]
F#m7Ramblin' Jack he drank like a fish,
In a rundown shack with a brand new satellite Edish.
He F#m7lived on the water all of his life,
TV dinners with his brand new TV Ewife.
You Dbmknow he's always carried on since Abm7Ramblin' Jack was Little John,
The Aday his daddy's boat went down with Bsusall the family.
[Chorus]
Down the Ariver road, the river road,
EJack's seen 'em come and he's seen 'em go.
ANobody lasts too long you know,
BDown that Ariver Eroad, Bdown that Ariver Eroad.
[Instrumental]
A  E  A  B  A  E  B  A  E
[Verse]
He had a F#m7black XY with a 351, 
As dangerous as a loaded Egun.
His F#m7cigarettes rolled up in his sleeve,
Looking way to hard to beElieve.
He Dbmhasn't seen his Mary-Anne Abm7since the whole thing hit the fan,
He Athinks about what might have been as he Bsusputs the pedal down....
[Verse]
That Ariver road, river road,
The Ewheels are turnin' on the river road.
ALeaving everything he knows,
BDown that Ariver Eroad.
The Ariver road, the river road,
The Ewheels are turnin' on the river road.
AJust another episode,
BDown that Ariver Eroad, Bdown that Ariver Eroad,
BDown that Ariver Eroad.

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River Road

by Troy Cassar-Daley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Dbm

Abm7

Bsus

[Intro]

B A E B A E

[Verse]

F#m7

She was her daddy's little girl,

Getting to know the big wide world in a little town.

F#m7

Feels so right, can't be wrong,

But it won't take the word too long to get around.

Dbm Abm7

Tears were rolling down her face, she'd brought the family disgrace,

A Bsus

Then we watched the tail-lights fade away.

[Chorus]

Down the river road, river road,

Daddy took her down that river road.

Frightened of the stones they'd throw,

B A E B A E

Down that river road, down that river road.

[Verse]

F#m7

Ramblin' Jack he drank like a fish,

In a rundown shack with a brand new satellite dish.

F#m7

He lived on the water all of his life,

TV dinners with his brand new TV wife.

Dbm Abm7

You know he's always carried on since Ramblin' Jack was Little John,

A Bsus

The day his daddy's boat went down with all the family.

[Chorus]

Down the river road, the river road,

Jack's seen 'em come and he's seen 'em go.

Nobody lasts too long you know,

B A E B A E

Down that river road, down that river road.

[Instrumental]

A E A B A E B A E

[Verse]

F#m7

He had a black XY with a 351,

As dangerous as a loaded gun.

F#m7

His cigarettes rolled up in his sleeve,

Looking way to hard to believe.

Dbm Abm7

He hasn't seen his Mary-Anne since the whole thing hit the fan,

A Bsus

He thinks about what might have been as he puts the pedal down....

[Verse]

That river road, river road,

The wheels are turnin' on the river road.

Leaving everything he knows,

B A E

Down that river road.

The river road, the river road,

The wheels are turnin' on the river road.

Just another episode,

B A E B A E

Down that river road, down that river road,

B A E

Down that river road.

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