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The Riverflow

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Okay, this song is easy, and it's a great tune.
Intro:  G   C   Em  D  
Verse 1:
GI met you in C82,
over a Emcrate of beer and Dnot a few
GI cracked a can and Cso did you,
Emwe're going to change Dthe world
GThe ghetto kings of Ddownside town
Emthe estates and parks of Dour hallowed ground
GDoing anything Cthat we found,
Emand on the river Dflowed
You'd take a drink from Rev. Jimmy Jones
You'd cross the street on the path the gunman roams
Thrown aside and left to waste, that was you - you knew your place
Wander round, get off your face, and on the river flowed
Chorus:
EmOn and on the river flow - Gwe are Dthe Cundertow
EmOn and on the river flow - Gwe are Dthe Cundertow
Verse 2:
I don't know how you made it through
all the smoke and brew you do
It sure has left its mark on you
but you're still with us today
Life goes on and round we go
and words can kill these things I know
Sometimes you cut deeply so,
but on the river flows
You'd set the table for barber Sweeney Todd
You'd clip the wings of any rising god
But man can't live on hope alone,
it can be cut all that is grown
Broke your spirit but not your bones
and on the river flows
Chorus:
Chorus:
EmOn and on the river flow - Gwe are Dthe Cundertow
EmOn and on the river flow - Gwe are Dthe Cundertow
Verse 3: (No music, just drums. You can strum open palm muted strings on this bit and it 
pretty good.)
You're working now - forced to the race
I know it left a bitter taste
But the rising tide had covered your face
Nothing you could do
But I still remember the day you said
That the river flowing through my head
Would take me far or leave me dead
And all you said was true
Outro:
Gon and on and Con and on and Emon and on and Don
Gand on and on Cand on and on Emand on the rivDer flowed
Gon and on and Con and on and Emon and on and Don
Gand on and on Cand on and on Emand on the rivDer flowed
End

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The Riverflow

by Levellers

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Okay, this song is easy, and it's a great tune.

G C Em D

Intro:

Verse 1:

G C

I met you in 82,

Em D

over a crate of beer and not a few

G C

I cracked a can and so did you,

Em D

we're going to change the world

G D

The ghetto kings of downside town

Em D

the estates and parks of our hallowed ground

G C

Doing anything that we found,

Em D

and on the river flowed

You'd take a drink from Rev. Jimmy Jones

You'd cross the street on the path the gunman roams

Thrown aside and left to waste, that was you - you knew your place

Wander round, get off your face, and on the river flowed

Chorus:

Em G D C

On and on the river flow - we are the undertow

Em G D C

On and on the river flow - we are the undertow

Verse 2:

I don't know how you made it through

all the smoke and brew you do

It sure has left its mark on you

but you're still with us today

Life goes on and round we go

and words can kill these things I know

Sometimes you cut deeply so,

but on the river flows

You'd set the table for barber Sweeney Todd

You'd clip the wings of any rising god

But man can't live on hope alone,

it can be cut all that is grown

Broke your spirit but not your bones

and on the river flows

Chorus:

Em G D C

On and on the river flow - we are the undertow

Em G D C

On and on the river flow - we are the undertow

Verse 3: (No music, just drums. You can strum open palm muted strings on this bit and it

pretty good.)

You're working now - forced to the race

I know it left a bitter taste

But the rising tide had covered your face

Nothing you could do

But I still remember the day you said

That the river flowing through my head

Would take me far or leave me dead

And all you said was true

Outro:

G C Em D

on and on and on and on and on and on and on

G C Em D

and on and on and on and on and on the river flowed

G C Em D

on and on and on and on and on and on and on

G C Em D

and on and on and on and on and on the river flowed

End

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