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Cold Chisel - Bow River
[Intro]
AListen now to the wind, babe
Am7Listen now to the rain
DFeel that water lickin' at my feet againA  
I Amdon't wanna G/Bsee this Ctown no more
DmWastin' my C/Edays on the Ffactory floor
The F7first thing you know
I'll be E7back in Bow River aAmgain
[Verse 1]
Any time you Amwant, babe
You can come aDm7round
But F7only six days E7separates me
and the Amgreat top end
I've been workin' Amhard
Twelve hours a Dday
And the F7money I save
Won't E7buy my youth agAmain
[Verse 2]
I'm going for the Amheat, babe
And the tropical Dm7rain
And a F7place where no man's
E7Puttin' on the dog for meAm  
I'm waitin' on the Amweekend
Set of brand new Dm7tyres
And F7back in Bow River
E7Just where I wanna bAme
[Chorus]
Oh, Alisten now to the wind, babe
Am7Listen now to the rain
I D/Afeel that water lickin' at my feet aAgain
I Am7don't wanna G/Bsee this Ctown no more
DmToo many C/Eyears made Fup my Gmind
To Amgo or stG/Bay
CRight to my Ddying E7day
I Amdon't wanna G/Bsee another Cengine C/Eline
DmToo many Cyears that I Fowe my mind
The F7first set of wheels headin'
E7Back Bow River agaAmin
The F7first thing you know
I'll be E7back in Bow River agAmain
Yeah
[Break]
|   Am   G5|     Am|   D5   C5|     D5|     F7|     E7|     Am|     Am|
|   Am   G5|     Am|   D5   C5|     D5|     F7|     E7|     Am|     Am|
|      Am|     Am|      D7|     D7|     F7|     E7|     Am|     Am|
|      Am|     Am|      D7|     D7|     F7|     E7|     Am| Am  
[Verse 3]
I got the motor Amrunnin'
I got the rest of my Dm7days
I Fsold everything I oE7wn
For just a Amsong
So any time you Amwant me (oh, oh, oh)
You can come aDround (yeah, yeah, yeah)
But don't F7leave it too late
You E7just might find me gAmone
[Chorus]
Oh, Alisten now to the wind, babe
Am7Listen now to the rain
I D/Afeel that water lickin' at my feet aAgain
I Am7don't wanna G/Bsee this Ctown no more
DmToo many C/Eyears made Fup my Gmind
To Amgo or stG/Bay
CRight to my Ddying E7day
I Amdon't wanna G/Bsee another Cengine C/Eline
DmToo many Cyears that I Fowe my mind
The F7first set of wheels headin'
E7Back Bow River agaAmin
[Outro]
I don't Amneed the G/Bscore
I'm gCoin' through the C/Edoor
I'm Dmgonna tell that C/Eman
I don't Fwant no Gmore
AmPick up a fG/Bast car
And Cburn my Dname in the E7road
AmOne week, G/Btwo weeks
CMaybe even C/Emore
I'll Dm7piss all my C/Emoney
Up aFgainst the damn wall
F7First thing you know
I'll be E7back in Bow River aAmgain
F7First thing you know
I'll be E7back in Bow River aAmgain
         FN.C.
The first thing you know
              E7N.C.        Am  
I'll be back in Bow River again

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Bow River

by Cold Chisel

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Am7

G/B

C/E

Dm7

D/A

Cold Chisel - Bow River

[Intro]

Listen now to the wind, babe

Am7

Listen now to the rain

D A

Feel that water lickin' at my feet again

Am G/B C

I don't wanna see this town no more

Dm C/E F

Wastin' my days on the factory floor

The first thing you know

E7 Am

I'll be back in Bow River again

[Verse 1]

Any time you want, babe

Dm7

You can come around

F7 E7

But only six days separates me

and the great top end

I've been workin' hard

Twelve hours a day

And the money I save

E7 Am

Won't buy my youth again

[Verse 2]

I'm going for the heat, babe

Dm7

And the tropical rain

And a place where no man's

E7 Am

Puttin' on the dog for me

I'm waitin' on the weekend

Dm7

Set of brand new tyres

And back in Bow River

E7 Am

Just where I wanna be

[Chorus]

Oh, listen now to the wind, babe

Am7

Listen now to the rain

D/A A

I feel that water lickin' at my feet again

Am7 G/B C

I don't wanna see this town no more

Dm C/E F G

Too many years made up my mind

Am G/B

To go or stay

C D E7

Right to my dying day

Am G/B C C/E

I don't wanna see another engine line

Dm C F

Too many years that I owe my mind

The first set of wheels headin'

E7 Am

Back Bow River again

The first thing you know

E7 Am

I'll be back in Bow River again

Yeah

[Break]

Am G5 Am D5 C5 D5 F7 E7 Am Am

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Am G5 Am D5 C5 D5 F7 E7 Am Am

| | | | | | | | |

Am Am D7 D7 F7 E7 Am Am

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Am Am D7 D7 F7 E7 Am Am

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[Verse 3]

I got the motor runnin'

Dm7

I got the rest of my days

F E7

I sold everything I own

For just a song

So any time you want me (oh, oh, oh)

You can come around (yeah, yeah, yeah)

But don't leave it too late

E7 Am

You just might find me gone

[Chorus]

Oh, listen now to the wind, babe

Am7

Listen now to the rain

D/A A

I feel that water lickin' at my feet again

Am7 G/B C

I don't wanna see this town no more

Dm C/E F G

Too many years made up my mind

Am G/B

To go or stay

C D E7

Right to my dying day

Am G/B C C/E

I don't wanna see another engine line

Dm C F

Too many years that I owe my mind

The first set of wheels headin'

E7 Am

Back Bow River again

[Outro]

Am G/B

I don't need the score

C C/E

I'm goin' through the door

Dm C/E

I'm gonna tell that man

F G

I don't want no more

Am G/B

Pick up a fast car

C D E7

And burn my name in the road

Am G/B

One week, two weeks

C C/E

Maybe even more

Dm7 C/E

I'll piss all my money

Up against the damn wall

First thing you know

E7 Am

I'll be back in Bow River again

First thing you know

E7 Am

I'll be back in Bow River again

N.C.

The first thing you know

E7 Am

N.C.

I'll be back in Bow River again

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