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Get Down River - The Bottle Rockets
[Intro]
  G    C    G    C    G    D    G    C    Gx2
[Verse 1]
GLive in a river town, it's pretty little
It's Dhigh on the sides and it Csinks in the Gmiddle
GIf it rains too much the river comes down
And Dfills up the low spots Call over Gtown
[Chorus]
Get Cdown river, Griver get down
Won't you Dget down river, Criver get Gdown
Once Cagain you have messed up Gthis old Emtown
So Cget down Driver, get GdownC  G  C  G  D  G  C  G  
[Verse 2]
GNow over cross town is where I want to go
To Dsee my honey but CI don't Gknow
GGuess I'm gonna have to row
Looks like the DGulf of Mexico down Cby the GTexaco
[Chorus]
Get Cdown river, Griver get down
Won't you Dget down river, Criver get Gdown
Once Cagain you have messed up Gthis old Emtown
So Cget down Driver, get Gdown
[Bridge/Solo]
Em  G  Em  G  Em  G  C  D
G  C  G  C  G  D  G  C  G
[Verse 3]
GWell, you could drown downtown when the river runs wild
Been Dhappening here ever Csince I was Gchild
GThere ain't nothing you can do to stop it
Just Dhope for the best and Cmop up the Grest
[Chorus]
Get Cdown river, Griver get down
Won't you Dget down river, Criver get Gdown
Once Cagain you have messed up Gthis old Emtown
[Outro]
So Cget down Driver, get GdownF  Em  
Ya Cget down Driver, get GdownF  Em  
Go on Cget down Driver, get GdownC  G  C  G  D  G  C  G  

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Get Down River

by The Bottle Rockets

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Get Down River - The Bottle Rockets

[Intro]

G C G C G D G C G

[Verse 1]

Live in a river town, it's pretty little

D C G

It's high on the sides and it sinks in the middle

If it rains too much the river comes down

D C G

And fills up the low spots all over town

[Chorus]

C G

Get down river, river get down

D C G

Won't you get down river, river get down

C G Em

Once again you have messed up this old town

C D G C G C G D G C G

So get down river, get down

[Verse 2]

Now over cross town is where I want to go

D C G

To see my honey but I don't know

Guess I'm gonna have to row

D C G

Looks like the Gulf of Mexico down by the Texaco

[Chorus]

C G

Get down river, river get down

D C G

Won't you get down river, river get down

C G Em

Once again you have messed up this old town

C D G

So get down river, get down

[Bridge/Solo]

Em G Em G Em G C D

G C G C G D G C G

[Verse 3]

Well, you could drown downtown when the river runs wild

D C G

Been happening here ever since I was child

There ain't nothing you can do to stop it

D C G

Just hope for the best and mop up the rest

[Chorus]

C G

Get down river, river get down

D C G

Won't you get down river, river get down

C G Em

Once again you have messed up this old town

[Outro]

C D G F Em

So get down river, get down

C D G F Em

Ya get down river, get down

C D G C G C G D G C G

Go on get down river, get down

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