Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] (following muted strum pattern on 5th fret for each bar) e|-x--|-------------|---x----|---x----|-------------|---x----| B|-x--|-------------|---x----|---x----|-------------|---x----| G|-x--|-------------|---x----|---x----|-------------|---x----| D|-x--|-------------|---x----|---x----|-------------|---x----| A|-x--|-0-h-1-1/3~--|---x----|---x----|-0-h-1-1/3~--|---x----| E|-x--|-------------|---x----|---x----|-------------|---x----| [Verse 1] (strum intro pattern muted for Verse 1 only)

^CmI went down to the river ^CmFlowing out onto the sea ^CmOn my way to the ocean ^CmLet the spirit swallow me

[Verse 2] Cm A# e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|-0-h-1-1/3~-| E|------------| I got low down in the water

e|------| ^D# ^F B|------| G|------| D|------| A|-/6~~-| E|------| I let the current guide my bones I got ^Cm9 kinds of ^A#trouble I'm just ^Ftrying to find ^Bbmy way ^Cmhome

e|-3----------------------------------------| B|---4-6------------------------------------| G|--------3-5----3--------------------------| D|-------------5------3---------------------| A|------------------6------3/6-5-3----3-----| E|-----------------------6---------6--------| [Verse 3]

Over ^Cm20 some years of ^A#living And a t^D#housand wasted ^Fdays I have ^Cmloved a lot of ^A#women Many t^Fimes I've gone wrong ways

[Verse 4]

And I ^Cmcame down to the ^A#water For a d^D#ip to cleanse my ^Fsoul They keep ^Cmtelling me that I'm j^A#ust a babe But baby ^Fwhy do I feel ^Bbso ^Cmold

[Break]

^CmAh da da ^A# da da da da ^D#da da da da ^Fda da daa

[Verse 5]

^CmThis is the verge of a ^Fbreakthrough It's a ^D#fine line that cannot be ^Gbent And I ^Cmfelt like a river run ^Fdry But I don't know where ^D#all of the rainwater ^Gwent

[Verse 6]

And I b^Cmelieve we were all dead or ^Fdying But I see d^D#ifferent in the blue l^Gight There is n^Cmo such thing as a ^Fdawn or a dusk It's d^D#aylight until it is ^Gnight

[Verse 7]

You gotta ^N.C. figh^Cmt through the ^Fdimming You gotta^N.C. run^D# into the ^Gwinds You gott^N.C.a rag^Cme against the dying of^F the light L^D#ive for the moment that's l^Geft

[Verse 8]

You gotta^N.C. figh^Cmt through the ^Fdimming You gotta^N.C. run^D# into the ^Gwinds You gott^N.C.a rag^Cme against the dying of^F the light L^D#ive for the moment that's l^Geft us

[Bridge]

there is ^G#no such thing as a dying man We're ^Cmalive till the moment we're dead And a d^G#rowning man is just a living man Who h^Gasn't ^N.C.run out of his last bit of breath

[Solo] G# Cm G# Cm G# Cm G# Gm Gm/Ab Gm Gm/Ab Gm Gm/Ab Gm Gm/Ab G [Break]

^CmAh da da ^A# da da da da ^D#da da da da ^Fda da daa ^CmAh da da ^A# da da da da ^D#da da da da ^Fda da daa ^CmAh da da ^A# da da da da ^D#da da da da ^Fda da daa

[Verse 9]

I went ^Cmdown to the r^A#iver Flowing^D# out onto the ^Fsea On my ^Cmway to the ^A#ocean Let the s^Fpirit swallow me

[Verse 10]

I got ^Cmlow down in the ^A#water I let the c^D#urrent guide my ^Fbones I got ^Cm9 kinds of t^A#rouble I'm just ^Ftrying to find m^Bby way^Cm ho ^A# - ^D# me

[Outro]

^FFind my way ^Cmho ^A# - ^D# me ^F ^FFind my way ^Cmho ^A# - ^D# me ^F ^FFind my way ^Cmho ^A# - ^D# me ^F ^Cm

e|-3----------------------------------3------| B|---4-6------------------------------4------| G|--------3-5----3--------------------5------| D|-------------5------3---------------5------| A|------------------6------3/6-5-3----3------| E|-----------------------6---------6--3------| ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************

Ben Caplan - Down to the river