Bruce Springsteen - The river

I ^Emcome from down in the ^Gvalley, where ^Dmister when you're ^Cyoung They ^Embring you up to ^Gdo, ^Clike your daddy ^Gdone Me and ^CMary we met in high school, when ^Gshe was just ^Dseven^Emteen We'd ^Amdrive out of this valley, down to ^Gwhere the fields were ^Cgreen

We'd go ^Emdown to the ^Criver, and ^Dinto the river we'd ^Gdive Oh, oh, ^Emdown to the ^Criver we'd ^Dride^C

Then ^EmI got Mary ^Gpregnant, and ^Dman that was all she ^Cwrote And ^Emfor my nineteenth ^Gbirthday, I got a union ^Ccard, and a wedding ^Gcoat We ^Cwent down to the courthouse, and the ^Gjudge put it ^Dall to ^Emrest No ^Amwedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle, no ^Gflowers, no wedding ^Cdress

That night we went ^Emdown to the ^Criver and ^Dinto the river we'd ^Gdive Oh, oh, ^Emdown to the ^Criver we did ^Dride^C

I ^Emgot a job working con^Gstruction, for the ^DJohnstown compa^Cny But ^Emlately there ain't been ^Gmuch work, on ac^Ccount of the econo^Gmy Now, ^Call them things that seemed so important, well, mister they ^Gvanished right ^Dinto the ^Emair Now I just ^Amact like I don't remember, Mary ^Gacts like she don't ^Ccare

But I re^Emmember us riding in my ^Gbrother's car, her body ^Dtan and wet down at the ^Creservoir At ^Emnight on them banks I'd ^Glie awake, and pull her ^Cclose just to feel each ^Gbreath she'd take Now those ^Cmemories come back to haunt me, they ^Ghaunt me ^Dlike a ^Emcurse Is a ^Amdream a lie if it don't come true, or ^Gis it something ^Cworse

That sends me ^Emdown to the ^Criver, though I ^Dknow the river is ^Gdry That sends me ^Emdown to the ^Criver to^Dnight^C

^EmDown to the ^Criver, my ^Dbaby and ^GI oh, oh, ^Emdown to the ^Criver we ^Dride^C