Delta Rae - Bottom of the river
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Tuning: G C E A
always difficult to transcribe something sung a cappella
[Chorus]
HF#old my hand E
Ooh baby it's a longF# way dowEn to the botBtom of the rivDer
HF#old my hand E
Ooh baby it's a longF# way dowEn a long Dway downB
1st verse:
BIf you get sDleep or F#if you get nBone
The F#cock's gonna Ecall in the Dmorning bBaby
BCheck the cDupboard for your dF#addy's gBun
F#Red sun rEises like an eDarly waBrning
The LEord's gonna cGome for your fBirst born sEon
His Bhair's on fAire and his hGeart is buErning
So Bgo to the rDiver where the wF#ater rBuns
F#Wash him dEeep where the tDides are tBurning
[Bridge]
And F#if you fEall
IGf you fF#all
[Chorus]
HF#old my hand E
Ooh baby it's a longF# way dowEn to the botBtom of the rivDer
HF#old my hand E
Ooh baby it's a longF# way dowEn a long Dway downB
2nd verse:
The woBlves will cDhase you by the pF#ale moonlBight
DF#runk and dEriven by a dDevil's hBunger
DBrive your sDon like a rF#ailroad sBpike
IF#nto the wEater let it puDll him unBder
DEon't you lGift him let him drBown alEive
The gBood Lord sApeaks like a Grolling Ethunder
LBet that fDever make the wF#ater rBise
And lF#et the river run dry
And I said
Chorus x 2
HF#old my hand E
Ooh baby it's a longF# way dowEn to the botBtom of the rivDer
HF#old my hand E
Ooh baby it's a longF# way dowEn a long Dway downB