M^Amy mother came to Hazard when I was just seven Am G Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes That ^Dboy's not right

^AmThree years ago when I came to know Mary Am G First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies D And saw the man inside

F C We used to walk down by the river F Am She loved to watch the sun go down F G Am We used to walk along the ri.... ver G F Am And dream our way out of this town

^AmNo one understood what I felt for Mary Am G No one cared until the night she went out walking all alone And n^Dever came home

^AmMan with a badge came knocking next morning Am G Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly D Pointed right at me

F C I swear I left her by the river F Am I swear I left her safe and sound F C Am I need to make it to the ri.... ver G F Am And leave this old Nebraska town Bridge

^GI think about my ^Flife gone by Am G How it's done me wrong ^GThere's no escape for ^Fme this time C F C G Am All of my rescues are go...ne, long gone

Guitar Break F C I swear I left her by the river F Am I swear I left her safe and sound F C Am I need to make it to the ri.... ver G F Am And leave this old Nebraska town

Richard Marx - Hazard