The Drones - River of tears

^F#mWell there's a ^Emcold rain on the ^F#mAutumn wind. A brother ^Gmurdered in Sydney ^F#mtown. A ^EmMarrickville brother under ^F#mlegal cover. In his ^Ghome they gunned him ^F#mdown and we say ^Emoh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh-ooh. ^F#mOh they shot him ^Emdown ^{F#m G F#m} and we say ^Emoh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ^F#mooh. ^{Em F#m} Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfea^F#mr. ^{G F#m Em F#m G F#m}

Well they ^Emtook him out at ^F#mpoint blank range in his ^Ghome with his small young ^F#mson. Shot him ^Emdead in his ^F#mMarrickville bed with a ^Gpump action 12 gauge ^F#mshotgun. ^EmOh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh oh. ^F#mOh they shot him ^Emdown ^{F#m G F#m}and we say ^Emoh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ^F#mooh. ^{Em F#m} Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfea^F#mr. ^{G F#m Em F#m G F#m}

Left a ^Emfatherless child and a ^F#mgrieving wife. A black ^Gfugitive on the ^F#mrun, ^Emrunning from 2 ^F#mcenturies, op^Gpressions loaded^F#m gun, and we say ^Emoh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh. ^F#mOh,they shoot you ^Emdown. ^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfear. oh oh oh ^F#mo oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh. ^F#mOh they shoot you ^Emdown. ^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears.

They got ^Emterrorists dressed in ^F#muniforms, under ^Gprotection of their ^F#mlaw. ^EmTerrorise blacks in ^F#mdawns of fear, they come ^Gcrashin' through your ^F#mdoor. Your not ^Emsafe out there on ^F#mfreedom street. Your not ^Gsafe inside the "^F#mcan". For with their ^Emshotguns and their ^F#mstun gas, licensed to ^Gdrop you where you ^F#mstand.

And we say ^Emoh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh.^F#m Oh they shoot you ^Emdown.^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfear. oh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh.^F#m Oh They shoot you ^Emdown.^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears.

Well there's a ^Emcold rain on the ^F#mAutumn wind. A brother ^Gmurdered in Sydney ^F#mtown. A ^EmMarrickville brother under ^F#mlegal cover. In his ^Ghome they gunned him ^F#mdown Your not ^Emsafe out there on ^F#mfreedom street. Your not ^Gsafe inside the "^F#mcan". With their ^Emshotguns and their stun ^F#mgas, licensed to ^Gdrop you where you ^F#mstand.

And we say ^Emoh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh.^F#m Oh they shoot you ^Emdown.^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfear. oh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh.^F#m Oh they shoot you ^Emdown.^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfear.

And we say ^Emoh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh.^F#m Oh they shoot you ^Emdown.^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfear. oh oh oh^F#m o oh oh oh ^Go oh ooh.^F#m Oh they shoot you ^Emdown.^F#m Sad river of ^Gtears, 200 ^F#myears in the river of ^Emfear.