Chords
[Intro]
G C G C
G C
G By the banks of the riGver C
[Verse 1]
G Where the Cwillows hangG down C
G The D/F#wild birds they warbEmle
C With a low moaning sound G C
G Way D/F#down in the holEmlow
C Where the river runs Gcold C
It was Csus2/Bthere I first Flistened
C To the lies that youG told C
G Now I Clie on my Gback C
[Verse 2]
G And I Csee your sweetG face C
G A D/F#past I rememEmber
C Time can't erase G C
G And D/F#letters you Emwrote me
C They were written in Gshame C
G And Csus2/Bknow that your consFcienceC still echoes myG name C G C
[Interlude]
G C G C G C G D/F#
Em C G C G C
Em C G C G Csus2/B
F C G C
G Now if the ladies were Gblackbirds C
[Verse 3]
G If the Cladies wereG thrushes C
G Well I'd D/F#lie there for hoEmurs
C In the chilly coldG marshes C
G And if the D/F#women were squirrels Em
C With them high bushy tails G C
G Well I'd Csus2/Bload up my Fshotgun
C With rock salt and nails G C
G I'd load up my Fshotgun C
[Outro]
G C G