CAPO: 1st Fret 



Intro: G   

             Em 
River winding through this mill town 
   C                    G 
My hometown is dark by Four 
              Em                                 C 
Winter coming, the mills have long shut down and 
                D 
No one's working anymore 


      Em 
And I drove by McDonalds 
      C 
And a long line just followed 
       G                   D     G 
From a posting today for a job 
             Em 
River winding through the darkness 
  C                 G 
Always to rise and fall 


              Em 
River winding, you wouldn't believe 
         C                      G 
How many souls were glued right here 
              Em                        C 
Winter coming, everyone's got shoes but  
                    D 
No one knows how to get through the year 


       Em 
When I drove by my high school 
        C                       G 
And the students are so few now 
                    D        G 
So many families have left 
             Em 
River winding through the darkness 
    C                          Em 
Sometimes cursed and sometimes blessed 


Instrumental: C  G  D  G  Em  C  G 


              Em                          C 
River winding, sparkling in the moonlight 
                   G 
Cleaner than it's been 
                                Em                    C 
But the main street store fronts are mostly empty now 
                     D 
Hand written signs, 'Space For Rent' 


      Em 
And I drove by the factories 
        C                       
And the windows were broken 
          G                        D    G 
Where the lights used to be always on 
             Em 
River winding through the darkness 
  C             Em     D      G 
Always to move along, along