Intro: D G (4x)

verse 1: 
D                             G       D             G 
 Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes 
D                 G                   D                          G 
 Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls. 

Chorus 1:  
Bm             G                 D    Bm             A                 G       D G             D   G 
 Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river, it's getting co_____ld, it's getting cold 

verse 2: 
D              G                 D                         G  
 The roads are stained, it seems impossible, impossible to clean 
D                G             D                G  
 The oil and the salt mix to a shining, shining gleam 

Chorus 2: 
Bm             G                 D     Bm             A                 G  
 Down by the river, it's getting cold,  down by the river, it's getting cold 

Break: 
       A                       G             A                          G  
But it won't stop the bastards trying and it won't stop the people from dying 
       A                       G                Bm             A                   G 
And it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you 

Solo: Bm  D  Bm  D           Bm  D  E  G  A  
                  Because of you 

verse 3:  
D                             G       D             G 
 Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes 
D                 G                   D                          G 
 Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls 

Chorus 3: 
D                 G                 D   G D              G                 D   G  
But down by the river, it's getting cold,  down by the river, it's getting cold 

Break: 
       A                       G              A                          G  
But it won't stop the bastards trying and, it won't stop the people from dying 
       A                       G                Bm             A                   G 
And it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you 

Ending: 
              G                 D                   G                D  
Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold 
              G               D                  G                D   
Down by the river, because of you, down by the river it's getting cold 
              G                 D                   G                D  
Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold 
              G                 D                   G                D (let ring) 
Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting co____ld