B  A  E  B  A  E 
INTRO 
 
 
    F#m7 
She was her daddy's little girl, 
                                        E 
Getting to know the big wide world in a little town. 
F#m7 
Feels so right, can't be wrong,  
                                       E 
But it won't take the word too long to get around. 
Dbm                                     Abm7 
Tears were rolling down her face, she'd brought the family disgrace, 
A                                     Bsus 
Then we watched the tail-lights fade away. 
 
 
         A 
Down the river road, river road, 
E 
Daddy took her down that river road. 
A 
Frightened of the stones they'd throw, 
B         A     E     B         A     E 
Down that river road, down that river road. 
 
 
F#m7 
Ramblin' Jack he drank like a fish, 
                                              E 
In a rundown shack with a brand new satellite dish. 
   F#m7 
He lived on the water all of his life, 
                                 E 
TV dinners with his brand new TV wife. 
    Dbm                               Abm7            
You know he's always carried on since Ramblin' Jack was Little John, 
    A                                   Bsus 
The day his daddy's boat went down with all the family. 
 
 
         A 
Down the river road, the river road, 
E 
Jack's seen 'em come and he's seen 'em go. 
A 
Nobody lasts too long you know, 
B         A     E     B         A     E 
Down that river road, down that river road. 
 
 
A  E  A  B  A  E  B  A  E 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
         F#m7 
He had a black XY with a 351,  
                         E 
As dangerous as a loaded gun. 
    F#m7  
His cigarettes rolled up in his sleeve, 
                         E 
Looking way to hard to believe. 
   Dbm                       Abm7 
He hasn't seen his Mary-Anne since the whole thing hit the fan, 
   A                                       Bsus 
He thinks about what might have been as he puts the pedal down.... 
 
 
     A 
That river road, river road, 
    E 
The wheels are turnin' on the river road. 
A 
Leaving everything he knows, 
B         A     E 
Down that river road. 
    A  
The river road, the river road, 
    E 
The wheels are turnin' on the river road. 
A 
Just another episode, 
B         A     E     B         A     E 
Down that river road, down that river road, 
B         A     E 
Down that river road. 
 
 
  
 
B     =   x24442                             A     =   x02220 
 
E     =   022100                             F#m7  =   242222 
 
Dbm   =   x46654                             Abm7  =   464444 
 
Bsus  =   x24400 
 
 
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