Down In The Valley Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][C][C][C]
[C][C][C][C]

[Verse 1]
I [F]wish I was a [C]slave to an [F]age-old trade
[C]Like rid[F]in' around on rai[C]lcars
and [F]workin' long [C]days
[F]Lord have mercy
on my [C]rough and rowdy ways
[F]Lord have mercy
on my [C]rough and rowdy ways

[Interlude 1]
[C][C][C][C]
[C][C][C][C]

[Verse 2]
Call it [F]one drink too [C]many,
call it [Am]pride of a [C]man
And it [F]don't make no [C]difference if you [Am]sit,
or you [C]stand
'Cause they [F]both end in trouble
and [C]start with a grin
Yeah, they [F]both end in trouble
and [C]start with a grin

[Pre-chorus 1]
We do it [F]over and [C]over and [Am]over a[C]gain
We do it [F]over and [C]over and [Am]over a[C]gain
[F]Oh-[Am]oh, oh-[C]oh-oh-oh, oh-[G]oh
[F]Oh-[Am]oh, oh-[C]oh-oh-oh, oh-[G]oh
[F]Oh-[Am]oh, oh-[C]oh-oh-oh, oh-[G]oh

[Chorus 1]
I know [F]there's [Am]California, Oklahoma
[C]And all of the places I ain't eve[G]r been to but
[F]Down in the valley wit[Am]h whiskey rivers
[C]These are the places you will fin[G]d me hidin'
[F]These are the places I will alw[Am]ays go
[F]These are the places I will alw[C]ays go
I am [F]on my way
I [Am]am on my way
I am [F]on my way back to [C]where I started

[Bridge 1]
[F][Am][C][G]
[F]Oh-[Am]oh, oh-[C]oh-oh-oh oh-[G]oh
[F]One more for the stars
and their [Am]eyes in the walls
[C]I hail your face
and [G]then I saw you standing [F]out[Am]
[C]I saw your face in the crowd,
and you came out
[F][Am]
[C]You saw me crossing the valley
and you came in
[F]Look at the sign on the doo[Am]r,
and it reads to me
[C]Just like the grass
and the [G]sign when you walked in
[F]Oh-[Am]oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
[C]Oh-[G]oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
[F]Oh-[Am]oh, oh-oh-oh-oh,
[C]oh-oh
I am [F]on my way
I [Am]am on my way
I am [F]on my way back to [C]where I started

[Chorus 2]
[F]Cal[Am]ifornia, Oklahoma
[C]And all of the places I ain't eve[G]r been to but
[F]Down in the valley with whiskey river[Am]s
[C]These are the places you will fin[G]d me hidin'
[F]These are the places I will alw[Am]ays go
[F]These are the places I will alw[C]ays go

[Outro 1]
[C]So I wis[F]h I was a sla[C]ve to an age[F]-old trade
[C]
[F]Lord have mercy on my [C]rough
and rowdy ways