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River Man Chords

Music by: Nick Drake · 1969
Genre Folk / World Views 551
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Guitar

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[Intro 1]
[A][A][A][A]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Betty came by on her way[C]
Said she had a word to [F]say
About things [A]today and fallen leaves
[Am]Said she hadn't
heard the [C]news
Hadn't had the time to [F]choose
A way to [A]lose, but she believes

[Chorus 1]
[Am]Going to see the river man[C]
Going to tell him all I [F]can
About the [A]plan for lilac time
[Am]If he tells me all he know[C]s
About the way his river [F]flows
And all night [A]shows in summertime
[A][A]

[Interlude 1]
[F][F][F]
[A][A]
[F][F][F]
[A][A][A][A]

[Verse 2]
[Am]Betty said
she prayed [C]today
For the sky to blow [F]away
Or maybe [A]stay, she wasn't sure
[Am]For when she thought
of summer [C]rain
Calling for her mind [F]again
She lost the [A]pain

[Chorus 2]
And stayed for more
[Am]Going to see the river man[C]
Going to tell him all I [F]can
About the [A]ban on feeling free
[Am]If he tells me all he know[C]s
About the way his river [F]flows
I don't [A]suppose it's meant for me
[A][A]

[Outro 1]
[A]Oh, how they come and go
[Am]Oh, how they come [A]and go
[A][A][A][A]
[Fade out]
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