Gmi F B Cmi Gmi
Gmi
1. My mother came to hazard when I was just seven
F
Even then the folks in town said with predjudiced eyes
C
That boy’s not right
Gmi
Three years ago when I came to know mary
F
First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies
C
And saw the man inside
Es B
R: We used to walk down by the river
Es Gmi
She loved to watch the sun go down
Es B Gmi
We used to walk along the river
F Es Gmi
And dream our way out of this town
2. No one understood what I felt for mary
No one cared until the night she went out walking alone
And never came home
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
Pointed right at me
R: I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the river
And leave this old nebraska town
F Es
R2:I think about my life gone by
Gmi F
And how it’s done me wrong
Es
There’s no escape for me this time
B F
All of my rescues are gone, long gone
R: I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the river
And leave this old nebraska town