[Intro] Gm//F Bb/// Cm/// Gm///
[Verse 1] Gm
My mother came to Hazrard when I was just seven
Gm Bb
Even then the folks in town said with prejudised eyes
C
That boy's not right
Gm
Treee years ago when I came to know Mary
Bb
First time that someone look beyond the rumours and the lies
C
And saw the man inside
[Chorus] Eb Bb
We used to walk down by the river
Eb Gm
She loves to watch the sun go down
Eb Bb Gm
We used to walk along the ri.... ver
F Eb Gm
And dream our way out of this town
[Interlude] Gm//F Bb/// Cm/// Gm///
[Verse 2]Gm
No one understood what I felt for Mary
Bb
No one cared until the night she went out walking all alone
C
And never came home
Gm
Man with the badge came knocking next morning
Bb
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
C
Pointing right at me
[Chorus] Eb Bb
I swear I left her by the river
Eb Gm
I swear I left her safe and sound
Eb Bb Gm
I need to make it to the ri.... ver
F Eb Gm
And leave this old Nebraska town
[Bridge]F
Thinkng about my life going by
Eb Bb
How it's done me wrong
F
There's no escape for me this time
Eb Bb F Gm
All of my rescue are gone, long gone
Guitar Break Eb Bb
I swear I left her by the river
Eb Gm
I swear I left her safe and sound
Eb Bb Gm
I need to make it to the ri.... ver
F Eb Gm
