{title:Mountain River Blues (Down to the River)}
{artist:Ukulele Jim}
{album:Fretting the Small Stuff}
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[E]O Lord, going down to the river
[B7]O Lord, where the water runs [E]free
[A]O Lord, going [E]down to the river
[B7]On that shore they will [A]bury [E]me
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[E]Lisa Mae was a wild-eyed gal
[B7]I laid her down in the [E]chaparral
[A]She went home and her [E]daddy said,
[B7]"Gonna find that boy, gonna [A]kill him [E]dead"
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[E]O Lord, going down to the river
[B7]O Lord, where the water runs [E]free
[A]O Lord, going [E]down to the river
[B7]On that shore they will [A]bury [E]me
{eoc}
[E]He came 'round with a Bowie knife
[B7]And intention to take my [E]life
[A]I met him down at [E]Miller's Square
[B7]He called my name and I [A]shot him [E]there
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[E]O Lord, going down to the river
[B7]O Lord, where the water runs [E]free
[A]O Lord, going [E]down to the river
[B7]On that shore they will [A]bury [E]me
{eoc}
[E]The sheriff came and took me in
I [B7]prayed the Lord to forgive my [E]sin
[A]Purify this [E]wretched soul
[B7]I got a date with the [A]gallows [E]pole
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[E]O Lord, going down to the river
[B7]O Lord, where the water runs [E]free
[A]O Lord, going [E]down to the river
[B7]On that shore they will [A]bury [E]me
{eoc}
{c:Copyright 2011 by James Andrew Clark}
