The River

**Chords:**
C  G  Am  F

C                   G
I come from down in the valley
           Am                 F
Where mister, when you're young, they bring you up to do like your daddy done
C               G
Me and Mary we met in high school
        Am                    F
When she was just seventeen
C               G
I’d ride away on my bike
          Am               F
And we’d run to the river, and down to the stream

C                   G
And we’d swim in the river
           Am                  F
And I’d hold her close in the cool clear water
C                    G
We’d swim in the river
           Am                  F
And I’d hold her close in the cool clear water

C               G
Now those memories come back to haunt me
     Am                    F
I can still hear the sounds of the laughter
C                  G
And we’d swim in the river
           Am                  F
And I’d hold her close in the cool clear water

C                   G
I come from down in the valley
           Am                 F
Where mister, when you're young, they bring you up to do like your daddy done