Down the River by Chris Knight Lyric and Guitar Chords

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You can play Down the River by Chris Knight using guitar or guitar.
This song by Chris Knight can also be played by that instruments.
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Down the River guitar chords has rhythm and included in A Pretty Good Guy (2001) album.
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Down the River by Chris Knight Guitar Chords


INTRO Bm D Bm D

Bm
Well, I was eighteen, my br
D
other was twenty-one.
Bm
One Saturday evenin’ when a
D
ll the work was done,
We w
A
ent down to the river. Had some t
G
rot lines we’d run.

Bm
My brother Walter had a f
D
ight the week before.
Bm
Knocked a boy name Wilson th
D
rough the pool hall doors.
They s
A
aid you don’t mess with Wilson un
G
less you want a war.

Bm
I put the boat in the water and I m
D
ade the engine run.
Bm
I loaded the lantern ag
D
ainst the sinkin’ sun.
And
A
my brother Walter was l
G
oadin’ his gun…
And
D
we w
A
ent down the r
Bm
iver.
D
..
Bm
D

Bm
Down past the coal docks
D
we were runnin’ our line.
Bm
Heard some drunken boaters ra
D
cin’ up behind.
It was Wi
A
lson and his cousin, had tr
G
ouble on their mind.

Bm
They passed on by us, pr
D
obably goin’ to tend their pot.
Bm
We headed up the river w
D
ith the fish that we’d caught but,
Be
A
fore we made the landing, I th
G
ought I heard a shot…
D
Back d
A
own the r
Bm
iver
D
Bm
D
A
G

Bm
Well my brother Walter fell o
D
ver the side.
Bm
I couldn’t find him no m
D
atter how I tried
And I l
A
ooked along the bank but co
G
uldn’t find where they hide.

Bm
Well the drugged the river, they se
D
arched it up and down.
Bm
Couldn’t find his body so they de
D
cided that he’d drowned,
A
But I knew better and Wilson br
G
agged around town.

Bm
So one night I floated down right a
D
bove Wilson’s shack.
Bm
I hid in the woods til I s
D
aw him walk out back.
I put a bu
A
llet in his head, dro
G
pped him in his tracks…
And
D
we w
A
ent down the r
Bm
iver
D
Bm
D
A
G

Bm
Down below the tressel, where the w
D
ater runs slow,
Bm
I chained him to an anvil t
D
hen I let him go.
And f
A
ive years later,
G
I ain’t told a soul.

Bm
I ain’t done much fishin’, h
D
ardly wet a line.
Bm
The death of my brother is still he
D
avy on my mind.
I’ve been th
A
inkin’ Wilson’s cousin better f
G
ind a place to hide…
Cause I
D
’m goin’ d
A
own the r
Bm
iver…y
D
eah, I’m g
A
oin’ down the r
Bm
iver.
D Bm (until end of song)

If you want to learn Chris Knight Down the River guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Down the River. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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