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Lyr Req: Down by the River (Albert Hammond)

03 May 01 - 01:08 AM (#454490)
Subject: Down By The River
From: GUEST,Pairofdice@aol.com

The Song Is English & Starts:

City Life Was Getting Us Down
So We Spent A Weekend Out Of Town
Pitched A Tent On A Patch Of Ground
Down By The River

Lit A fire & Drank Some Wine
You Put Your Jeans On Top Of Mine
Said "Come On In, The Water's Fine"
Down By The River

Down By The River
Down By The River
Said "Come On In The Water's Fine"
Down By The River


Can't Remember The Rest.....But it ends with

The Banks Will Soon Be Black & Dead
Down By The River

03 May 01 - 04:54 AM (#454546)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Down By The River
From: menzze

Looking for the rest of the words or what else are you searching?
I remember Albert Hammond singing a song called "Down by the River" in the 70s. Think it was on the album "It Never Rains In Southern California."
Not sure if that's the one you're looking for, hope this can help.

all the best

menzze

03 May 01 - 05:33 AM (#454554)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Down By The River
From: Lanfranc

Yes, it is by Albert Hammond, which is a great help when searching. I found the lyrics and chords here

Hope that works!

03 May 01 - 05:35 AM (#454555)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Down By The River
From: Lanfranc

Well, it does work, but it looks a bit scrappy!

Hey ho - back to the manual!

03 May 01 - 05:43 AM (#454559)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Down By The River
From: Lanfranc

Some of the lyrics are demonstrably wrong, not surprising since it was evidently transcribed by someone who's native language is not English. Wish I could do half as well in German!

In verse one, it should be "lit a fire" not "little fire". In verse two, "strangest sight" not "strangest side". In the last verse "reeds will wilt", not "region wilt" and "clean white skull" instead of "clean white stone".

That was quicker than typing it all out, anyway! Especially since my HTML skills are still crap.

03 May 01 - 05:45 AM (#454561)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Down By The River
From: menzze

Glad my memory is still working sufficantly, I knew it was Albert Hammond though it's years ago

cheers

menzze

03 May 01 - 05:45 AM (#454562)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Down By The River
From: Lanfranc

And it's "ducks" not "dogs" in the last verse, too.

Good luck

Alan

04 May 01 - 02:16 AM (#455469)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Down By The River
From: wysiwyg

refresh

07 May 02 - 10:29 PM (#706441)
Subject: Lyr Add: DOWN BY THE RIVER (Albert Hammond)
From: Jim Dixon

Copied from http://members.lycos.nl/janheide/gitaar/h/albert_hammond/down_by_the_river.txt
With changes made as suggested above.

DOWN BY THE RIVER
(Albert Hammond - 1972) 

C                        F
  City life was gettin' us down
   G                      C
  So we spent the weekend out of town
   Am                         Dm
  Pitched the tent on a patch of ground
  G           C
  Down by the river
  C                          F
  Lit a fire and drank some wine
  G                         C
  You put your jeans on top of mine
  Am                         Dm
  Said: come in, the water's fine
  G            C
  Down by the river    


  C             F
  Down by the river
  G           C
  Down by the river
  Am                 Dm
  Said: come in, the water's fine
  G            C
  Down by the river    


  C                        F
  Didn't feel too good all night
  G                         C
  So we took a walk in the mornin' light
  Am                    Dm
  We came across the strangest sight
   G          C
  Down by the river
  C                       F
  Silver fish lay on its side
   G                     C
  It was washed up by the early tide
   Am             Dm
  I wonder how it died
  G            C
  Down by the river    

C           F
  Down by the river
  G            C
  Down by the river
  Am                  Dm
  Silver fish lay on its side
  G            C
  Down by the river    

C                     F
  Doctor put us both to bed
  G                           C
  He dosed us up and he shook his head
   Am                    Dm
  Only foolish people go, he said
  G            C
  Down by the river
  C                     F
  Why do willows weep said he
  G                       C
  Because they're dying gradually
  Am                      Dm
  From the waste from the factories
  G           C
  Down by the river    

C           F
  Down by the river
  G           C
  Down by the river
  Am                 Dm
  Why do willows weep said he
  G            C
  Down by the river    

D                       G
  In time the riverbanks will die
  A                                  D
  The reeds will wilt and the ducks will fly
  Hm                        Em
  There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
  A            D
  Down by the river
   D                           G
  The banks will soon be black and dead
  A                            D
  And where the otter's raised his head
  Hm                      Em
  Will be a clean white skull instead
  A            D
  Down by the river    

D            G
  Down by the river
  A            D
  Down by the river
  Hm                       Em
  The banks will soon be black and dead
   A           D
  Down by the river

[Recorded by Albert Hammond on “The Very Best of Albert Hammond," 1995.