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The River Man - Nick Drake
 contributed by members of the Nick Drake Mailing List
 Steve Dondershine 
 Harlan Thompson 
 Bike 
 Mike Healey 
 capo 3  -  5/4 time
 INTRO:  starts with 4 measures of A/E
  A/E                                    
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -
 0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &
 
 
 
 VERSES:     note where the words come in                                                                                  
  Am/E                                     Gm                                     
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -
 - 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 -|- 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 -|- 3 - - 3 3 - - 3 -|- 3 - - 3 3 - - 3 -
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 3 - - 5 5 - - 5 -|- 3 - - 5 5 - - 5 -
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 5 - - 5 5 - - 5 -|- 5 - - 5 5 - - 5 -
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -
 0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|3 - - 3 - - 3 3 - -|3 - - 3 - - 3 3 - -
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &
 
             Bet-ty  came on by her way            Said she had a word to say  
             Said she hadn't heard the news        Hadn't had the time to choose
             Gonna see the riverman                Gonna tell him all I can
             If he tells me all he knows           'Bout the way his river flows
             Betty said she prayed today           For the sky to blow away
             For when she thought of summer rain   Calling for her mind again
             Gonna see the riverman                Gonna tell him all I can
             If he tells me all he knows           'Bout the way his river flows
 
 
   F                                       A/E                                  
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -
 - 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 -|- 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -
 - 3 - - 3 3 - - 3 -|- 3 - - 3 3 - - 3 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -
 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 - -|1 - - 1 - - 1 1 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &
 
             'bout things today                       and fallen leaves
             A way to lose                            what she believes
             About the plan                           for lilac time
             And all night shows                      in summertime
             Or maybe stay,                           she wasn't sure
             She lost the pain,                       and stayed for more
             About the ban                            on feeling free
             I don't suppose                          it's meant for me
 
 At the end:
 A/E                                     A(dim5)/E
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- 0 - - 0 0 - - 0 -|
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 4 - - 4 4 - - 4 -|- 4 - - 4 4 - - 4 -|
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|
 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 -|- - - - 2 2 - - 2 -|
 - - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|
 0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|0 - - 0 - - 0 0 - -|- - - - - - - - - -|
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 
 
             Oh how they come and go
             Oh how they come and go
 
 Notes:  The last chord (Adim5/E) is also used at the end of verses 4 and 8
 	 Use both forms but not necessarily in that order
 
 
 
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