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            Capo on 3rd fret.
[Intro]
Em       D G     
Asus2    G Em    
[Verse 1]
   Em
My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven
   Em                                 D
Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes
     Asus2
That boy's not right
Em
Three years ago when I came to know Mary
Em                                        D
First time that someone looked beyond the rumours and the lies
            A
And saw the man inside
[Chorus]
   C                        G
We used to walk down by the river
    C                         Em
She loved to watch the sun go down
   C                      G      Em
We used to walk along the ri ... ver
    D         C               Em
And dream our way out of this town
[Interlude]
Em       D G     
Asus2    G Em  
[Verse]
Em
No one understood what I felt for Mary
Em                                        D
No one cared until the night she went out walking all alone
    Asus2
And never came home
Em
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
Em                                  D
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
        A
Pointed right at me
[Chorus]
  C                       G
I swear I left her by the river
  C                         Em
I swear I left her safe and sound
  C                      G      Em
I need to make it to the ri ... ver
    D          C            Em
And leave this old Nebraska town
[Bridge]
D                C
I think about my life gone by
Em               D 
How it's done me wrong
D                     C
There's no escape for me this time
Bm        C           G      D        Em
All of my rescues are gone,      long gone
[Interlude]
Em   D   Asus2
Em   D   A
[Chorus]
  C                       G
I swear I left her by the river
  C                         Em
I swear I left her safe and sound
  C                      G     Em
I need to make it to the ri ... ver
    D          C            Em
And leave this old Nebraska town
Em   D
(Repeat and fade) 
        
                