Tone: [F#m]
Capo: 1st fret
Intro:
[F#m] [E] [A] [Bm] [F#m]
My [F#m]mother came to Hazrard when I was just seven
[F#m]Even[ ]Even then the[A]the folks in town said with prejudised eyes
That [B]boy's not right
[F#m]Treee years ago when I came to know Mary
[ A]First time that someone
look beyond the rumours and the lies
[ ]And s[B]saw the man inside
Chorus
We [D]us[ ]used to [A]walk down by the river
She [D]lo[ ]loves to w[F#m]watch the sun go down
We [D]us[ ]ed t[A]o w[F#m]alk along the ri.... ver
And [E]dream ou[D]our way out of this[F#m]this town
Intro
[F#m]No one understood what I felt for Mary
[ ]No one [A]cared until the night
she went out walking all alone
And n[B]never came home
[F#m]Man with the badge came knocking next morning
[ ]Here was[A]was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
[ ]Po[B]Pointing right at me
Chorus
I [D]sw[ ]swear [A]I left her by the river
I [D]sw[ ]swear I [F#m]left her safe and sound
I [D]ne[ ]need [A]to[F#m]to make it to the ri.... ver
And l[E]lea[ D]eave [ ]this [F#m]old Nebraska town
Bridge
[E]Thinkng about my life going by
[D]Ho[ ]How [A]it's done me wrong
[E]There's no escape for me this time
[D]Al[ ]l of m[A]y res[E]cue are[F#m] gone, long gone
Guitar Break
I [D]sw[ ]swear [A]I left her by the river
I [D]sw[ ]swear I [F#m]left her safe and sound
I [D]need to [ ]mak[ ]make [A]it[F#m]it to the ri.... ver
And l[E]lea[ D]eave [ ]this [F#m]old Nebraska town
(Fade to end...)
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