capo 1st fret
Intro: F#m//E A/// Bm/// F#m///
F#m
My mother came to Hazrard when I was just seven
F#m A
Even then the folks in town said with prejudised eyes
B
That 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
B
And saw the man inside
Chorus
D A
We used to walk down by the river
D F#m
She loves to watch the sun go down
D A F#m
We used to walk along the ri.... ver
E D F#m
And dream our way out of this town
Intro
F#m
No one understood what I felt for Mary
A
No one cared until the night she went out walking all alone
B
And never came home
F#m
Man with the badge came knocking next morning
A
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
B
Pointing right at me
Chorus
D A
I swear I left her by the river
D F#m
I swear I left her safe and sound
D A F#m
I need to make it to the ri.... ver
E D F#m
And leave this old Nebraska town
Bridge
E
Thinkng about my life going by
D A
How it's done me wrong
E
There's no escape for me this time
D A E F#m
All of my rescue are gone, long gone
Guitar Break
D A
I swear I left her by the river
D F#m
I swear I left her safe and sound
D A F#m
I need to make it to the ri.... ver
E D F#m
And leave this old Nebraska town
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Solo:
e|-6--6--5-5-5-3—5/|6---------|-6-5-6-8--10-10-8-|-6-5H6-------|
B|-----------------|----------|------------------|--------6—8--|
G|-----------------|----------|------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------|----------|------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|----------|------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|----------|------------------|-------------|
e|-------------|--------------|-----------1-3-|-5-6-8-10--6--8-|
B|----6-6-5----|--------------|-1-3--1--------|----------------|
G|-5---------5-|----3P2P0-2 3-|-----3--3-1----|----------------|
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
e|---5-6-8-10-13-13-|-11-10-10-8-6-5-|-5-------|---------------|
B|-8----------------|----------------|-----8-6-|-8-------------|
G|------------------|----------------|---------|----7--5-------|
D|------------------|----------------|---------|---------------|
A|------------------|----------------|---------|---------------|
E|------------------|----------------|---------|---------------|
e|----------------|-6-6-6-5--3---1--|
B|----------6--8--|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-7--------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|
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alternate solo:
e-6-6-5-5--5/3--5--6---|-6-5-6-8--8/10--10-8-6--5H6P5---------------|
B----------------------|---------------------------------6--8-------|
G----------------------|--------------------------------------5-----|
D----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e----------------------|------------------------------5-6-8-10-6-8--|
B--6--6P5--5-----------|------------------3-------3/6---------------|
G------------5---------|-3P2P0--2H3H5---3--5-0-3/5------------------|
D----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
alternative solo 2:
e -------6--6--5-5-5---3---5/6------|------6--5--6/8--/10-10-10---8---6--5H6P5---------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------6-----8-------------|
G-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
D-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------5--6--8--10-6-8-----|
B-----------6-6---5-----------------|----------------------------------3-------------3/6-----------------------|
G--------------------5--------------|------------3P2P0-----2-3-5------3--5--0----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|-----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------5--6---8--10------13--13--11--10--10--8--6--5-5-----5----------------------------------------------|
B-------8-------------------------------------------------------------8------6--8------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--5----------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------6-6-6---5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------6--8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------5-5-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----5--6--8--10--13-13--11--10-10--8--6--5H6P5---------------------|
B--8---------------------------------------------8--10--6---8-------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------7--5--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------6-6-6---5-----------------------------------------|
B-----------6--8----------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-7----------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|