Power chords used in the song
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--5---7-------9--------------|
D|--5---7---5---9---7---4---2--|
A|--3---5---5---7---7---4---2--|
E|----------3-------5---2---0--|
C D G Em* Am F#m Em
Repeated guitar riff on the (starts on the + of 1)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 1
C D G
I once saw a girl who had a heart so blue,
C D G
And she smoked and drank about as much as you.
C D Em* D C
And I was hoping baby I'd get us home,
C D G G F#
Whilst the night's still young under this wind and moon.
Pre-Chorus
Em C G
I keep thinking about the way we once were,
G F#m Em
I keep thinking about his fingers running through your hair.
C D
What goes on in the room when I'm not there.
Chorus
C G
Down below,
Am C G *Guitar riff
I'll meet you in the river down below.
Verse 2
C D G *guitar riff
I once saw a girl who looked a lot like you,
C D G *guitar riff
Hair was storm cloud black, her eyes were raindrop blue.
C D Em* D C
And all I wanted baby was to hold you
C D G
Before the stranger comes under this wind and moon.
Chorus
G F#m C G
Down below,
Am C G
He'll meet you in the river down below.
C
Down below,
Am C G
He'll meet you in the river down below.
Let me take you down.
Post Chorus/Bridge
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-14--14-12-10-9--7--5--4--2--|
A|-14--14-12-10-9--7--5--4--2--|
E|-12--11-10--8-7--5--3--2--0--|
Em* D# D C Bm Am G F# Em
** Okay so basically this is a descending line. Right after the chorus the chords
are played in eighth notes while the bridge and outro chorus are played in a triplet feel.
I am just gonna give the tab and let you listen by ear to see how it flows**
Em* D# D C
And he'll come to see you, In the window of your home.
Bm Am G F#m Em
To take you to the river… Down below.
Em* D# D C
And he'll come to see you, In the window of your home.
Bm Am G F#m Em
To take you to the river… Down below.
Em* D# D C
And he'll come to see you, In the window of your home.
Bm Am G F#m Em
To take you to the river… Down below.
Chorus/Outro (Triplet feel and the last chorus has no guitar for the "down below" section.
The part after has single off beat hits. I tried to label where they would fall if sung.)
C G
Down below,
Am C G
He'll meet you in the river down below.
C G
Down below,
Am C G
He'll meet you in the river down below.
Down below,
C D G
He'll meet you in the river down below.
