[Intro] E  D  A  E  E  D6  A  E  Bm  A  E  Bm7  A

 [Verse 1]
E                    D      A     E    D    A
 I took a ride in an automobile
E                      D           A6     E7  Am
 Pushed my hands out against the wheel
E7                     D        A
 Asked a girl if she needed a ride
E                           D           A     E  E7
 She said, "Sure, babe, but I want to drive"

 B        G
Hey, now, wait a while
       E7M            Bm
We're going down with a smile
 Bm   G    E7           G     A
Cold river, she took me down
 D6   G    E7            G6
Cold river, she took my pride
       A      Bm
River runs so deep
    A
 It runs so deep
       F#m     B   E
 It runs so deep

 E  D6  A  E  E  D  A

E7                  D/A               E7   D   A
 Had to stop on account of the storm
E                       D/E         A    E7   D/A
 Seemed like years since I'd been warm
Em7                          D      A
 We drove all night till the tires blew
E                     D/A         A     E7
 Got in the back and did what you do

 B        G7M
Hey, now, wait a while
       E          Bm
We're going down with a smile
 Bm   G    E7           A
Cold river, she took my pride
 D6  G    E7             A7    E7
Cold river, she took my pride
            Bm7    G6
On a sunny day
            E
On a sunny day
              G    A7
She took my pride
         D6             G6  Gm
All the money you made
         E
Did you need it, babe?
              G
She took my pride
       A      Bm7(5-)
River runs so deep
     A
 It runs so deep
   G7M   A   B     E Em A E Em7 Am
 It runs so deep

 Bm   G  E°     A/E     G6     A7
Cold river, she took me down
  D6  G    E7           G6     A7
Cold river, she took my pride
            Bm7    G
On a sunny day  cold river
      Em7                 A7
On a sunny day she took my pride
         Bm           G6
All the money you made
         (Cold river)
         E7
Did you need it, babe?
           (She took my)
       A       Bm
River runs so deep
    A6
 It runs so deep
     F#m           Bm7
 It runs so deep

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Cold river
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Cold river
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Cold river
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Cold river
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Cold river
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