Intro: D G X4

Verse 1:
D                             G       D             G
 Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes
D                 G                   D                          G
 Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls.

Chorus 1: 
Bm             G                 D    Bm             A                 G       D G             D   G
 Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river, it's getting co_____ld, it's getting cold

Verse 2:
D              G                 D                         G 
 The roads are stained, it seems impossible, impossible to clean
D                G             D                G 
 The oil and the salt mix to a shining, shining gleam

Chorus 2:
Bm             G                 D     Bm             A                 G 
 Down by the river, it's getting cold,  down by the river, it's getting cold

Break:
       A                       G             A                          G 
But it won't stop the bastards trying and it won't stop the people from dying
       A                       G                Bm             A                   G
And it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you

Solo: Bm  D  Bm  D           Bm  D  E  G  A 
                  Because of you

Verse 3: 
D                             G       D             G
 Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes
D                 G                   D                          G
 Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls

Chorus 3:
D                 G                 D   G D              G                 D   G 
But down by the river, it's getting cold,  down by the river, it's getting cold

Break:
       A                       G              A                          G 
But it won't stop the bastards trying and, it won't stop the people from dying
       A                       G                Bm             A                   G
And it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you

Ending:
              G                 D                   G                D 
Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold
              G               D                  G                D  
Down by the river, because of you, down by the river it's getting cold
              G                 D                   G                D 
Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold
              G                 D                   G                D (let ring)
Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting co____ld