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River Man  Nick Drake

[Intro] 
||: [A/E] / [A]/ / [A/E] / [A]/ | [A/E] / [A]/ / [A/E] / [A]/ :|| [x2]
[Verse 1] 
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 Betty came by on her way----------,

[F]  
 
 Said she had a word to say-----------,

[A/E]  
 
 'Bout things today----------, and fallen leaves,

[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 Said she hadn't heard the news----------,

[F]  
 
 Hadn't had the time to choose--------,

[A/E]  
 
 A way to lose------- ...what she believes!

[Cborus] 
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 Gonna see the river man----------,

[F]  
 
 Gonna tell him all I can---------,

[A/E]  
 
 About the plan--------- ...for lilac time,

[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 If he tells me all he knows-----------,

[F]  
 
 'Bout the way his river flows--------,

[A(b5)/E]  
 
 And all night shows---------- ...in summertime!

[Break] 
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| [A/E] / [A]/ / [A/E] / [A]/ | [A/E] / [A]/ / [A/E] / [A]/ :||[x2]
| [A/E] / [A]/ / [A/E] / [A]/ | [A/E] / [A]/ / [A/E] / [A]/ |
[Verse 2] 
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 Betty said she prayed today-----------,

[F]  
 
 For the sky to blow away------------,

[A/E]  
 
 Or maybe stay----------, ...she wasn't sure,

[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 For when she thought of summer rain--------,

[F]  
 
 Calling for her mind again--------,

[A/E]  
 
 She lost the pain-------, ...and stayed for more!

[Cborus] 
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 Gonna see the river man----------,

[F]  
 
 Gonna tell him all I can-----------,

[A/E]  
 
 About the ban--------- ...on feeling free,

[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 If he tells me all he knows-----------,

[F]  
 
 'Bout the way his river flows----------,

[A(b5)/E]  
 
 I don't suppose--------- ...it's meant for me!

[Coda] 
[A7/E] Oh-----, how they come and go,
[Am7/E] Oh-----, how they c[A/E]ome and go![A(b5)/E]
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Additional unrecorded verse:
[Verse 3] 
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 Betty fell behind a while-----------,

[F]  
 
 Said she hadn't time to smile--------,

[A/E]  
 
 Or die in style--------, ...but she still she tries,

[Am/E] [Gm6b5]  
 
 Said her time was drawing short--------,

[F]  
 
 Hadn't done the things she ought--------,

[A/E]  
 
 Where teacher taught-------, ...and father flies!


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