Girl Down the River

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Girl Down the River’ is from the fine album “Blondes”, Allegiance, 1982, Swedish release Polydor, 1982, US album re-released as CD by Line Music, 1990, CD  re-release with all the tracks from the US and the Swedish releases, Neon Dreams, 2003. 

Well, what happened?  I´ve got an idea, but I won´t tell.  Sounds really good when you simply strum rather fast and very evenly.

 

D/F# (middle F# here)

E-----2--------------------

B----------3---------------

G-----2--------------------

D--------------4-----------

A--xx----------------------

E--xx----------------------

 

E/G# (middle G# here)

E---------------4-----------

B-------------------5-------

G---------------4-----------

D------------------------6--

A--xx----------------------

E--xx-----------------------

 

Sounds almost as good with the ‘normal’ D- and E-chords.

 

 

Girl Down the River     John Stewart

 

(A)       (D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)    (D/F#)  (E/G#) 

(A)  (D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)    (D/F#)  (E/G#)    (A)

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#) boy's on the (A)run,

You should for(D/F#)give her, (E/G#) I was the (A)one.

And what could I (D/F#)give her? (E/G#) Days in the (A)sun,

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#)  boy's on the (A)run.

 

East coast girl and the (D/F#)west coast boys,

(E/G#)Out for a summer in the (A)sun.

Her daddy is a lawyer with a (D/F#)New York firm

And her (E/G#)mother spends money like a (A)gun.

(D/F#)She started running with the (E/G#)good-time boys,

(A)Wound up paying for her (D/F#)fun. (A)

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#)  boy's on the (A)run.

 

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#) boy's on the (A)run,

You should for(D/F#)give her, (E/G#) I was the (A)one.

And what could I (D/F#)give her? (E/G#) Days in the (A)sun,

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#)  boy's on the (A)run.

 

(D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)    (D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)    (D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#)  boy's on the (A)run.

 

It got a little heavy in my (D/F#)sixty-two Chevy,

(E/G#)Told her I wasn't in the (A)mood.

Oh, I never take part or be(D/F#)lieve in breaking hearts,

And I (E/G#)tell you there's only been a (A)few.

I (D/F#)had to slip away on the (E/G#)coast highway,

Was the (A)best thing I ever could have (D/F#)done. (A)

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#)  boy's on the (A)run.

 

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#) boy's on the (A)run,

You should for(D/F#)give her, (E/G#) I was the (A)one.

And what could I (D/F#)give her? (E/G#) Days in the (A)sun,

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#)  boy's on the (A)run.

(D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)    (D/F#)  (E/G#) 

(A)    (D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)    (D/F#)  (E/G#)  (A)

 

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#) boy's on the (A)run,

You should for(D/F#)give her, (E/G#) I was the (A)one.

And what could I (D/F#)give her? (E/G#) Days in the (A)sun,

Girl down the (D/F#)river, (E/G#)  boy's on the (A)run.

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Art Faller & Charlie Woodward

 

September 2005