Steel River Chords by Chris Rea

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] [C] was born and raised on [Em] Steel River _ [G] [C] I see it all like it was [G] yesterday _
The [C] ships and bridges they were [Em] all [D] delivered _
[G] From [C] Sydney Harbour to [G] the Sisko Bay
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[G] _ _ _ _ met my [C] love down [Em] on [D] Steel River [G] We served [C] our dreams and spent our [G] childhood days
In [C] rainy streets we'd [Em] kiss away the shivers _ [G]
And hide from fear inside the ladies' dress
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Dancing [G] to _ Motown _
[D] _ [C] Making love [D] with a Carole King record playing
[Am] _ _ Oh, [G] how I loved you
[Bm] _ _ [C] Say [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] [G] goodbye
_ [C] [G] To _
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[G] _ _ [C] Steel [D] River
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[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Ten [C] thousand bombers hit [Em] the Steel River _ [C] And many died to keep her running [G] free
_ [C] And she survived but now she's gone [D]
forever [G] _ [C] Her burning heart is just a [G] memory
_ _ And I ran away from life on Steel [D] River [G] Luck or not I gladly took a break
_ The [Em] odds were low, the chances nearly zero [G] The chance it was I had to take
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_ [C] said it's salmon swimming [D] Steel River [G] _ [C] They say it's good to [G] see them back again
_ [C] I know it hurts to see what [D] really happened [G] [C] I know one salmon ain't no [G] good to them
_ [Em] They were born and raised to serve their Steel Mother _ [G] It was all they taught and all they ever knew
And they [Em] believed that she would keep their children _ Even though not a [G] single word was true
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[D] _ [Em] goodbye [C] _ [B] Steel _ _
[C] River [G] _ Say _ _ _
_ _ [Em] goodbye
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_ _ _ _ _ Thanks for watching! _
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