River Man Chords by Nick Drake

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Betty came by on her way _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ Said she had a word to _ [Ab] say _ _
_ About things _ today
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_ _ Said she hadn't heard the _ news [Bb] _ _ _
Hadn't had the time to choose
[Ab] _ _ A way to lose [C] But _ she _ believes _
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Gonna see the river man _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] _ Gonna tell him all I [Ab] can _ _ _
_ About the blood _
_ _ [C] _ _ that it died _ If _ _
[Cm] _ _ he tells me all he _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bbm] knows
About the way his river _
_ [Ab] _ flows An all night show
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_ _ [G] Summertime _ _
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Betty said she [Gm] prayed _ today _ [Eb] _ _ For the sky to blow [Ab] away _
_ Or maybe stay _ _ [C] _ She wasn't sure _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ When she thought of summer rain _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] Calling for her mind again
[Ab] She _ lost the band _ [C] _ _
And stayed for more
Gonna _ [Cm] _ _ _
see the river man _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ Gonna tell him all I [Ab] can
_ About _ the band _
_ [G] _ He's feeling free
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_ If he tells me all he _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] knows About the way his river _
[Ab] flows
_ I don't suppose _ [G] It's _ meant for me _
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_ [C] _ _ Oh, _ how they come and [G] go _ [C] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Oh, _ _ how they [C] come and go
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