River Man Chords by Nick Drake

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Betty came [Cm] by on her way, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
said she had a word to say, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
about things _ today.
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Said she hadn't heard the news, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ hadn't had the time to chew,
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_ a way to lose.
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But she _ _ believes.
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Gonna see the river man,
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_ gonna tell him all I [Ab] can, _ _ _ _
_ _ about the plan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ at a time. _
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_ If he tells me all he _ knows,
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[Bbm] _ _ about the way his river _ _ [Ab] _ _
flows,
_ and all night _ _ [C] shows, _ _ _ _ [G] summertime. _
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_ Betty said [Gm] she prayed today,
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_ _ for the sky to blow _ [Gm] _ [Ab] away, _
_ _ or maybe stay.
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She wasn't sure, _
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_ _ when she thought of summer _ rain,
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] calling for her [Eb] mind [Ab] again. _
_ _ She lost the pain,
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_ _ instead from her. _
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_ _ Gonna see the river man,
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_ _ gonna tell him all I [Ab] can, _ _
_ _ _ about the plan,
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_ _ feeling free.
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_ If he tells me all he _ _ knows,
[Bb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ about the way his river _ [Ab] _
flows,
_ _ I don't _ suppose,
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_ _ it's meant to _ _ _ be. _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ Oh, _ _ are they come and [G] go.
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Oh, are they [C] come and go.
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