Chords for Nick Drake - River Man (Peel Session)

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_ _ _ _ _ Betty came by on the way, _ [Am] _ _ said she had a word to [G] say, _ _ [G] about things _ today.
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For years, _ _ _ said she hadn't heard the news, _ [Am] _ _ hadn't had the time to _ _ [G] choose,
the way to lose, _ [F#] _ _ she believes.
_ _ _ _ Gonna see the river man, _ _ _ _ [A] gonna tell him all I care,
[G] _ _ [G] _ about the blood, _ [F#] _ _ the lifetime.
_ _ _ _ If he tells me all he _ [Am] knows, _ _ about the ways the river _ [F#m] _ _ flows,
an all night show, [F#] _ in the summertime. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Betty said she prayed today, _
[Am] _ _ for the sky to blow [F#m] away,
_ _ _ or maybe stay, _
[F#] _ _ she wasn't sure. _ _
_ _ But when she thought of summer rain, _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] calling for her mind [F#m] again,
_ _ [G] _ she lost the faith, _
[F#] _ _ _ stayed for more. _
_ _ _ Gonna see the river man, _
[A] _ _ _ gonna tell him all I [F#m] care,
_ _ [G] _ _ about the bad, _
[F#] _ _ and feeling free. _
_ _ If he tells me all he _
[Am] knows, _ _ about the ways the river _
_ [G] _ flows,
but don't [F#] suppose, _ _ it's meant for me. _
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_ _ _ [B] Oh, _ how [F#] they come and go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Oh, _ _ how they come [B] and go. _ _ _ _
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