Chords for Ralph Stanley - River Underground

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I was a young lad [D] I wondered [G] one day And an unknown caver _ _ went there to play
Heard water running _ with an [C] echoing _ sound Found a wild [G] raging river _ [D] so far [G] underground _
I tied me a string _ [D] and I left it [G] that day I'd follow the string _ till I found a way _
Caught the word of the river _ I'd breathe to [C] no _ one
I'd go [G] there alone _ [D] Watch the wild [G] waters run _ _
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My childhood flew by I grew to a man _
Fell for a woman Put a ring on her hand _ _
But she didn't love me Started running [C] _ aground
Then I thought [G] of the river _ [D] So far [G] underground _
So into the cavern _ [D] We strode [G] hand in hand
I came out alone The way I had planned
For the roar of the river I heard her [C] sad cry
In the water [G] that echoes [D] _
[E] But never [G] runs dry _ _
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I was tried for murder _ [D] But set free [G] to go _ _
They had no proof There was nothing to show _
I'm free but still guilty _ And I miss [C] her so
And today I'll [G] go join _ her For [D] the wild waters flow _
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