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Down the River  Chris Knight

I was 18 my brot[Bm]her was 21[D]
[Bm]One saturday evenin when a[D]ll the work was done
We [A]went down to the river we had some [G]trot lines to run
[Bm]My brother walter had a [D]fight the week before
[Bm]Knocked a boy named wilson t[D]hrough the pool hall door
They s[A]aid you dont mess with wilson u[G]nless you want a war
[Bm]I put the boat in the water and i m[D]ade the engine run
[Bm]I loaded the lantern a[D]gainst the sinking sun
And [A]my brother walter was l[G]oading his gun
And [D]we went d[A]own the r[Bm]iver
[Bm]Down past the coal docks we were r[D]unning our lines
[Bm]Heard some drunken boaters [D]racing up behind
It was w[A]ilson and his cousin they had [G]trouble on their minds
[Bm]They passed on by us probably [D]going to tend their pots
[Bm]We headed up the river [D]with the fish we'd caught
But [A]before we made the landing i t[G]hought i heard a shot
[D]Back [A]down the [Bm]river
[Bm]My brother walter fell [D]over the side
[Bm]And i couldnt find him no [D]matter how i tried
And i [A]looked along the bank but i couldnt [G]find where they'd hide
[Bm]They drug the river they [D]searched it up and down
[Bm]Couldnt find his body so they [D]decided that he'd drowned
But [A]i knew better cause wilson [G]bragged around town
[Bm]So one night i floated down right [D]above wilsons shack
[Bm]I hid in the woods untill i [D]saw him walk out back
I put a [A]bullet in his head and d[G]ropped him in his tracks
Then [D]we went [A]down the [Bm]river
[Bm]Down below the trestle where the [D]water runs slow
[Bm]I chained him to an anvil [D]then i let him go
And [A]five years later w[G]ell i aint told a soul
[Bm]And i aint done much fishin i [D]hardly wet a line
[Bm]The death of my brother is still [D]heavy on my mind
I've been [A]thinking wilsons cousin better [G]find a place to hide
Cause [D]i'm goin [A]down the [Bm]river yeah [D]i'm goin [A]down the [Bm]river

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