Mark Knopfler

River Towns(Chords)

Mark Knopfler

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Capo on 4th fret
	        

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| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | Em7 Cmaj7/G | 
| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | G | 


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I came in three days early 
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To meet my boat 
    G                       Gadd9 
It ain't the life of Riley 
          Em7          C/G 
But it's keeping me afloat 


      G 
It's quiet over Christmas 
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If you got no place to go 
   G                Gadd9 
I got my home from river rats 
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The only home I know 


   G 
I found myself a flophouse 
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And I hit the streets at nine 
 G                  Gadd9 
Get some grub and drink a beer 
 Em7               Cmaj7/G 
Maybe go down the line 


        G 
These chips will take your money 
                   C/G 
Shake a young man down 
          G            Gadd9 
It's the same in every one of these 
 Em7         C/G 
Sorry river towns 


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River towns 
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Sorry river towns 
 G           Gadd9  Em7  Cmaj7/G 
River towns 
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River towns 
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Sorry river towns 
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River towns 


| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | Em7 C/G | 
| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | G | 


        G              Gadd9 
Well I picked me up a bottle 
    G                Cmaj7/G 
To take back to the room 
        G                 Gadd9 
Then I saw a young girl standing 
      Em7             C/G 
In a doorway in the gloom 


      G              Gadd9 
We'd hardly started talking 
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The old scenario 
            G              Gadd9 
And I just let her work me over 
      Em7     C/G 
Down by the Ohio 


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River towns 
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Sorry river towns 
 G           Gadd9  Em7  C/G 
River towns 
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River towns 
 G                 C/G 
Sorry river towns 
 G           Gadd9  G 
River towns 


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| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | Em7 C/G | 
| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | G | 


       G 
When I asked her if she'd like to stay 
                           C/G 
She was down my stairs so quick 
        G 
I never asked what got her started 
          Em7          C/G 
With the sorry river tricks 


      G             Gadd9 
So I get the bottle open 
     G                 C/G 
But something's hit a nerve 
         G              Gadd9 
And I'm looking in the mirror 
        Em7           Cmaj7/G 
At the face that I deserve 



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River towns 
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Sorry river towns 
 G           Gadd9  Em7  C/G 
River towns 
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River towns 
 G                 C/G 
Sorry river towns 
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River towns 


| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | Em7 C/G | 
| G Gadd9 | G C/G | G Gadd9 | G | 

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Written by Mark Knopfler

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