Am
Hold my hand
C G D
Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down to the bottom of the river
Am
Hold my hand,
C G D
Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down, a long way down
Am C G D
If you get sleep or if you get none
Am C G D
-The cock’s gonna call in the morning, baby-
Am C G D
Check the cupboard for your daddy’s gun
-Red sun rises like an early warning-
Am C G D
The Lord’s gonna come for your first born son
-His hair’s on fire and his heart is burning-
Am C G D
Go to the river where the water runs
-Wash him deep where the tides are turning-
Interlude: Am
C G D
And if you fall....
C G D
And if you fall....
Am
Hold my hand
C G D
Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down to the bottom of the river
Am
Hold my hand,
C G D
Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down, a long way down
The wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight
-Drunk and driven by a devil’s hunger-
Drive your son like a railroad spike
-Into the water, let it pull him under-
Don’t you lift him, let him drown alive
-The good Lord speaks like a rolling thunder-
Let that fever make the water rise
-And let the river run dry-
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And I said
Hold my hand
Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down to the bottom of the river
Hold my hand,
Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down, a long way down
Hold my hand
Ooh, baby, it's a long way, a long long long way
Hold my hand
Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down