[Intro]
Dm G Dm G
Dm G C C7
[Chorus]
F G C G/B Am
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry
Dm G C Am
Big strong man don't ever cry
F Em C Am
Just stands to watch his love go by
Em F G C C7
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry
[Verse]
Dm G C Am
Yes, he loved a woman, but he let her get away
F G C Am
Didn't ever think he'd regret that day
Dm G C Am
The laugh and the smile, he'd still play the game
F Dm7 G C C7
But he knew that day would never be the same
[Chorus]
F G C G/B Am
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry
Dm G C Am
Big strong man don't ever cry
F Em C Am
Just stands to watch his love go by
Em F G C C7
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry
[Verse]
Dm G C Am
There walks a man, he could've had a home
F G C Am
Fine baby children, a woman of his own
Dm G C Am
He walks all alone, he doesn't have a care
F Dm7 G C C7
But he keeps on thinking, that he sees her everywhere
[Chorus]
F G C G/B Am
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry
Dm G C Am
Big strong man don't ever cry
F Em C Am
Just stands to watch his love go by
Em F G C C7
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry
[Chorus]
F G C G/B Am
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry
Dm G C Am
Big strong man don't ever cry
F Em C Am
Just stands to watch his love go by
Em F G C
Oh, the river run down, but the stream ran dry