Intro: G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , D5 , G5 , C5 , G5 - 2X G5 Live in a river town, it's pretty little D5 C5 G5 It's high on the sides and it sinks in the middle G5 If it rains too much the river comes down D5 C5 G5 And fills up the low spots all over town Chorus: C5 G5 Get down river, river get down D5 C5 G5 Won't you get down river, river get down C5 G5 E5 Once again you have messed up this old town C5 D5 G5 C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , D5 , G5 , C5 , G5 So get down river, get down G5 Now over cross town is where I want to go D5 C5 G5 To see my honey but I don't know G5 Guess I'm gonna have to row D5 C5 G5 Looks like the Gulf of Mexico down by the Texaco C5 G5 Get down river, river get down D5 C5 G5 Won't you get down river, river get down C5 G5 E5 Once again you have messed up this old town C5 D5 G5 So get down river, get down Bridge/Solo - E5 , G5 , E5 , G5 , E5 , G5 , C5 , D5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , D5 , G5 , C5 , G5 G5 Well you could drown downtown when the river runs wild D5 C5 G5 Been happening here ever since I was child G5 There ain't nothing you can do to stop it D5 C5 G5 Just hope for the best and mop up the rest C5 G5 Get down river, river get down D5 C5 G5 Won't you get down river, river get down C5 G5 E5 Once again you have messed up this old town Outro - C5 D5 G5 F5 E5 So get down river, get down C5 D5 G5 F5 E5 Ya get down river, get down C5 D5 G5 C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , D5 , G5 , C5 , G5 Go on get down river, get down