Capo 2

The song is sung a cappella, so I did my best.
(First tab, hope you like it!)



CHORUS:
 E (022100@1)          DHold (xx0232@1)my hand
                    E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)           COoh, (x32010@1)baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river
 E (022100@1)          DHold (xx0232@1)my hand
                    E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)     AOoh, (x02220@1)baby, it's a long way down, a long way down

VERSE 1:

A (x02220@1)         C (x32010@1)     E (022100@1)         AIf (x02220@1)you get sleep or if you get none
    E (022100@1)          D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)      AThe (x02220@1)cock's gonna call in the morning, baby
A (x02220@1)        C (x32010@1)               E (022100@1)     ACheck (x02220@1)the cupboard for your daddy's gun
E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)           C (x32010@1)    ARed (x02220@1)sun rises like an early warning
     D (xx0232@1)          F (133211@1)           A (x02220@1)        DThe (xx0232@1)Lord's gonna come for your first born son
    A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)       DHis (xx0232@1)hair's on fire and his heart is burning
   A (x02220@1)        C (x32010@1)             E (022100@1)   ASo (x02220@1)go to the river where the water runs
E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)       AWash (x02220@1)him deep where the tides are turning

BRIDGE:

E (022100@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)if you fall
 F (133211@1)    EIf (022100@1)you fall

CHORUS

E (022100@1)          DHold (xx0232@1)my hand
                    E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)           COoh, (x32010@1)baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river
 E (022100@1)          DHold (xx0232@1)my hand
                    E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)     AOoh, (x02220@1)baby, it's a long way down, a long way down

VERSE 2:

A (x02220@1)        C (x32010@1)              E (022100@1)      AThe (x02220@1)wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight
 E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)     ADrunk (x02220@1)and driven by a devil's hunger
 A (x02220@1)        C (x32010@1)        E (022100@1)      ADrive (x02220@1)your son like a railroad spike
 E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)           C (x32010@1)      AInto (x02220@1)the water, let it pull him under
 D (xx0232@1)       F (133211@1)               A (x02220@1)   DDon't (xx0232@1)you lift him, let him drown alive
     A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)     DThe (xx0232@1)good Lord speaks like a rolling thunder
 A (x02220@1)      C (x32010@1)            E (022100@1)   ALet (x02220@1)that fever make the water rise
     EAnd (022100@1)let the river run dry

And I said

CHORUS x 2

E (022100@1)          DHold (xx0232@1)my hand
                    E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)           COoh, (x32010@1)baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river
 E (022100@1)          DHold (xx0232@1)my hand
                    E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)     AOoh, (x02220@1)baby, it's a long way down, a long way down