[Gm] [F] [Bb] [Cm] [Gm]
My [Gm] mother came to Hazard
when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town said
with [Bb] prejudised eyes
That [C] boys not right
[Gm] Three years ago
when I came to know Mary
First time that someone look beyond
the [Bb] rumours and the lies
And saw the [C] man inside
We [Eb] used to walk down by the [Bb] river
She [Eb] loved to watch the sun go [Gm] down
We [Eb] used to walk along the [Gm] river
And [F] dream our [Eb] way out of this [Gm] town
[Gm] No one understood
what I felt for Mary
No one cared until the night
she went out [Bb] walking all alone
And [C] never came home
[Gm] Man with the badge
came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by
a thousand [Bb] fingers suddenly
Pointing [C] right at me
I [Eb] swear I left her by the [Bb] river
I [Eb] swear I left her safe and [Gm] sound
I [Eb] need to [Bb] make it to the [Gm] river
And [F] leave this [Eb] old Nebraska [Gm] town
[F] Thinkng about my life going by
[Eb] How its done me [Bb] wrong
[F] Theres no escape for me this time
[Eb] All of my [Bb] rescue are
[F] gone, long [Gm] gone
I [Eb] swear I left her by the [Bb] river
I [Eb] swear I left her safe and [Gm] sound
I [Eb] need to [Bb] make it to the [Gm] river
And [F] leave this [Eb] old Nebraska [Gm] town