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[Verse 1]
D                  G  D
I went down to the river
D                 G
I set down on the bank
D                    G   A
I tried to think but couldn't
   G               D
So I jumped in and sank

[Pre-Chorus]
D                  G   D
I came up once and hollered
D                   G
I came up twice and cried
        D                         G
If that water hadn't have been so cold
                    D
I might've sunk and died

[Chorus]
           G                          A
But it was cold in that water, it was cold
       G                      D
It was cold in that water, so cold

[Verse 2]
D             G
I took the elevator
D                        G
Sixteen floors above the ground
D                  G
I thought about my baby
                         D
And thought I would jump down

[Pre-Chorus]
D                   G
I stood there and I hollered
D                   G
I stood there and I cried
      D
If it hadn't have been so high
G                     D
I might've jumped and died

[Chorus]
           G                     A
But it was high up there, it was high
   G       D
So high up there

[Verse 3]
D                       G
So since I'm still here livin'
D                   G
I guess I will live on
           D
I could've died for love
        G             D
But for livin', I was born

[Pre-Chorus]
    D                      G   D
And though you may hear me holler
                      G
Though you may see me cry
        D
I'll be dogged, sweet baby
   G                   D
If you’re gonna see me die

[Chorus]
        G             A
Life is fine, fine as wine
        G   D
Life is fine