Written & performed by Alan Jackson Capo 2 Intro : D D G D Well I first kiss you on a hollow log D A D Down by the river they call the Dog D G D We fell in love and we vowed that day D A D Like the flow of the river our love wont change D G D Well we married that spring and we built a house D A D On the bank of the river where the rock juts out D G D Now the rivers still here but youre long gone D A D You left me and the river here all alone Chorus : D G A D I got the Dog River Blues D G A D Ive walked holes in both my shoes G A D G Now I still got the river but I aint got you D A D I got the Dog River blues D G D Well the rain came down and the river rose up D A D Filled up the cab on my pickup truck D G D It came in the house and down the hall D A D And washed your picture right off the wall Chorus Solo (CHORUS CHORDS) D G D Well my heart still yearns and the river still rolls D A D And I pray someday itll bring you home D G D So if you change your mind honey Ill be here D A D Waiting on the banks of that olDog River Chorus Chorus G A D G Oh I still got the river but I aint got you D A D I got the Dog River blues