Capo 2 The song is sung a cappella, so I did my best. (First tab, hope you like it!) CHORUS: E D Hold my hand E D A C Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river E D Hold my hand E D C A Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down VERSE 1: A C E A If you get sleep or if you get none E D C A The cock's gonna call in the morning, baby A C E A Check the cupboard for your daddy's gun E D C A Red sun rises like an early warning D F A D The Lord's gonna come for your first born son A G F D His hair's on fire and his heart is burning A C E A So go to the river where the water runs E D C A Wash him deep where the tides are turning BRIDGE: E D And if you fall F E If you fall CHORUS E D Hold my hand E D A C Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river E D Hold my hand E D C A Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down VERSE 2: A C E A The wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight E D C A Drunk and driven by a devil's hunger A C E A Drive your son like a railroad spike E D C A Into the water, let it pull him under D F A D Don't you lift him, let him drown alive A G F D The good Lord speaks like a rolling thunder A C E A Let that fever make the water rise E And let the river run dry And I said CHORUS x 2 E D Hold my hand E D A C Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river E D Hold my hand E D C A Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down