"Dry River"
By: Dave Alvin
From: "Blue Boulavard", "Out In California" and "Interstate City"


Tuning: Dropped D. (DADGBE)

Intro: (D) (Fingerpicked)

1.Verse:

(D)I was born by a river, (G) but it was paved with (D) cement
Yeah(G) I was born by a river, but it was paved with (D) cement
Still(A) I stand out in that old dry river, and (G) wish that I was soaking (D) wet

1.Chorus:

(G)Someday it's gonna (D) rain,(G) someday it's gonna (D) pour
(G)Someday this old dry (D) river, it (A) well, won't be (G) dry (D) anymore

2.Verse:

(D)I played in the orange groves, (G) 'til they bulldozed the (D) trees
I (G) played in the orange groves, 'til they bulldozed down all the (D) trees
Now (A) I stand out in those dead stumps, and (G) I smell the blossoms on the (D) leaves

2.Chorus: 

(G)Someday it's gonna (D) rain, (G) someday it's gonna (D) pour 
(G)Someday those old (D) dead trees, (A) won't be (G)dead (D) anymore

Repeat Chorus Instumentally

3.Verse:

(D)I fell in love with a woman,(G) but she did not love (D) me
Well, I(G) fell in love with you baby, but you did not (D) love me
Now (A)I'm as dry as that old river, and (G) I'm as dead as those old (D) trees

3.Chorus: 

(G)Someday it's gonna (D) rain, (G) someday it's gonna (D) pour
(G)Someday this old (D) heart of mine's gonna (A) fall in (G) love once (D) more

Repeat the first chorus: 

(G)Someday it's gonna (D) rain,(G) someday it's gonna (D) pour
(G)Someday this old dry (D) river, it (A) won't be (G) dry (D) anymore