View Guitar Chords for Somewhere down the crazy river - chords ver. 2
(Truly one of his best, this song has a real organic quality thanks in part to Daniel Lanois's production. All kinds of stuff weaving and oozing in the background. This version is just the basic chords, listen to the track to figure out the rest.) SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER by Robbie Robertson Intro: fades in on Cm, with lead guitar riff; G Eb G Eb, F D F D, Eb. 2x (chords: Cm - Bb11, Cm - Bb11, Fm - Eb11 Fm -Eb11 ) (Cm - Bb11) Yeah, I can see it now, the red-neon shivered in the heat. I was feeling like a stranger, in a strange land, You know, where people play games with the night. (Fm - Eb11) God, it was to hot to sleep,so I followed the sound of a juke-box, Comin' from up the levee. (Cm - Bb11) All of the sudden I could hear the sound of some-one whistlin', From right behind me, I turn around and she said; (Fm - Eb11) "Why do you always end up down at Nick's Cafe."I said; "Oh, I don't know, the wind just Gkinda pushed me this way." CmShe said; "Hang the rich." Fm Catch the BbBlue Train, pEblace it's Gnever been beFmfore, lBbook for me, EbSomewhere down theCm crazy river, Ebsomewhere down the Cmcrazy river, Fm Oooh, catch tBbhe Blue Train,Eb all the way tGo KokomFmo, yBbou can find me, EbSomewhere down the Cmcrazy river, sEbomewhere down the Cmcrazy river.(Cm - Bb11) Take a picture of this; fields are empty, abandoned '59 Chevy, Layin' in the back seat, listening to "Little Willy John". (Fm -Eb11) Yeah, that's when time stood still, you know,I think I'm gonna go down to Madame X...let her Gread my mind. SCmhe said; "That voodoo stuff, don't do nothin' for me." Fm I'm aBb man, with a, cEblear destiCmnation, Fm I'm a Bbman, with a, bEbroad imagiCmnation. Fm You fog thBbe mind, Ebyou stir Cmthe soul. GI can't find, no contG7rol........whoa..oh,(Chorus-as above) (Cm - Bb11) Wait, did you hear that? Aah, this is sure stirring up some ghosts for me. She said; "There's one thing you gotta learn...is not to be afraid of it." (Fm - Eb11) I said; "No, I like it, it's good."She said; "You like it now, but you'll leaGrn to love it later." (Cm - Bb11) I've been spellbound, falling in trances,I've been spellbound, falling in trances, Give me the shivers, give me the shivers, Somewhere down the crazy river, (gradually fade out)