ain't it a sad thing chords by R. Dean Taylor
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Intro 1
(G major) (F major) (A minor) (F major)
(G major)
Verse 1
(G major) Big brown tin can
Ly (F major) ing in the black sand
We (C major) used to lie there and watch the day
(D major) Now the leaves have all turned to grey
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Verse 2
(G major) Down by the river (D major) where
the river don't flow
(C major) We can't go there no (G major) more
Down by the river (D major) where
the river don't flow
The (C major) birds don't sing,
ain't it a sad (G major) (E minor) thing (G major)
Verse 3
Little (G major) child upon my knee
Hold (F major) s a picture of a tree
Tears (C major) in his eyes say where'd they all go
(D major) The tears in mine say
I really don't know
Verse 4
Down (G major) by the river (D major) where
the river don't flow (A major)
(C major) We can't go there no (G major) more
Down by the river where
the (D major) river don't flow
The (C major) birds don't sing,
ain't it a (G major) sad (E minor) thing (G major)
Verse 5
Listen (C major) to the wind blowing (G major) over the land
(D major) Listen to the reasons that you
(G major) don't understand (A major)
Reach out and take my hand and we'll
(D major) run run run run
Interlude 1
(G major) (F major)
(C major) (D major)
Verse 6
(G major) (Whistling)
Down by the river where
the (D major) river don't flow
(C major) We can't go there no (G major) more
Down by the river where
the (D major) river don't flow
The (C major) birds don't sing,
ain't it a sad (G major) (E minor) thing (D major) (G major)
Verse 7
Cities (G major) eating up the land
Pro (F major) gress eating up the past
(?)
The writing's (C major) in the slime
on the sewer wall
You (D major) better look see or
Verse 8
we're all gonna fall
(G major) Down by the river (D major) where
the river don't flow
(C major) We can't go there no (G major) more
Down by the river (D major) where the
river don't flow
The birds (C major) don't sing,
ain't it a sad (G major) (E minor) thing (G major)
Outro 1
(Whistle to fade)
(G major) (F major)
(C major) (D major)
(G major) (F major)
(C major) (D major)
(G major)
ain't it a sad thing
R. Dean Taylor
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