st Fret
Intro: G
Em
River winding through this mill town
C G
My hometown is dark by Four
Em C
Winter coming, the mills have long shut down and
D
No one's working anymore
Em
And I drove by McDonalds
C
And a long line just followed
G D G
From a posting today for a job
Em
River winding through the darkness
C G
Always to rise and fall
Em
River winding, you wouldn't believe
C G
How many souls were glued right here
Em C
Winter coming, everyone's got shoes but
D
No one knows how to get through the year
Em
When I drove by my high school
C G
And the students are so few now
D G
So many families have left
Em
River winding through the darkness
C Em
Sometimes cursed and sometimes blessed
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