Voltaire – Dont Go By The River (Guitar)

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[Intro] Dm Gm Dm A Dm [Verse 1]
Dm

If you love your wife
[tab]              Gm
‘Cause you’ll make that girl a widow

           Dm                       
And you’ll cause her pain and strife

   A                       *G
If you go by the river side,

                 Gm       Dm
You’ll lose your l-l-l-l-life!

Dm
People by the river,
They know who’s the boss
        Gm
They’ll get at fancy city folks

   Dm
No matter what the cost

       A                        *G
And if you go by the river side,

              Gm       Dm
You’ll end up l-l-l-l-lost!
[Chorus]
Gm
 There's a bat they call Lestat

       Dm 
Who’ll sink his teeth in you

Gm                                  Dm
 You might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon

Gm
 And if the moon is full,

    Dm
You might meet the loup-garou

A
Don’t go by the river side,

Gm                      Dm
 You’ll be sorry if you do!
[Verse 2]
Dm
A young man met a lady
And she made this fellow swoon
        Gm
So they went on down to New Orleans

   Dm
To elope under the moon

   A                         *G
He took her by the river side,

                     Gm    Dm
To give her the heir l-l-l-loom!

Dm
Well the next day he got outta bed and
She wasn’t by his side
   Gm
He searched the quarter high and low

         Dm
When the bayou far and wide

A                      *G
Locals say she ran away 

                  Gm      Dm
But you know they l-l-l-l-lie!
[Chorus]
Gm
 There's a bat they call Lestat

       Dm 
Who’ll sink his teeth in you

Gm                                  Dm
 You might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon

Gm
 And if the moon is full,

    Dm
You might meet the loup-garou

A
Don’t go by the river side,

Gm                      Dm
 You’ll be sorry if you do!
[Bridge]
Gm                                Dm
 Who shivers when they hear about voo-doo?

Gm                            Dm
 Don’t lie to me, boy, I know you do!

Gm                                   Dm
 You better tremble when you hear me call!

             A
‘Cause you’d make a lovely shrunken head

                              Dm
You’ll be my favorite voo-doo doll!
[Instrumental] Dm Gm A Dm Dm Gm Dm A Dm [Verse 3]
Dm
Sting went by the river,
Now he slings on Bourbon Street
    Gm                                         Dm
And there’s that song by Concrete Blonde about where it’s warm and green

       A                       *G
And if you go by the river side,

             Gm      Dm
You’ll never l-l-l-l-leave!
[Chorus]
Gm
 There's a bat they call Lestat

       Dm 
Who’ll sink his teeth in you

Gm                                  Dm
 You might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon

Gm
 And if the moon is full,

    Dm
You might meet the loup-garou

A
Don’t go by the river side,
(Don’t go by the river side!)
A
Said don’t go by that river side,
(Said don’t go by that river side!)
A
Don’t go by the river side,
(Why's that?)
                                Dm
‘Cause you might meet me if you do!
[Outro] A Dm ----------- * means strum once