Bow River


COMMENTS: I’ve transcribed the song in E. If you detune your guitar a semi-tone and place a capo on the second fret – this chord progression matches pretty closely what Ian Moss plays live on his acoustic sets, although the original Cold Chisel song was in A. I’ve also included some extra notes in the chords to help pick (^) out the bass line. The D (bass F#) is probably the trickiest, try your thumb ! Good luck….. [Intro] E Listen now to the wind babe Em7 Listen now to the rain A I feel that water E lickin' at my feet again Em D(bass F#) G G/E I don't wanna see this town no more Am G/E C Wastin' my days on the factory floor C7 First thing you know B7 Em [Esus4 Em] x 4 I'll be back in Bow River again [Verse 1] Em Any time you want babe A You can come around C7 B7 Only six days separates me Em From the great top end I've been workin' hard Twelve hours a day And the money I save Won't buy my youth again [Verse 2] I'm going for the heat wave And the tropical rain And a place where no man's Puttin' on the dog for me I'm waitin' on the weekend Set of brand new tyres And back in Bow River Just where I wanna be……ohh [Chorus] E Listen now to the wind babe Em7 Listen now to the rain A E I feel that water lickin' at my feet again Em D(bass F#) G G/E I don't wanna see this town no more Am G/E C D Too many years made up my mind Em D(bass F#)G To go or stay right to my A B7 Dying day Em D(bass F#) G G/E I don't wanna see another engine line Am G/E C Too many years and I owe my mind C7 The first set of wheels B7 Em [Esus4 Em] And back in Bow River again C7 First thing you know B7 Em [Esus4 Em] I'll be back in Bow River again [Break] [Em D Em A G A C7 B7 Em (Esus4 Em)] x 2 [Em A C7 B7 Em (Esus4 Em)] x 4 [Verse 3] I got the motor runnin' I got the rest of my days I sold everything I own For just a song So any time you want babe You can come around Don't you leave it too late You just might find me gone…gone…gone [Chorus] [Finale: Chorus chord progression…from Em] I don't need the score I'm walkin’ out the door I'm gonna tell the man I don't want no more Pick up a fast car And burn my name in the road One week, two week Maybe even more I'll piss all my money Up against the damn wall [First thing you know I'll be back in Bow River again] x 3 Tuning: E Em7 A Em D D G G/E Am C C7 B7 Esus4 (bass F#) e|-0---0---0---0---2---2---3---3---0---0---0---2---0-- B|-0---0---2---0---3---3---0---0---2---1---1---0---0-- G|-1---0---2---0---2---2---0---0---3---0---3---2---2-- D|-2---0---2---2---0--^0---0---0---3---2---2---1---2-- A|-2---2---0---2---X---X---2--^2—-^0--^3---3---2---0-- E|-0---0---X---0--^2—--X--^3---X---X---X---X---X---0--