Am0 0 Hold my hand C1 G2 D3 1 Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down to the bottom of the river Am4 2 Hold my hand, C5 G6 D7 3Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down, a long way down 4 5 Am8 C9 G10 D11 6If you get sleep or if you get none Am12 C13 G14 D15 7-The cock’s gonna call in the morning, baby- Am16 C17 G18 D19 8Check the cupboard for your daddy’s gun 9 10-Red sun rises like an early warning- Am20 C21 G22 D23 11The Lord’s gonna come for your first born son 12 13-His hair’s on fire and his heart is burning- Am24 C25 G26 D27 14Go to the river where the water runs 15 16-Wash him deep where the tides are turning- 17 Interlude: Am28 18 C29 G30 D31 19And if you fall.... C32 G33 D34 20And if you fall.... 21 22 Am35 23Hold my hand C36 G37 D38 24Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down to the bottom of the river Am39 25Hold my hand, C40 G41 D42 26Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down, a long way down 27 28 29The wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight 30-Drunk and driven by a devil’s hunger- 31Drive your son like a railroad spike 32-Into the water, let it pull him under- 33Don’t you lift him, let him drown alive 34-The good Lord speaks like a rolling thunder- 35Let that fever make the water rise 36-And let the river run dry- 37 38 D43 39And I said 40 41 42Hold my hand 43Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down to the bottom of the river 44Hold my hand, 45Ooh, baby, it’s a long way down, a long way down 46Hold my hand 47Ooh, baby, it's a long way, a long long long way 48Hold my hand 49Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down