The bridge washed out
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The bridge washed out and I
can't swim
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E A
and
my baby's on the other side.
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1. When I awoke this a mornin' the rain was a
pouring down,
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A
I was gonna
wed the little river girl over the bridge across town.
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Now I'm a runnin'
up and down the river
D
and
my nerves are driving me wild,
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‘cause
the bridge washed out, I can't swim
A E A
and my
baby's on the other side.
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2. Oh, rain, oh, rain, stop fallin', dark
clouds hurry from the sky,
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the
preacher and my bride are waitin'
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and
the weddin' bells are startin'
to chime.
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D
I can't kiss and hold her and it's drivin' me out of my mind,
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‘cause
the bridge washed out, I can't swim
A E A
and
my baby's on the other side.
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3. Yeah, I got one foot in the water one foot solid on the ground,
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I try to swim that ragin' ol' river but I know if I
try I'd drown.
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D
There's not a boat around me,
they walked on out with the tide,
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and
the bridge washed out, I can't swim,
A E A
and
my baby's on the other side.
A
4. Yeah, rain, oh, rain, stop fallin', dark
clouds hurry from the sky,
D
the
preacher and my bride are waitin'
A
and
the weddin' bells are startin'
to chime.
A D
I can't kiss and hold her and it's drivin' me out of my mind,
A D
‘cause
the bridge washed out and I can't swim
A E A
and
my baby's on the other side.
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I said, the bridge washed out
and I can't swim
A E A
and
my baby's on the other side.
(Werner Mack)