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Artist: Neil Young
Track: Down By The River

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Be on my side, I'll be on your side, baby
There is no reason for you to hide
It's so hard for me staying here all alone
When you could be taking me for a ride, yeah

She could drag me over the rainbow
And send me away

Down by the river
I shot my baby
Down by the river
Dead, ooh
Shot her dead, ooh

You take my hand, I'll take your hand
Together we may get away
This much madness is too much sorrow
It's impossible to make it today, yeah

Ooh, yeah
She could drag me over the rainbow
And send me away, yeah

Down by the river
I shot my baby
Down by the river
Dead, dead, ooh ooh
Ooh ooh shot her dead
Shot her dead

Be on my side, I'll be on your side
There is no reason for you to hide
It's so hard for me staying here all alone
When you could be taking me for a ride

Ooh, yeah
She could drag me over the rainbow
And send me away, yeah

Down by the river
I shot my baby
Down by the river

Down by the river
I shot my baby
Down by the river

Down by the river
I shot my baby
Down by the river
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down by the River
Neil Young claims to have written this song, along with “Cinnamon Girl” and “Cowgirl in the Sand”, while delirious in bed in Topanga Canyon with a 103° F (39 °C) fever, as
Neil Young – Down by the River (Live Young Shakespeare)
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Neil Young – Down by the River (Live Carnegie Hall 1970)
[Intro] / This is Friday night, December the Fourth, New York City, part one of the evening concert / [Verse 1] / Be on my side, I'll be on your side / There is no reason for you
Neil Young – Down by the River (Live) [Royce Hall 1971]
[Verse 1] / Be on my side, I'll be on your side / There is no reason for you to hide / It's so hard for me staying here all alone / When you could be taking me for a ride / [Pre-
Neil Young – Down by the River (Live at the Cellar Door 1970)
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Neil Young – Down By The River (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
[Verse 1] / Be on my side, I'll be on your side / There is no reason for you to hide / It's so hard for me staying here all alone / When you could be taking me for a ride / [Chorus
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down by the River (Live at the Fillmore East 1970)
[Verse 1] / Be on my side. I'll be on your side, baby / There is no reason for you to hide / It's so hard for me staying here all alone / When you could be taking me for a ride
Áron András – Down by the River (Neil Young)
Be on my side, I'll be on your side / There is no reason for you to hide / It's so hard for me staying here all alone / When you could be taking me for a ride / She could drag me
Low & Dirty Three – Down By The River
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down by the River Samples
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down by the River Live Versions
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Michael McDonald – Down by the River
Be on my side, I'll be on your side baby / There's no reason for you to hide / It's so hard for me standin' here all alone / When you could be takin' me for a ride / Ooh la la la
Jill Sobule (Ft. John Doe (X)) – Down By The River
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The Undisputed Truth – Down By The River
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Neil Young – Don't Let It Bring You Down (Live Carnegie Hall 1970)
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Neil Young – Don’t Let it Bring You Down (Live Young Shakespeare)
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[Verse 1] / Tin soldiers and Nixon coming / We're finally on our own / This summer, I hear the drumming / Four dead in Ohio / [Chorus] / Gotta get down to it / Soldiers are cutting
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[Verse 1] / Old man lying by the side of the road / With the lorries rolling by / Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load / And the buildings scrape the sky / Cold wind
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down by the River Covers
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Buddy Miles – Down By the River
Ooh, ooh... / Be on my side / I'll be on your side, baby / There is no reason / For you to hide / It's so hard for me / Staying here all alone / When you could be / Taking me for a
Neil Young – Don't Let It Bring You Down (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
[Verse 1] / Old man sittin' by the side of the road / With the lorries rolling by / Blue moon sinkin' from the weight of the load / And the buildings scrape the sky / Cold wind
Neil Young – Don't Let It Bring You Down (Live at the Cellar Door 1970)
[Verse 1] / Old man lying by the side of the road / With the lorries rolling by / Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load / And the buildings scrape the sky / Cold wind
Neil Young – Ohio (Live Carnegie Hall 1970)
[Verse 1] / Tin soldiers and Nixon comin' / We're finally on our own / This summer I hear the drummin' / Four dead in Ohio / [Chorus] / Gotta get down to it / Soldiers are cutting
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Neil Young – Don't Let it Bring You Down (Live) [Royce Hall 1971]
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Neil Young - Down By The River Lyrics
Send me away. Down by the river, I shot my baby. Down by the river. Dead, ooh, ooh, shot her dead, ooh. You take my hand, I'll take your hand. Together we may ...
Genius Q&A
Q:When did Neil Young & Crazy Horse release “Down by the River”?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse released “Down by the River” on May 14, 1969.
Q:Who wrote “Down by the River” by Neil Young & Crazy Horse?
“Down by the River” by Neil Young & Crazy Horse was written by Neil Young.
Q:Who produced “Down by the River (Live Carnegie Hall 1970)” by Neil Young?
“Down by the River (Live Carnegie Hall 1970)” by Neil Young was produced by Neil Young & Niko Bolas.
Q:Who wrote “Down by the River (Neil Young)” by Áron András?
“Down by the River (Neil Young)” by Áron András was written by Neil Young.
Q:When did Neil Young & Crazy Horse start making music?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse's first song “Down by the River” released on May 14, 1969.
Q:Who wrote “Down by the River” by Michael McDonald?
“Down by the River” by Michael McDonald was written by Neil Young.
Q:Who wrote “Down By the River” by Buddy Miles?
“Down By the River” by Buddy Miles was written by Neil Young.
Q:Who wrote “Down by the River” by EmptyMansions?
“Down by the River” by EmptyMansions was written by Neil Young.
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