Written by Richard Marx
Intro: F#m E A.. Bm A F#m.. My mother came to Hazrard when I was just seven Gm Bb Even then the folks in town said with prejudised eyes C That boy's not right Gm Treee years ago when I came to know Mary Bb First time that someone look beyond the rumours and the lies C And saw the man insideIntro Gm No one understood what I felt for Mary Bb No one cared until the night she went out walking all alone C And never came home Gm Man with the badge came knocking next morning Bb Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly C Pointing right at meEb Bb We used to walk down by the river Eb Gm She loves to watch the sun go down Eb Bb Gm We used to walk along the ri.... ver F Eb Gm And dream our way out of this townBridge F Thinkng about my life going by Eb Bb How it's done me wrong F There's no escape for me this time Eb Bb F Gm All of my rescue are gone, long gone Guitar Break Eb Bb I swear I left her by the river Eb Gm I swear I left her safe and sound Eb Bb Gm I need to make it to the ri.... ver F Eb Gm And leave this old Nebraska town (Fade to end...)Eb Bb I swear I left her by the river Eb Gm I swear I left her safe and sound Eb Bb Gm I need to make it to the ri.... ver F Eb Gm And leave this old Nebraska town