Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Banjo in A
Verse 1
W hen I was a child
I used to love to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout
Let the water cool my brain
I never thought to worry
If the river rose too high
That all the seeds we planted
Would get washed out with the tide
B ut now I am a man
A nd I need a place to hide
Chorus
B ut there's nowhere to run
A nd there's no place to hide
W here the water runs free
And the mud star ts to slide
Break
Fiddle in A
Verse 2
When I was a young man
I could work through wind and rain
I never thought to worry
Had no reason to complain
I thought that I was standing
On a rock so firm and strong
But it was easy then to see
Just what was right
And what was wrong
But now I am a man
I won't be hanging round too long
Break
Mandolin in A
Verse 3
When I was a child
I used to love to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout
Let the water cool my brain
I never thought to worry
If the river rose too high
And all the dreams we planted
Would get washed out with the tide
Repeat Chorus
W here the water runs free
And the mud star ts to slide