Biography:
Christopher Anton Rea (born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born and raised in Middlesbrough, he is of Italian and Irish descent. He is known for his distinctive, husky singing and slide guitar playing, with the Guinness Rockopedia describing him as a "gravel-voiced guitar stalwart". After learning to play the guitar relatively late, a short burst of local band activity led to his launching a solo career in 1978.
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Other songs:
- Driving Home For Christmas
- Fool If You Think It's Over
- Looking For The Summer
- Road To Hell
- 90 Blues
- Ace Of Hearts
- All Summer Long
- Auberge
- Blue Cafe
- Candles
- Come So Far Yet Still So Far To Go
- Curse Of The Traveller
- Daytona
- Fool
- Girl In A Sports Car
- Giverny
- Gods Great Banana Skin
- Gone Fishing
- Heaven
- I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
- I Dont Know What It Is But I Love It
- Im Still Holding On
- Josephine
- Julia
- Lets Dance
- Loves Strange Ways
- Midnight Blue
- Nothing Left Behind
- Nothing To Fear
- Nothings Happening By The Sea
- On The Beach
- Raincoat And A Rose
- Road To Hell Part 1
- Road To Hell Part 1 2
- September Blue
- Shamrock Diaries
- Sing A Song Of Love To Me
- Soft Top Hard Shoulder
- Stainsby Girls
- Steel River
- Summer Love
- Texas
- Thats What They Always Say
- The Chance Of Love
- Thinking Of You
- Touche D Amour
- When The Grey Skies Turn To Blue
- Who Do You Love
- Windy Town
- Winning
- Winter Song
- You Must Be Evil
- Your Warm And Tender Love
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This is my simplified acoustic version of this song.
I play the G chord as - 320033
and Cadd9 - x23033
and Em7 - 022033 Any suggestions/improvements welcome.
Intro = G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2
Verse 1
G Cadd9 D Em7
I was born and raised on steel river
G Cadd9 D G
I see it all like it was yesterday
Cadd9 D Em7
The ships and bridges were all delivered
G Cadd9 D G
From Sydney harbour to the Cisco bay
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G
Verse 2
G Cadd9 D Em7
And I met my love down on steel river
G Cadd9 D G
We served our dreams and spent our childhood days
Cadd9 D Em7
In rainy streets we'd kiss away the shivers
G Cadd9 D G G G
And hide from fears inside the latest craze
Bridge
Am Bm
Dancing to Motown
D C Bm Am
Making love with a Carole King record playing
C G D C Bm Am
And oh how I loved you
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G
Say goodbye steel river steel river
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2
Verse 3
G Cadd9 D Em7
Ten thousand bombers hit the steel river
G Cadd9 D G
And many died to keep her running free
Cadd9 D Em7
And she survived but now she's gone forever
G Cadd9 D G
Her burning heart is just a memory
Verse 4
G Cadd9 D Em7
And I ran away from life on steel river
G Cadd9 D G
Luck or not I gladly took the break
Cadd9 D Em7
The odds were low the chances nearly zero
G Cadd9 D G
A chance it was I had to take
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2
Verse 5
G Cadd9 D Em7
They say that salmon swim in steel river
G Cadd9 D G
They say it's good to see them back again
Cadd9 D Em7
I know it hurts to see what really happened
G Cadd9 D G
I know one salmon ain't no good to them
Verse 6
G Cadd9 D Em7
They were born and raised to serve their steel mother
G Cadd9 D G
It was they taught and all they ever knew
Cadd9 D Em7
And they believed that she would keep their children
G Cadd9 D G
Even though not a single word was true
Bridge 2 and outro
G Cadd9 D Em7
Say goodbye steel river
G Cadd9 D G
Say goodbye steel river
G Cadd9 D G x 2
I play the G chord as - 320033
and Cadd9 - x23033
and Em7 - 022033 Any suggestions/improvements welcome.
Intro = G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2
Verse 1
G Cadd9 D Em7
I was born and raised on steel river
G Cadd9 D G
I see it all like it was yesterday
Cadd9 D Em7
The ships and bridges were all delivered
G Cadd9 D G
From Sydney harbour to the Cisco bay
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G
Verse 2
G Cadd9 D Em7
And I met my love down on steel river
G Cadd9 D G
We served our dreams and spent our childhood days
Cadd9 D Em7
In rainy streets we'd kiss away the shivers
G Cadd9 D G G G
And hide from fears inside the latest craze
Bridge
Am Bm
Dancing to Motown
D C Bm Am
Making love with a Carole King record playing
C G D C Bm Am
And oh how I loved you
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G
Say goodbye steel river steel river
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2
Verse 3
G Cadd9 D Em7
Ten thousand bombers hit the steel river
G Cadd9 D G
And many died to keep her running free
Cadd9 D Em7
And she survived but now she's gone forever
G Cadd9 D G
Her burning heart is just a memory
Verse 4
G Cadd9 D Em7
And I ran away from life on steel river
G Cadd9 D G
Luck or not I gladly took the break
Cadd9 D Em7
The odds were low the chances nearly zero
G Cadd9 D G
A chance it was I had to take
G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2
Verse 5
G Cadd9 D Em7
They say that salmon swim in steel river
G Cadd9 D G
They say it's good to see them back again
Cadd9 D Em7
I know it hurts to see what really happened
G Cadd9 D G
I know one salmon ain't no good to them
Verse 6
G Cadd9 D Em7
They were born and raised to serve their steel mother
G Cadd9 D G
It was they taught and all they ever knew
Cadd9 D Em7
And they believed that she would keep their children
G Cadd9 D G
Even though not a single word was true
Bridge 2 and outro
G Cadd9 D Em7
Say goodbye steel river
G Cadd9 D G
Say goodbye steel river
G Cadd9 D G x 2
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