My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me
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C* Em*
Down to the river to silence me, love took me down to the river to silence me
C*
love took me down to the river to silence me, love took me down to the river to silence me
Em*
love took me down to the river to silence me, love took me down to the river to silence me
C* Em*
My love took me down to the river to silence me,
C* Em*
And when he left I could not speak.
C* Em*
I lay on the ground I tried to scream,
C* Em*
But no sound did come out, I could only bleed blue.
C* Em*
I waited for him till the frost did come,
C* Em*
My skin it turned blue and my body was numb.
C* Em*
But my heart it burned out till it was no more,
C* Em*
Still I wait on the ground I don't know what for.
Am* Em*
There, there is a heart in here.
Am* Em*
Where, where is the heart in here?
Am C
This love's killing me but I want it to.
Am C
So long you're gone, just like I always knew.
G Am
But I'm still here waiting for you.
G Am (hold it out)
But I'm still here waiting for you.
C Em
My love took me down to the river to silence me.
C Em
And when he left I could not speak.
C Em
And what he said to me I can never say.
C Em
Because it's breaking my heart to this very day.
Am* Em*
There, there is a heart in here.
Am* Em*
Where, where is the heart in here?
Am C
This love's killing me but I want it to.
Am C
So long you're gone, just like I always knew.
G Am
But I'm still here waiting for you.
G Am (hold it out)
But I'm still here waiting for you.
C*
Down to the river to silence me,
Em*
love took me down to the river to silence me
(repeat this a total of 13 times. You should hear when they change from C to Em)
Am Em
There, there is a heart in here.
Am Em
Where, where is the heart in here?
Am C
This love's killing me but I want it to.
Am C
So long you're gone, just like I always knew.
G Am
But I'm still here waiting for you.
G Am
But I'm still here waiting for you.
G Am
Here waiting for you.
G Am
Here waiting for you.
How to play My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.