River
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
5th traste
SONG: RIVER
ARTIST: BONNIE MONTGOMERY
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/AO3RfYgE7Q4?si=z3igRp9r1MxSmTBc
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
CAPO: 5th FRET
[Intro]
D Em7 G A D
[Chorus]
D G D/F# Em
River, shining in the sun like a diamond
G D/F# Em D
Running through my veins like lightning, big river
D G D/F# Em
River, calling out my name in the nighttime
G D/F# Em D
River running wild and rolling free
[Verse]
D Em7 Em
Mama said, "don't climb that tree"
G F#m Em D
But the river kept callin' out to me
D Em
And then I climbed, I climbed so high
G A D
Just to see my river shine
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm D
And when you roll, ya sing hallelujah
Bm D
Your water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee
Em Bm
And I see your water shining
Em A
And I feel you running free
[Chorus]
D G D/F# Em
River, shining in the sun like a diamond
G D/F# Em D
Running through my veins like lightning, big river
D G D/F# Em
River, calling out my name in the nighttime
G D/F# Em D
River running wild and rolling free
[Instrumental]
D G D/F# Em
G D/F# Em D
D G D/F# Em
G D/F# Em D
[Verse]
D Em
The river rolls, she rolls on everyday
G F#m Em D
And she knows the things she cannot say
D Em
And she sees all the seasons fly
G A D
All across the tides of time
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm D
And when she rolls, she sings hallelujah
Bm D
And water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee
Em Bm
And I see her water shining
Em A
And I feel you running free
[Chorus]
D G D/F# Em
River, shining in the sun like a diamond
G D/F# Em D
Running through my veins like lightning, big river
D G D/F# Em
River, calling out my name in the nighttime
G D/F# Em D
River running wild and rolling free
[Outro]
G D/F# Em
Na na na na na
G D/F# Em D
Na na na na na ah ah ah
D G D/F# Em
Na na na na na na na
G D/F# Em D
Na na naaaaaaaaaa na na naaaaa
D G D/F# Em
Ooooh ooh ooh ooh na na na na na
G D/F# Em D
Na na na na na na na na na
{And the river)
============================== CAPO: NONE =============================
SONG: RIVER
ARTIST: BONNIE MONTGOMERY
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/AO3RfYgE7Q4?si=z3igRp9r1MxSmTBc
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
RIVER
BONNIE MONTGOMERY
CAPO: NONE
[Intro]
G Am7 C D G
[Chorus]
G C G/B Am
River, shining in the sun like a diamond
C G/B Am G
Running through my veins like lightning, big river
G C G/B Am
River, calling out my name in the nighttime
C G/B Am G
River running wild and rolling free
[Verse]
G Am7 Am
Mama said, “don’t climb that tree”
C Bm Am G
But the river kept callin' out to me
G Am
And then I climbed, I climbed so high
C D G
Just to see my river shine
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
And when you roll, ya sing hallelujah
Em G
Your water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee
Am Em
And I see your water shining
Am D
And I feel you running free
[Chorus]
G C G/B Am
River, shining in the sun like a diamond
C G/B Am G
Running through my veins like lightning, big river
G C G/B Am
River, calling out my name in the nighttime
C G/B Am G
River running wild and rolling free
[Instrumental]
G C G/B Am
C G/B Am G
G C G/B Am
C G/B Am G
[Verse]
G Am
The river rolls, she rolls on everyday
C Bm Am G
And she knows the things she cannot say
G Am
And she sees all the seasons fly
C D G
All across the tides of time
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
And when she rolls, she sings hallelujah
Em G
And water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee
Am Em
And I see her water shining
Am D
And I feel you running free
[Chorus]
G C G/B Am
River, shining in the sun like a diamond
C G/B Am G
Running through my veins like lightning, big river
G C G/B Am
River, calling out my name in the nighttime
C G/B Am G
River running wild and rolling free
[Outro]
C G/B Am
Na na na na na
C G/B Am G
Na na na na na ah ah ah
G C G/B Am
Na na na na na na na
C G/B Am G
Na na naaaaaaaaaa na na naaaaa
G C G/B Am
Ooooh ooh ooh ooh na na na na na
C G/B Am G
Na na na na na na na na na
{And the river)
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