River
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(finger-picking/arpeggio in 4/4 time signature)
D C G G
D C G G
Show me a sign
Troubles in mind
Spell me your life
And tell me a lie
F F C G
And the bodies float on the river
N/C F F C G (strum once)
To the oceans of demi--------------se
(finger picking/arpeggio continues)
D C G G
D C G G
Made me your slave
To the secrets of your silence
But you told to me stay
And you told me goodbye
F C G
Well bodies float on the river
F C G (strum once)
To the oceans of demise
(solo)
D C G G (x4)
F C G G (x4)
(keyboard only)
Gm Dm
In light of all things to come
A#m Dm
Why to despair?
Gm Dm
Because when you have no one
A#m Am A
No one would care
E
Don’t care
(arpeggio 3 strings for each chord below)
Am E Dm Am (x2)
Dm Am (x4)
(strum once)
Gm Dm
Nothings will come undone
A#m Dm
There’s nothing to share
Gm Dm
Waiting for no one
A#m Am A
No one is there
E
To care
(freaked-out interlude)
C B
Can’t see
C B
Can’t feel
C B
You run
C B
I long
C B
I wait
C B
Because
C B
Takes you
C B
Away
I can see can feel you run I long I wait to come to you…
B
Wait through the embers of summer
G F# E D
Something misdone
B
Through the passage of fire, yeah
G F# E D B
Fire beyond the sight
B
Comes a time when the river of life
Winter comes and we sacrifice
Our life
How to play River
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.