The Riverbank chords by Paul Simon

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Time Sig: 2/2 140 BPM

Intro:
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Verse 1:
D MajorD
Frightened by the tone of a phone in the dead of night
                                Edim/D   D5D5
Then staring into darkness and praying till the morning light
  D MajorD
The price already paid, a son gone to the grave
    A7A7       D5D5          D MajorD
Now the sorrowful parade to the riverbank

Verse 2:
D MajorD
Must be half the county come down to the riverbank
                          Edim/D    D MajorD
High school is closed, same for the local police
D MajorD             G/DG/D          G minorGm
Shall we tearfully embrace, shall we sing “Amazing Grace”
D5D5       A7A7      D MajorD
Will the shallow river waters bring us peace

Chorus:
           DmDm
Army dude, only son, nowhere to run
D MajorD           DmDm
No one to turn to, he turns to the gun
    D MajorD             DmDm
It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone
    D MajorD    Edim/D
It’s a long walk home
 G+G
A augmentedA long walk home
      D MajorD  D7D7  A7A7
Gonna be a long walk home
     D MajorD
From the riverbank

Bridge:
D MajorD
Is there any reason why the black pine should not weep
                                     Edim/D
Is there a woman or a man who wouldn’t understand why he could not sleep
D MajorD                G/DG/D         G minorGm   D5D5
And the nightmares when they came, like poison to the brain
     A7A7    D MajorD
Reminded him again life is cheap

Chorus:
           DmDm
Army dude, only son, nowhere to run
D MajorD           DmDm
No one to turn to, he turns to the gun
    D MajorD             DmDm
It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone
    D MajorD    Edim/D
It’s a long walk home
 G+G
A augmentedA long walk home
      D MajorD  D7D7  A7A7
Gonna be a long walk home
     D MajorD
From the riverbank

Verse 3:
D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD      G+G
Army dude’s mama at the edge of the river
D MajorD                      Edim/D
Limp as a rag, American flag in her arms
    D MajorD              G+G
Then a triangle of light kissed the red and blue and white
 D MajorD        A7A7
Along the riverbank, past the dealerships and farms

Outro:
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