The River chords by Samantha Crain

Chords with lyrics

Capo 5

Tuning standard

C majorC is played like this. e|-----3----|
            BB|----------|
            G+G|----------|
            D MajorD|-----2----|
            A augmentedA|-----3----|
            E MajorE|----------|
Verse 1

E minorEm    G+G        C majorC
Hide your children there's trouble around
E minorEm    G+G    C majorC
Preacher have you heard of the man around
Fmaj7Fmaj7 D MajorD       C majorC
Little girls playing in the river
Fmaj7Fmaj7  D MajorD       C majorC
When he finds them the rest makes me shiver
G+G       C majorC        G+G
He holds them down where their feet
         C majorC
 won't reach the ground
    E minorEm      D MajorD      C majorC
And he waits for the struggle to end
    E minorEm      G+G      C majorC
Yes he waits for the struggle to end

Verse 2

E minorEm   G+G      C majorC
I'll go find him and save his soul
E minorEm G+G       C majorC
Lucifers position takes its toll
Fmaj7Fmaj7  D MajorD      C majorC
Just one prayer will end the madness
Fmaj7Fmaj7 D MajorD     C majorC
A augmentedA few words will end the sadness
     G+G     C majorC
And I'll search the town until I
G+G     C majorC
track him down
   E minorEm   D MajorD      C majorC
And I pray to do the right thing
   E minorEm   D MajorD      C majorC
Yes I pray to do the right thing

Bridge

   Fmaj7Fmaj7       D MajorD
So he finds the man and shares with him
     Fmaj7Fmaj7        D MajorD
He feels guilty for what he's done
  Fmaj7Fmaj7          D MajorD
I'm sorry you see for these awful deeds
  Fmaj7Fmaj7       D MajorD
Now what must I do to purge them

Verse 3

Fmaj7Fmaj7  D MajorD    C majorC
Well my son you must be baptised
Fmaj7Fmaj7 D MajorD    C majorC
If you want to see the Christ
  G+G         C majorC
The preacher holds him down where
  G+G          C majorC
His feet won't reach the ground
    E minorEm      D MajorD      C majorC
And he waits for the judgement to come
    E minorEm      D MajorD
Yes he waits for the lords will to
  C majorC