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Green River (Ver3) by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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in the verse when E7 appears it plays this

e|-----0-----------------------|
B|-------3-3-3-3--/3-3-3-3-----|
G|-2/4---4-4-4-4--/4-4-4-4\2h0-|
D|-------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

           e|--------------------0-|      e|---0-0-----------|      e|-7-7-7-7-0-------0-|
           B|-------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|      B|---0---3-0-------|      B|-8-8-8-8-0---------|
when E7/D  G|-------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-|  E*  G|---1-------2-0---|  G*  G|-0-0-0-0---2-0-1---|
           D|-------0-0-0-0--0-0---|      D|---2-----------2-|      D|-------------------|
           A|-0-1-2----------------|      A|---2-------------|      A|-------------------|
           E|----------------------|      E|-0---------------|      E|-------------------|


🎸 Intro: 


    E7*                     E   E7     E   E7
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---/3-3-3-3--/3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|---/4-4-4-4--/4-4-4-4\2h0-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-|   x2
D|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----2-2---0-0-2-2---0-0-|
A|-2------------------------2-2-2-----2-2-2-----|
E|-0--------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse 1:

E                                              E7
Well take me back down where cool water flows yeah.
E                          E7
Let me remember things I love
E
Stoppin at the log where catfish bite
C/G
Walkin along the river road at night
A                            E7/D
Barefoot girls dancin in the moonlight


🎸 Verse 2:

E                               E7
I can hear the bullfrog callin me.
E                                         E7
Wonder if my ropes still hangin to the tree.
E
Love to kick my feet way down the shallow water.
C/G
Shoofly, dragonfly, get back to mother.
A                            E7/D                   E*
Pick up a flat rock, skip it across green river.  Well


🎸 Instrumental: 
Esus4  E
C/G  A  E7/D


🎸 Verse 3:

E                                   G*
Up at codys camp I spent my days, oh,
E                                        G*
With flat car riders and cross-tie walkers
E
Old cody junior took me over,
C/G
Said, youre gonna find the world is smouldrin.
A                           E7/D                    E*
And if you get lost come on home to green river.  Well


🎸 Outro: 
E*
E7 E


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Green River (Ver3) Chords Info

Published: January 21, 2024

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Difficulty: Beginner 👶