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Take Me To The River by Al Green

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Take Me To The River [D]- Al Green


Intro:  D7      Gsus4  G(repeat vamp to verse 1)
	 (Keyboard vamps D)


        D7                                        Gsus4(C)  G
Verse 1:I don't know why I love you like I do
        D7                                        Gsus4(C)  G
        After all the changes you been putting me through
        D7                                        Gsus4(C)  G
        You took my money and my cigarettes
        D7                                        Gsus4(C)  G
        Now I ain't seen hide nor hair of you yet


                Bb             F
Chorus: I wanna know, oh won't you tell me,
                C                G                 G7
        tell me how, how could I stay... here with you
        / / / /    / / / /
	 Somebody please...

D7                       Gsus4  G  D7
        Take me to the river and wash   me down
        D7   D7+5                    Gsus4  G       D
        Take me to the water, put my feet on the ground


Turnaround  Gsus4  G


Verse 2:
	 I don't know why you treat me so bad
	 After all them good times that you and me had
        Love is emotion that I can't forget
        My sweet sixteen I will never regret  (repeat chorus)


        Bm       G
Bridge: Hold me, love me
        Bm       G
        Please me, baby you can squeeze me
        F                      A
        Til I drown, til I drown, til I drown,
                                  D7
        I'm gonna take you to the river


Verse3: I don't know why I love you like I do
        After all the changes you been putting me through
        Your pretty picture makes my tear drops fall
        I wonder who's the biggest fool of us all (repeat chorus)