River chords by Patty Griffin

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

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

Intro:

C majorC FF


Chorus 1:

        C majorC  FF
Isn't she a river?
           C majorC
She doesn'??t need a diamond to shine
         C majorC    FF
You can't really have her
          C majorC      FF
But you can hold her for a time

     Bb majorBb
Takes an army just to bend her
 FF              C majorC
Be careful where you send her
                 Bb majorBb
You can't hold her back for long
         FF      C majorC
The river is just too strong
        FF
She'??s a river


Verse 1:

         C majorC   FF
Arms made out of silver
      C majorC
Moving in a crooked line
           FF
Carrying some dreamer
       C majorC
Off into the end of time

Bb majorBb
You don't need to save her
  FF
Or teach her to behave
       C majorC    Bb majorBb
Just let her arms unwind
       FF
Ever-changing and undefined
C majorC
She's a river

Bridge:

    Bb majorBb
You can ride her easy when she's slow
FF
Walk across her when she's low
C majorC
Follow wherever she goes
 C majorC
She's a river

 Bb majorBb
Run for cover when she's mad
  FF
Drown in her tears when things are bad
 C majorC
Don't you ever forget it that
 C majorC
She's a river

Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC
Oooh ooh ooh
Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC
Oooh ooh ooh


Chorus 2:

      C majorC   FF
Isn'??t she a river?
           C majorC
She doesn'??t need a diamond to shine
         C majorC    FF
So people call you clever
          C majorC
But she's been a here a long, long time

     Bb majorBb
And she's seen so many faces
  FF
And places down the line
      C majorC
She's been left for dead a million times

Keeps coming home, arms open wide
 Bb majorBb          FF
Ever-changing and undefined


Outro:

C majorC
She's a river
Bb majorBb FF  C majorC
Oh, oh she's a river
Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC
Oooh ooh ooh
C majorC
She's a river