River Of No Return by Jeff Healey

Name: River Of No Return
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Title: River of No Return
Artist: The Jeff Healey Band
Album: See the Light
Tuning: Standard Tuning (E A D G)

Intro:

No bass part during the 1st bar, followed by:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------------2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|

1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------------2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------2--|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------4---------2----4-------|


Verse 1:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------4----4------------|--4-------------------4----4---------2--|
E|-----------------4-------------------4--|-----------------4----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------2--|
E|--4--------------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4----4------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------4----4------------|--4-------------------4----4--------(4)\|
E|-----------------4-------------------4--|-----------------4----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------2-----------------|--------------------------------2-------|
E|-----------------2---------0---------1--|--2-------------------2----4---------4--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------4----4------------|--4-------------------4----4---------2--|
E|-----------------4-------------------4--|-----------------4----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--4--------------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4----4--------(4)\|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--2-------------------2----2------------|--4--------------2----4----4---------2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------0----0------------|--2--------------0----2----2------------|


Chorus 1:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------(4)\--2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------------2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|--------------------------------2-------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2---------4---------4--|


Verse 2:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------4----4------------|--4-------------------4----4---------2--|
E|-----------------4-------------------4--|-----------------4----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--4--------------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4----4--------(4)\|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--2-------------------2----2------------|--4--------------2----4----4---------2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------0----0------------|--2-------------------2----2------------|


Chorus 2:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------(4)\--2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------------2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|


Solo:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------0----0------------|--0-------------------0----0----5----6--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------2----2------------|
E|--7-------------------7----7\--------2--|-----------------2----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------4----4------------|--4-------------------4----4--------(4)\|
E|-----------------4-------------------4--|-----------------4----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------2----2------------|--2-------------------2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-------------------2--|-----------------2--------------2-------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------0----0------------|--0-------------------0----0----5----6--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------2----2------------|
E|--7-------------------7----7\--------2--|-----------------2----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------4----4------------|--4-------------------4----4------------|
E|-----------------4-------------------4--|-----------------4--------------4----5--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--6----6----6----6----6----6----6-------|
E|--6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6--|----------------------------------------|


Verse 3:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------4----4------------|--4-------------------4----4---------2--|
E|-----------------4-------------------4--|-----------------4----------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--4--------------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4----4--------(4)\|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--2-------------------2----2------------|--4--------------2----4----4---------2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------0----0------------|--2----2---------2---------2---------2--|


Chorus 3:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------------2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------(4)\--2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|


Outro:

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------(4)\--2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------------2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--2-------------------4----4------------|
E|--4-------------(4)\--2----2------------|----------------------------------------|


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------|---------------------------2------------|
E|-------4---------2----4----4---------2--|--4--------------2----4---------4----2--|



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Last Updated: September 10, 2025