All The Way To The River chords by John Hiatt

Chords with lyrics

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

[Play the A minorAm riff alternately with other small embellishments.
The C majorC riff is played nearly before every C majorC note.]

A minorAm – Riff:          C majorC – Riff:
e|---------------------0---|--------------0------|
BB|---3b--3--1----------1---|---1--3p1-----1------|
G+G|---------------------2---|----------2---0------|
D MajorD|-------------2--0----2---|--------------2------|
A augmentedA|---------------------0---|--------------3------|
E MajorE|---------------------x---|--------------x------|


Intro:
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G

Verse 1:

A minorAm        FF          C majorC - Riff:
Up late with the hollowed out eyes
C majorC         G+G    A minorAm - Riff:
All the way to the river
A minorAm         FF          C majorC - Riff:
Trying every last trouble on for size
C majorC         G+G    A minorAm - Riff:
All the way to the river
A minorAm        FF
Who knows what she's gonna do
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river
A minorAm      FF
Not up to me, not up to you
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river

Interlude:
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G

Verse 2:

A minorAm        FF
Fumbling for the keys to her car
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river
A minorAm         FF
Empty bottles only go so far
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river
A minorAm           FF
Straight down Broadway, 3 AM
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river
A minorAm          FF
She's gone way past calling a friend
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river

Chorus:

A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC              G+G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC        G+G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

Solo:

A minorAm FF C majorC G+G 2x

Verse 3:

A minorAm       FF       C majorC      G+G  A minorAm – Riff:
Mama don't you worry 'bout me, hmm
A minorAm          FF       C majorC     G+G  A minorAm – Riff:
Scribbled down with a fleur-de-lis, hmm
A minorAm          FF          C majorC    G+G
But how she gonna get through this night, hmm
A minorAm         FF      C majorC      G+G
How she ever gonna be alright, hmm

Chorus:

A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC              G+G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC        G+G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

Verse 4 single strumms:

A minorAm           FF
It takes cowardice and courage too
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river
A minorAm         FF
To leave this town before you're through
C majorC         G+G
All the way to the river


regular strumming:

Chorus:

A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC              G+G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC        G+G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC              G+G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
A minorAm         FF
All the way to the river
C majorC        G+G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

A minorAm     FF         C majorC      G+G
       All the way to the river   That's her home
A minorAm     FF         C majorC      G+G
       All the way to the river   That's her home
A minorAm     FF         C majorC      G+G
       All the way to the river   That's her home

Outro:

A minorAm FF C majorC G+G   G+G A minorAm