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The River Chords by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

The River chords by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: Bm

Chords:
     Bm7     Bm6     E
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------9-----|
D|---7-------7-------9-----|
D|---7-------6-------9-----|
D|-------------------------|
E|---7-------7-------------|

Theme 1:


Intro:

Bm7 Bm6 x15
Bm7

Verse 1:
Bm7 Bm6            Bm7 Bm6
Once you're in the zone
          Bm7               Bm6        Bm7 Bm6
The river flows down like a full stone
Bm7 Bm6            Bm7 Bm6
Wa  -  ter is your bed
            Bm7       Bm6     Bm7 Bm6
The ripples cushion your head

Chorus:
Bm7       Bm6       Bm7   Bm6
I can't believe it, it is frozen
Bm7          Bm6         Bm7   Bm6
It's not the first time, I had noticed
Bm7        Bm6    Bm7  Bm6
She will deliver, I am floating
Bm7          Bm6
Trust in the river
Bm7    Bm6     Bm7  E        Bm7
I have floated down, floated down
        B7sus2  E        Bm7
Floated down
floated down
        Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Floated down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)

Break:
Bm7 Bm6 x7
Bm7

Verse 2:
Bm7 Bm6             Bm7 Bm6
Once you're where I led
           Bm7          Bm6   Bm7 Bm6
It will be clear what I have said
Bm7  Bm6        Bm7 Bm6
Float without a home
          Bm7                Bm6   Bm7 Bm6
The river flows like another long road

Chorus:
Bm7       Bm6       Bm7   Bm6
I can't believe it, it is frozen
Bm7          Bm6         Bm7   Bm6
It's not the first time, I had noticed
Bm7        Bm6    Bm7  Bm6
She will deliver, I am floating
Bm7          Bm6
Trust in the river
Bm7    Bm6     Bm7           Bm7  E
I have floated down, floated down
        B7sus2         Bm7  E
Floated down
floated down
        Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Floated down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7          E
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)

Theme 2:

Played as harmonics:

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------| x16
A|-----------12-------------7---|
E|--7--------------12-12--------|
    1     2     3     4     5

Bm7 Bm6 x94

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------| x25
A|-----------12-------------7---|
E|--7--------------12-12--------|
    1     2     3     4     5

e|------------------------------|                        e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|                        B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|                        G|-9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7-|
D|-9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7-| (Pull off from 9 to 7) D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|        <--   -->       A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|                        E|------------------------------|
   1     2     3     4     5                                1     2     3     4     5
    Riff to return to theme 1                                Adds on top of first riff

Theme 1:


Re-Intro:

Bm7 Bm6 x15
Bm7

Verse 3:
Bm7 Bm6        Bm7 Bm6
Fro - zen over home
           Bm7                 Bm6      Bm7 Bm6
The fading light shines on the white stone
Bm7 Bm6          Bm7 Bm6
Melt your little toe
           Bm7         Bm6     Bm7 Bm6
And sink into the waterfall flow

Chorus:
Bm7       Bm6       Bm7   Bm6
I can't believe it, it is frozen
Bm7          Bm6         Bm7   Bm6
It's not the first time, I had noticed
Bm7        Bm6    Bm7  Bm6
She will deliver, I am floating
Bm7          Bm6
Trust in the river
Bm7    Bm6     Bm7  E        Bm7
I have floated down, floated down
        B7sus2  E        Bm7
Floated down
floated down
        Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Floated down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)
Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7   Bm6  Bm7
Down, down down, down down, down down (oh the river!)

Theme 3: (In 4/4!)

Bm7 Bm6 x54

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