Gentle River chords by Alison Krauss

Chords with lyrics

Gentle River
Preformed by: Alison Krauss
Album: Too Late To Cry


Standard Tuning

    e a g d b e

A augmentedA    0 0 2 2 2 0
B minorBm   2 2 4 4 3 0 (Barred)
C majorC    0 3 2 0 1 0
D MajorD    X 0 0 2 3 2
D7D7   X 0 0 2 1 2
G+G    3 2 0 0 3 3
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D4   X 4 0 2 3 2
D2   X 2 0 2 3 2
D0   X 0 0 2 3 2

For each of the chords, play the bass note of each for the first beat. For D MajorD and D7,
play the open D, not the open A augmentedA

For the first phrase of the chorus and instrumental break, walk down the A augmentedA string for
the bass notes (I use my pink finger). They are represented as D4, D2 and D0


Intro Riff
e------------|
b------------|
g------------|
d------------|
a--0--2--4---|
E------------|


Intro chords
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm D7D7
G+G   A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm D7D7
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD  C majorC


 D MajorD         A augmentedA         B minorBm     D7D7
I've lived a life full of sorrow

    G+G             A augmentedA
With no where to run or to hide

 D MajorD          A augmentedA     B minorBm      D7D7
Happiness you'll see is borrowed

   G+G       A augmentedA       D MajorD
All I want is you by my side

D MajorD    D MajorD D4 D2 D0    G+G
Gentle river  take me away
     A augmentedA           D MajorD
To the time of happier days

     D MajorD   D4     B minorBm      G+G
All I need is love and company

     D MajorD   A augmentedA             D MajorD   C majorC  D MajorD
Gentle river bring him back to me


Instrumental Break
D MajorD D4 D2 D0  G+G   G+G
A augmentedA        D MajorD C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA


      D MajorD          A augmentedA     B minorBm    D7D7
You can spend all your time a'cryin

     G+G               A augmentedA
Listen here I don't need your sympathy

  D MajorD         A augmentedA         B minorBm     D7D7
Cause I've made my life to live it

  G+G        A augmentedA           D MajorD
All I need is you here with me...



D MajorD    D MajorD D4 D2 D0    G+G
Gentle river  take me away
     A augmentedA           D MajorD
To the time of happier days

     D MajorD   D4     B minorBm      G+G
All I need is love and company

     D MajorD   A augmentedA             D MajorD   C majorC  D MajorD
Gentle river bring him back to me


    D MajorD  A augmentedA              D MajorD C majorC
 G+G  D MajorD
Gentle river bring em' back to...  me