Gentle River chords by Alison Krauss

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


Standard Tuning

    e a g d b e

A    0 0 2 2 2 0
Bm   2 2 4 4 3 0 (Barred)
C    0 3 2 0 1 0
D    X 0 0 2 3 2
D7   X 0 0 2 1 2
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 and D7,
play the open D, not the open A

For the first phrase of the chorus and instrumental break, walk down the A 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 A Bm D7
G   A
D A Bm D7
G A D  C


 D         A         Bm     D7
I've lived a life full of sorrow

    G             A
With no where to run or to hide

 D          A     Bm      D7
Happiness you'll see is borrowed

   G       A       D
All I want is you by my side



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

     D   D4     Bm      G
All I need is love and company

     D   A             D   C  D
Gentle river bring him back to me


Instrumental Break
D D4 D2 D0  G   G
A        D C D A


      D          A     Bm    D7
You can spend all your time a'cryin

     G               A
Listen here I don't need your sympathy

  D         A         Bm     D7
Cause I've made my life to live it

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




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

     D   D4     Bm      G
All I need is love and company

     D   A             D   C  D
Gentle river bring him back to me



    D  A              D C
 G  D
Gentle river bring em' back to...  me