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Black River Chords by Amos Lee

Black River chords by Amos Lee

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

drop D tuning (d a d g b e)

he plays two kinds of Dsus2, one with the low D and one without.
i'll refer to them as follows

Dsus2    xx0230
Dsus2/D  0xx230

the other chords are

Dsus2/A  x0x230
Dsus2/B  x2x230
Dsus2/G  5xx230
     or  5x775x


Intro:

Dsus2            | Dsus2   Dsus2/A
Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A | Dsus2/D
x2

Verse 1:

Dsus2          Dsus2/A
Oh, Black River
Dsus2/B        Dsus2/A Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares a way
Dsus2          Dsus2/A
Whoa, Black River
Dsus2/B        Dsus2/A Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares a way

Chorus:

Dsus2
Gonna take my cares gonna carry my cares
                   Dsus2/B
Gonna take my cares away
Dsus2
Gonna take a my cares gonna carry my cares
Dsus2                        Dsus2/D
Gonna take a my cares away

Verse 2:

Dsus2           Dsus2/A
Oh, dear savior
Dsus2/B        Dsus2/A Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares away
Dsus2           Dsus2/A
Whoa, dear savior
Dsus2/B        Dsus2/A Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares a way

Chorus:

Dsus2
Gonna take my cares gonna carry my cares
                   Dsus2/B
Gonna take my cares away
Dsus2
Gonna take a my cares gonna carry my cares
Dsus2
Gonna take a my cares away

Verse 3:

Dsus2                  Dsus2/A Dsus2/B
Oh, sweet whiskey lord,     Gone
               Dsus2/A Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares away
Dsus2                   Dsus2/A Dsus2/B
Whoa sweet whiskey lord, You're gone
               Dsus2/A Dsus2/D
gonna take my cares a way

Chorus:

Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares gonna carry my cares
                   Dsus2/B
Gonna take my cares away
Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares gonna carry my cares
Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares away

Post-Chorus:

Dsus2/D
You're gonna take my bottle, my bible, my mess
   Dsus2/A Dsus2/B
You're gonna take all of my empty and my lonelyness
Dsus2/A Dsus2/G
Gonna take all of the sadness inside of me
Dsus2/G                      Dsus2/D
Gonna take it all and set me free

Dsus2           | Dsus2 Dsus2/A
Dsus2/B Dsus2/A | Dsus2/D

Outro:

Dsus2          Dsus2/A
Oh, Black River
Dsus2/B        Dsus2/A Dsus2/D
Gonna take my cares a way

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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