To The River chords by John Mellencamp

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

To The River (John Mellencamp)

Intro:
G+G G+G FF FF G+G G+G FF FF


Verse:
     G+G
There are masters and slaves, we are sunlight and shadow
FF        G+G
All roads to the river
G+G
I am lost, I am saved, I'm beloved and betrayed
FF        G+G
All roads to the river

Chorus:
G+G         FF          G+G
And the river runs wide, the river runs deep (runs deep)
         FF        G+G
And I spit in the eye of safe company
G+G         FF               G+G
When I dive right down (right down) to the undertow (undertow)
          FF      C majorC        G+G
Well, the deeper I drown...oh, the higher I'll go


Instrumental:
G+G G+G FF FF G+G G+G FF FF


Verse:
   G+G
I am whispering dreams, I am howling revolutions
FF        G+G
All roads to the river
G+G
I am Valentine sweet and I live in this nightmare,
FF        G+G
All roads to the river


Chorus:
G+G         FF          G+G
And the river runs wide, the river runs deep (runs deep)
         FF        G+G
And I spit in the eye of safe company
G+G         FF               G+G
When I dive right down (right down) to the undertow (undertow)
          FF      C majorC        G+G
Well, the deeper I drown...oh, the higher I'll go

Instrumental:
G+G G+G FF FF G+G G+G FF FF  stop for one full count:
G+G G+G FF FF


Verse:
    G+G
This is nothing like we planned, that's the way it's always been
FF        G+G
All roads to the river
G+G
I have hated, I have loved, I have prayed, I have sinned
FF        G+G
All roads to the river


Chorus:
G+G         FF          G+G
And the river runs wide, the river runs deep (runs deep)
         FF        G+G
And I spit in the eye of safe company
G+G         FF               G+G
When I dive right down (right down) to the undertow (undertow)
          FF      C majorC        G+G
Well, the deeper I drown...oh, the higher I'll go

Outro:
G+G G+G FF G+G