River chords by Natalie Merchant

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Natalie Merchant - River
Tigerlily, 1995
Submitted by: humming guy

Cmaj7 - 000233
Am7 - x02013
G - 320033
Am - x03320
D - xx0232
C - 332010
Am11 - x00210

INTRO - Cmaj7  Am7   G  Am7  C  G
G
Young and strong Hollywood son
Am
in the early morning light
     C       G
this star fell down on Sunset Boulevard
G
young and strong beautiful one
Am
we embraced so close
   C
is gone
     G
was torn away
    D
let the youth of America mourn
 C
include him in their prayers
   D
let his image linger on
 C
repeat it everywhere

Cmaj7  Am7

   Cmaj7          Am7
with candles, with flowers
    Cmaj7  Am7
he was one of ours
Cmaj7     G
    one of ours
Am7
why don't you let him be?
   C
he's gone

we know
     G
give his mother and his father peace

your vulture's candor

your casual slander
  Am
you murder his memory
   C
he's gone

we know
   G
it's nothing but a tragedy
D
lay to rest your soul and body
C
lay beside your name
D
lay to rest your rage
       C
your hunger and amazing grace
   Cmaj7          Am7
with candles, with flowers
    Cmaj7   Am7
you were one of ours
Cmaj7    G
   one of ours
   Cmaj7     Am
I saw cameras expose your life
    Cmaj7    Am7
I heard rumors explode with lies
   Cmaj7
I saw children in tears
Am11            D
cry and crowd around the sight
          C
of where you had collapsed that day
      D
where your last breath and word
     C
had been sighed
      D
where your heart had burst
       C
where you had died
      D
Where you had died
        C
Where you had died


          D
I saw how they were lost in grieving
            C
all half believing you were gone
    D
Oh the loss and pain of it

crime and shame of it
C
you were gone
       D
it was such a nightmare raving,

"how could we save him
C
from himself?"