Like A River Tab by My Morning Jacket

Like A River tab by My Morning Jacket

Guitar Tab

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                     Like A River - My Morning Jacket
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Tabbed by: Alex M.

Tuning: Standard

Capo II (Notes are relative to capo)


Intro:
   Em                                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----2-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------2---|
D|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----|-1h2-----1h2---------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|     x2
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

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Verse 1:
   Em                                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----2-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------2---|
D|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----|-1h2-----1h2---------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|     x4
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Breeze                  has       blown
   Leaves                  have      fall-              -en
   Days                    grow      short
   Ri-                    -ver       flow-                  -ing

Interlude:
   Em
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3-3---------------------|-----0h2-3-3-----3---------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------0---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   Em
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3-3---------------------|-----0h2-3-3---------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Verse 2:
   Em                                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----2-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------2---|
D|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----|-1h2-----1h2---------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|     x4
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Bird                    has       flown
   Mis-                   -ty        morn-              -ing
   Half                    well      worn
   Riv-                   -er        flow-                  -ing

Interlude 2:
   Em
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3-3---------------------|-----0h2-3-3-----3---------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------0---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   Em
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3-3-----------------3---|-----0h2-3-3---------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Verse 3:
   Em                                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----2-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------2---|
D|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----|-1h2-----1h2---------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|     x4
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Fin-                   -ally      home
   Sun                     is        shin-              -ing
   Where                   the       sweet
   Riv-                   -er        wind-                  -ing

Chorus:
   Em                                                A
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|o----0h2-3-3---------------------|-----0h2-3-3-----2-----------2---|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------2---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|o--------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Like a river flowing              like a river winding it's way
   Em                                                A
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3-3-----------------3---|-----0h2-3-3---[-2-----------2-]o|
G|---------------------------------|---------------[-------2-------]-| [Only play these notes the first time]
D|---------------------------------|---------------[---------------]-|  Same words second time
A|---------------------------------|---------------[-0-------------]o|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Like a river flowing              like a river [winding it's way]

Post Chorus:
(Drums in the background)
  A-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o ayoh

   Em                                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----2-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------2---|
D|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----|-1h2-----1h2---------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|     x2
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Verse 4:
   Em                                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----2-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------2---|
D|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----1h2-----|-1h2-----1h2---------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|     x4
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Time                    has       come
   World                   in        mo-                -tion
   Heart                   of        man                         Swept
   in-                     -to the   o-                 -cean

Chorus 2:
   Em                                                A
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|o----0h2-3-3-----------------3---|-----0h2-3-3-----2-----------2---|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------2---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|o--------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Like a river flowing              like a river washes away
   Like a river flowing              like a river winding it's way
   Em                                                A
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3-3-----------------3---|-----0h2-3-3---[-2-----------2-]o|
G|---------------------------------|---------------[-------2-------]-| [Only play these notes the first time]
D|---------------------------------|---------------[---------------]-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------[-0-------------]o|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
   Like a river flowing              like a river washes away
   Like a river flowing              like a river

(Drumming or alternatively strumming muted strings)
  A-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o ayoh     x3

Bridge/Outro:
   This part is fun.  Just quickly strum the chords to the rhythm.
   Chords:
   A:   x02220
   GM7: 320002
   Em:  022000

 A
  A-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o ayoh\
 GM7                                             x4
  A-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o ayoh/

 A
  A-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o ayoh\
 Em                                              x4
  A-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o ayoh/

 A (Strummed once)
  A-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o a-ay-o ayoh   x3

   Em
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3-3---------------------|-----0h2-3-3-----3-----------3---|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------0---------|
D|-------------2-------2-----------|-------------2-------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

   Em                                (Slow down here)
e|-----------------0-----2---------|---------------------------------|---|
B|-----0h2-3-3---------------------|-----0h2-3-3-----3---------------|---|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------0---------|---|
D|-------------2-------2-----------|-------------2---------------2---|---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-|
   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a   1

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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