Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Whoa.... my love my
e|----------3-------|----------3-------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1----|-------1-----1----|----------0--------1--------1--------|
G|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|-------------0--------0--------0-----|
D|-3----------------|-3----------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0--|
A|------------------|------------------|----2--------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-----------------------------------|
darling I've hungered for
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
your touch a long lonely
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------1--------1--------3--------3--------1--------1-------|
G|-------------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----|
D|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
A|----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
time. And
Verse 2:
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G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
time goes by so
e|----------3-------|----------3-------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1----|-------1-----1----|----------0--------0--------0--------|
G|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|-------------0--------0--------0-----|
D|-3----------------|-3----------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0--|
A|------------------|------------------|----2--------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-----------------------------------|
slowly, and time can do so
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B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1--------1--------1--------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0--------0--------0-----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2--------2---------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0-----------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
much are you still
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------1--------1--------3--------3--------1--------1-------|
G|-------------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----|
D|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
A|----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
mine................ I... need
Chorus:
e|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|-----------0--------0--------0--------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|--------------0--------0--------0-----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|----2---------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3------------------------------------|
your love I
e|-------------------3--------3-------|-------------------0--------0-------|
B|----------1-----------1--------1----|----------0-----------0--------0----|
G|-------2-----2-----------2--------2-|-------------0-----------0--------0-|
D|----2-----------2-------------------|-------1--------1-------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------|----1-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
need your love
e|----------3-----------------3-------|------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1-----------1-----1----|----------0--------1--------3-------|
G|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------------0--------0--------0----|
D|-3-----------------3----------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
A|------------------------------------|----2-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
God speed your love to me
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------3-----3----|-------3-----3----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bridge:
e|----------3-------------------------|----------3------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1--------------0-------|-------1-----1-----------------4---------|
G|----2-----------2--------------0----|----2-----------2-----------0-----0------|
D|-3-----------------------0--------0-|-3-----------------------5-----------5---|
A|----------------------2-------------|--------------------5/6------------------|
E|-------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------------|
Lonely rivers flow to the sea to the sea
e|----------3-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1--------------0-------|----------1-----------------1--------|
G|----2-----------2--------------0----|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----|
D|-3-----------------------0--------0-|----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|
A|----------------------2-------------|-3-----------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------3----------------|-------------------------------------|
To the open arms of the sea
e|----------3-------------------------|----------3------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1--------------0-------|-------1-----1-----------------4---------|
G|----2-----------2--------------0----|----2-----------2-----------0-----0------|
D|-3-----------------------0--------0-|-3-----------------------5-----------5---|
A|----------------------2-------------|--------------------5/6------------------|
E|-------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------------|
Lonely rivers sigh wait for me wait for me
e|----------3-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1--------------0-------|----------1-----------------1--------|
G|----2-----------2--------------0----|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----|
D|-3-----------------------0--------0-|----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|
A|----------------------2-------------|-3-----------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------3----------------|-------------------------------------|
I'll be coming home wait for me.
Verse 3:
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B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Whoa.... my love my
e|----------3-------|----------3-------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1----|-------1-----1----|----------0--------0--------0--------|
G|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|-------------0--------0--------0-----|
D|-3----------------|-3----------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0--|
A|------------------|------------------|----2--------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-----------------------------------|
darling I've hungered for
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|-1--------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|----0--------0----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|-------2--------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
your touch a long lonely
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------1--------1--------3--------3--------1--------1-------|
G|-------------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----|
D|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
A|----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
time. And
Verse 4:
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
time goes by so
e|----------3-------|----------3-------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1----|-------1-----1----|----------0--------0--------0--------|
G|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|-------------0--------0--------0-----|
D|-3----------------|-3----------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0--|
A|------------------|------------------|----2--------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-----------------------------------|
slowly, and time can do so
e|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1------------------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0------------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2------2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0------------------0----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
much are you still
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------1--------1--------3--------3--------1--------1-------|
G|-------------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----|
D|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
A|----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
mine................ I... need
Chorus:
e|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|-----------0--------1--------3--------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|--------------0--------0--------0-----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|----2---------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3------------------------------------|
your love I
e|-------------------3--------3-------|-------------------0--------0-------|
B|----------1-----------1--------1----|----------0-----------0--------0----|
G|-------2-----2-----------2--------2-|-------------0-----------0--------0-|
D|----2-----------2-------------------|-------1--------1-------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------|----1-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
need your love
e|----------3-----------------3-------|-------------------1--------1-------|
B|-------1-----1-----------1-----1----|----------0-----------0--------0----|
G|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------------0-----------0--------0-|
D|-3-----------------3----------------|-------0--------0-------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----2-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
God speed your love to me
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|
G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------2-----2----|-------2-----2----|
D|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
e|----------3-------|----------3-------|--3------0------x-|
B|-------1-----1----|-------1-----1----|--1------1------1-|
G|----0-----------0-|----0-----------0-|--0------0------0-|
D|-3----------------|-3----------------|--3------3------2-|
A|------------------|------------------|----------------3-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|
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Song History
Published: July 8, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025