The River chords by Bruce Springsteen

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

The River Chords

One of the greatest songs ever written. If you wanna play the live version from the
"Live 1975-1985" take a capo on 2nd fret. If you wanna play
the normal record play it with standard tuning (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
BB E MajorE)

The River
Bruce Springsteen
Tabbed by Steini


Intro: | E minorEm | G+G | D MajorD | C majorC | A minorAm | G+G |
C majorC

e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12-10-8------12-10-8-10-------|
G+G|-9--8-9-11-12---------8b--------------8b----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

 E minorEm           G+G       D MajorD          C majorC
I come from down in the valley  Where mister, when you're young
    E minorEm       G+G C majorC        G+G
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
    C majorC                 G+G      D MajorD  E minorEm
Me and Mary we met in high school When she was just seventeen
   A minorAm                G+G           C majorC
We'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green

     E minorEm     C majorC    D MajorD          G+G
We'd go down to the river And into the river we'd dive
  E minorEm     C majorC     D MajorD C majorC
Oh down to the river we'd ride

   E minorEm        G+G    D MajorD           C majorC
Then I got Mary pregnant And man, that was all she wrote
  E minorEm      G+G           C majorC         G+G
And for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
  C majorC                  G+G      D MajorD    E minorEm
We went down to the courthouse And the judge put it all to rest
  A minorAm
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
   G+G          C majorC
No flowers, no wedding dress

          E minorEm     C majorC
That night we went down to the river
  D MajorD          G+G
And into the river we'd dive
  E minorEm     C majorC      D MajorD  C majorC
Oh down to the river we did ride

Solo: | E minorEm  G+G  D MajorD C majorC | E minorEm  G+G
 G+G |
   | C majorC  C majorC  G+G D MajorD  E minorEm | A minorAm
 G+G  C majorC | C majorC

e|-------------------------------------10-10--12--10-12-10--12--10-12-10-------------------|
BB|--------------12-10-8------12--12-12------------------------------------12--12-10-8------|
G+G|-9--8-9-11-12---------8b------------------------------------------------------------8b---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12--10-10--8-10-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------8b---7-7-12-11-8b-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  E minorEm           G+G        D MajorD        C majorC
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
   E minorEm           G+G       C majorC         G+G
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
  C majorC
Now all them things that seemed so important
       G+G         D MajorD      E minorEm
Well mister they vanished right into the air
      A minorAm                G+G          C majorC
Now I just act like I don't remember  Mary acts like she don't care

     E minorEm           G+G            D MajorD
But I remember us riding in my brother's car  Her body tan and wet down at
   C majorC        E minorEm           G+G
the reservoir  At night on them banks I'd lie awake
        C majorC           G+G
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
      C majorC
Now those memories come back to haunt me
   G+G    D MajorD   E minorEm
They haunt me like a curse
    A minorAm                  G+G        C majorC
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true  Or is it something worse

        E minorEm     C majorC         D MajorD        G+G
That sends me down to the river  Though I know the river is dry
        E minorEm     C majorC    D MajorD  C majorC
That sends me down to the river tonight
 E minorEm     C majorC    D MajorD    G+G
Down to the river my baby and I
  E minorEm     C majorC    D MajorD C majorC
Oh down to the river we ride   Ooh..
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G    E minorEm C majorC
 C majorC

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