The River chords by Bruce Springsteen (Ver. 3)
Guitar chords with lyrics
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 A D B E) The River Bruce Springsteen Tabbed by Steini Intro: | Em | G | D | C | Am | G | C e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-10-8------12-10-8-10-------| G|-9--8-9-11-12---------8b--------------8b----| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
Em G D C
I come from down in the valley Where mister, when you're young
Em G C G
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
C G D Em
Me and Mary we met in high school When she was just seventeen
Am G C
We'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green
Em C D G
We'd go down to the river And into the river we'd dive
Em C D C
Oh down to the river we'd ride
Em G D C
Then I got Mary pregnant And man, that was all she wrote
Em G C G
And for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
C G D Em
We went down to the courthouse And the judge put it all to rest
Am
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
G C
No flowers, no wedding dress
Em C
That night we went down to the river
D G
And into the river we'd dive
Em C D C
Oh down to the river we did ride
Solo: | Em G D C | Em G
G |
| C C G D Em | Am
G C | C
e|-------------------------------------10-10--12--10-12-10--12--10-12-10-------------------|
B|--------------12-10-8------12--12-12------------------------------------12--12-10-8------|
G|-9--8-9-11-12---------8b------------------------------------------------------------8b---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--10-10--8-10-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------8b---7-7-12-11-8b-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G D C
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
Em G C G
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
C
Now all them things that seemed so important
G D Em
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Am G C
Now I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care
Em G D
But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at
C Em G
the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake
C G
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
C
Now those memories come back to haunt me
G D Em
They haunt me like a curse
Am G C
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse
Em C D G
That sends me down to the river Though I know the river is dry
Em C D C
That sends me down to the river tonight
Em C D G
Down to the river my baby and I
Em C D C
Oh down to the river we ride Ooh..
Em C D G Em C
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