River chords by Take That

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bm

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
|Bm |Bm | (2x)


Verse 1:
Bm             G
 I spent my time here just holding on
D            Em
 Afraid to let go, the weight's swinging in my soul
Bm             G
 No time for shaking this heavy load
D           Em
 Before I take myself down, sinking like a stone

Pre-Chorus 1:
   Bm
Gotta get myself together
    G
Gotta wash my body clean
    D
If I try to live forever
   Em
Gonna be the death of me
     Bm
'Cause a ghost is in the water
     G
And it's haunted by the future
    D
Gotta leave himself to nature
    Em
Gotta take me to the sea


Chorus:
    Bm  D
Let me be a river
      G
Won't you carry me?
        G
I can hear you calling me (you calling me)
    Bm           D
Gotta trust that river gonna lead me somewhere
Bm  D
Be a river
      G
Won't you carry me?
        G
I can hear you calling me (you calling me)
    Bm           D
Gotta trust that river gonna lead me somewhere

 Bm
(Be a river, won't you carry me?
         Bm
(I can hear you calling me)


Verse 2:
Bm            G
 I'm going down with the waterfall
D            Em
 Heading to places they haven't made a record for
Bm            G
 Keep on the good side of every low
D            Em
 Nowhere to hide, no horizon, nowhere to go


Pre-Chorus 2:
  Bm
Sometimes I feel you with me
   G
Sometimes I go alone
   D
Sometimes you give your blessing
  Em
Sometimes I feel the love
N.C.
That river gonna take me there
N.C.
That river gonna take me there
N.C.
That river gonna take me there
N.C.
Yeah, I know that river gonna take me there


Instrumental:
|Bm D |G  |
|G  |Bm D |

Bridge:
   Bm     D
That river gonna take me there
   G
That river gonna take me there
   G
That river gonna take me there
     Bm          D
Yeah, I know that river gonna take me there


Instrumental:
|Bm |G |D |Em | (2x)


Chorus:
    Bm  D
Let me be a river
      G
Won't you carry me?
        G
I can hear you calling me (you calling me)
    Bm           D
Gotta trust that river gonna lead me somewhere
Bm  D
Be a river
      G
Won't you carry me?
        G
I can hear you calling me (you calling me)
    Bm           D
Gotta trust that river gonna lead me somewhere
Bm  D
Be a river
      G
Won't you carry me?
        G
I can hear you calling me
    Bm           D
Gotta trust that river gonna lead me somewhere
Bm  D
Be a river
      G
Won't you carry me?
        G
I can hear you calling me
    Bm           D
Gotta trust that river gonna lead me somewhere