Back To The River chords by Susan Tedeschi

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



🎸 Intro:
Em7  Am7 Em7

🎸 Verse 1:
Em7
Wake in a cold sweat
Em7
Nightmare by my bed
Em7
Waiting for the rider
Em7
Wondering through my head
      Am7
Cause I'm a long way from home
Am7
On the highway too long
  G7
Got road dust in my mouth
     F#m7
I need to head down south
    Em7
And get back to the river

🎸 Chorus:
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Back to the river to take my time
Em7
So I can think about the little ones

🎸 Verse 2:
Em7
Keep them in my heart
     Am7    Em7
Born in a bad storm
Em7
Ain't no good when we're apart
    A7
Well, I miss their hugs
A7
And chasing lighting bugs
   G7              F#m7
They make me smile, but it's gonna take a little while
    Em7
To get back to the river

🎸 Chorus:
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river to take my time

🎸 Verse 3:
Em7
There's a full moon rising out tonight
Em7
Might make be crazy but that's all right
Em7
Long as I find some peace of mine
Em7
I'm going back to the river to take my time
        A7
Where there's a campfire going
A7
Warm breezes blowing
G7
Moss hanging from the trees
     F#m7
I'll have all that I need
      Em7
When I get back to the river

🎸 Outro:
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river
Em7
Oh, back now
Em7
Oh lord, I gotta gotta get back
Em7
Lord lord, back now
Em7
Back to the river
Em7
Oh, back to the river right now
Em7
Oh oh
Em7