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River Of Love And Loss Tab by The White Buffalo

River Of Love And Loss tab by The White Buffalo

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------0-------------|
D|---1------0------0------0------0------0--------0------0----0--------0------|
A|-3------1------0------0------1------0--------1------1----0--------1--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------3-------------3----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------0------0------0------0------0----------------------------------|
A|---0------0------1------1------1------1------------------------------------|
E|-1------1------3------3------3------3--------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
                Should've listened to my Mum.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                She always knew best.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                But I’m a little goddamn old for that now...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

...at least I guess
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
D|---3------3------3------3------1------1------1------1----------------------|
A|-5------5------5------5------3------3------3------3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                So I walked down to the river.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                I find my one true love
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                She must’ve floated on down to from the mountain top...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

...from above
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
D|---3------3------3------3------1------1------1------1----------------------|
A|-5------5------5------5------3------3------3------3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Instrumental:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|---1------1------1------1------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                But the water rose so quickly
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                The heartless fury of the flood
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                And it swept my woman off her feet...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

...into the mud
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
D|---3------3------3------3------1------1------1------1----------------------|
A|-5------5------5------5------3------3------3------3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Instrumental:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------0-------------|
D|---1------0------0------0------0------0--------0------0----0--------0------|
A|-3------1------0------0------1------0--------1------1----0--------1--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------3-------------3----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------0------0------0------0------0----------------------------------|
A|---0------0------1------1------1------1------------------------------------|
E|-1------1------3------3------3------3--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------0-------------|
D|---1------0------0------0------0------0--------0------0----0--------0------|
A|-3------1------0------0------1------0--------1------1----0--------1--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------3-------------3----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------0------0------0------0------0----------------------------------|
A|---0------0------1------1------1------1------------------------------------|
E|-1------1------3------3------3------3--------------------------------------|

Verse:
                So I return to the river
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                I fill my pockets up with stones
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                I’m going to rest under there, underwater...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

...with her bones
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
D|---3------3------3------3------1------1------1------1----------------------|
A|-5------5------5------5------3------3------3------3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                Oh but I don’t sink for nothing
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                My body only floats
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                I take the current on out to the ocean...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

...and carry on
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
D|---3------3------3------3------1------1------1------1----------------------|
A|-5------5------5------5------3------3------3------3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Instrumental, humming the melody:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------0-------------|
D|---1------0------0------0------0------0--------0------0----0--------0------|
A|-3------1------0------0------1------0--------1------1----0--------1--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------3-------------3----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------0------0------0------0------0----------------------------------|
A|---0------0------1------1------1------1------------------------------------|
E|-1------1------3------3------3------3--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------0-------------|
D|---1------0------0------0------0------0--------0------0----0--------0------|
A|-3------1------0------0------1------0--------1------1----0--------1--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------3-------------3----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------0------0------0------0------0----------------------------------|
A|---0------0------1------1------1------1------------------------------------|
E|-1------1------3------3------3------3--------------------------------------|

Verse:
Finger-picking pattern slows:

                Should've listened to my Mum.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                She always knew best.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

                But I’m a little goddamn old for that now...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------------------------------------------------|
D|---1------1------1------1--------0------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-3------3------3------3--------1------1------1------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------3------3------3------------------------|

Finger-picking patterns returns to normal:

...at least I guess
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
D|---3------3------3------3------1------1------1------1----------------------|
A|-5------5------5------5------3------3------3------3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------|
D|---3------3------3------3------1------1------1------1----------------------|
A|-5------5------5------5------3------3------3------3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

Instrumental, whistling the melody:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0------0------0--------------------0-------------|
D|---1------0------0------0------0------0--------0------0----0--------0------|
A|-3------1------0------0------1------0--------1------1----0--------1--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------3-------------3----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------0------0------0------0------0----------------------------------|
A|---0------0------1------1------1------1------------------------------------|
E|-1------1------3------3------3------3--------------------------------------|

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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