Across The River chords by Willie Nile

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC

Verse 1:
C majorC         A minorAm
I saw you walking, I heard you cry
FF        C majorC
I saw you leave, I wonder why
C majorC        A minorAm
Were they all, cruel to you
FF         C majorC
Break your heart, through and through
A minorAm         FF
Put your head down in my arms
  G+G
And tell me what went wrong

Verse 2:
C majorC         A minorAm
Across the river, arcoss the bay
FF         C majorC
People starving, every day
C majorC       A minorAm
Nearly naked, pale and worn
FF            C majorC
With crowds of people, looking on
A minorAm          FF
Hearts and pounding, heads are still
  G+G
As tears begin to fall, I'm dreaming

Chorus:
C majorC   A minorAm   FF       C majorC
Baby, hold me, always let me know
C majorC    A minorAm    FF      C majorC
Darling, hold me, never let me go

Solo:
C majorC  A minorAm  FF  C majorC x2

Verse 3:
C majorC         A minorAm
I saw you walking, I heard you cry
FF        C majorC
I saw you leave, I wonder why
A minorAm        FF
All those ages, all these years
  G+G
As tears begin to fall, I'm dreaming

Chorus:
C majorC   A minorAm   FF       C majorC
Baby, hold me, always let me know
C majorC    A minorAm    FF      C majorC
Darling, hold me, never let me go

Solo:
C majorC  A minorAm  FF  C majorC x2

Outro:
C majorC  A minorAm  FF  C majorC x2