The River

Elbow

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The River

Key: Am
The River Key EmEm
The River Key FmFm
The River Key F#mF#m
The River Key GmGm(one step down)
The River Key G#mG#m(half step down)
The River Key AmAm(original key)
The River Key A#mA#m(half step up)
The River Key BmBm(one step up)
The River Key CmCm
The River Key C#mC#m
The River Key DmDm
The River Key D#mD#m
	  		


Intro: 

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7          Dmaj7  Amaj7              (harm.) 
e|---------0---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---0---------------------------------------------------------9-----| 
G|-------4-------6---------------------6-----------------------------| 
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-------------4-------6-----------------------| 
A|-5-----------5-----4---------------5-----4-------------------------| 
E|-------------------5---------------------5-------------------------| 

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dmaj7  Amaj7 
e|---------0----------------------------------------------------4----------------------| 
B|---0--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------| 
G|-------4-------6-------------------6--------------------6---2------------------------| 
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6------------4------------------------------| 
A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4--------------5------------------------------| 
E|-------------------5-------------------5---------------------------------------------| 

Verse: 

  Em/G      C               A         D          E 
        "I walked with the river in a kind of a dream..." 
e|----0-----0--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------3------------2--------------------0-----0-----0-------------| 
G|-4--------5------------------2------2----------1-----1-----1-------------| 
D|-5------------------------2------------4-------2-----2-----2-------------| 
A|------------------------------------5------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Em/G       C             A           D         E 
 "...hand in hand with the all-knowing river in me..." 
e|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------3----------2---------------------0-----0-----0-------------| 
G|-4---------5----------------2--------2---------1-----1-----1-------------| 
D|-5-----------------------2--------------4------2-----2-----2-------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Em/G          C          A        D         E 
    "...to the clamour of rushes         and deeply bowing trees..." 
e|----0---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------3-------2------------------0------0-----------0----------------| 
G|-4------------5-------------2-----2---------1------1-----------1----------------| 
D|-5-----------------------2-----------4------2------2-----------2----------------| 
A|----------------------------------5---------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Em/G       C            A            D            E 
    "...and drunk making blossom that blushed to be seen" 
e|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------3---------2-------------------------0-----0-----0----------------------| 
G|-4---------5---------------2---------2------------1-----1-----1----------------------| 
D|-5----------------------2---------------4---------2-----2-----2----------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------| 

Instrumental: 

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dmaj7  Amaj7 
e|---------0----------------------------------------------------4----------------------| 
B|---0--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------| 
G|-------4-------6-------------------6--------------------6---2------------------------| 
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6------------4------------------------------| 
A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4--------------5------------------------------| 
E|-------------------5-------------------5---------------------------------------------| 

Verse: 

  Em/G      C           A          D            E 
        "I told him my sorrows and broken-down dreams..." 
e|----0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------3--------2-----------------------0-----0-----0-------------| 
G|-4--------5--------------2-------2------------1-----1-----1-------------| 
D|-5--------------------2-------------4---------2-----2-----2-------------| 
A|---------------------------------5--------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Em/G       C             A        D            E 
      "...confessed every lie,    replayed every scene..." 
e|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------3----------2---------------------0-----0-----0-------------| 
G|-4---------5----------------2-----2------------1-----1-----1-------------| 
D|-5-----------------------2-----------4---------2-----2-----2-------------| 
A|----------------------------------5--------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Em/G       C       A         D           E 
      "...he openly wept as he listened to me..." 
e|----0------0----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------3----2---------------------0-----0-----0----------------| 
G|-4---------5----------2------2-----------1-----1-----1----------------| 
D|-5-----------------2------------4--------2-----2-----2----------------| 
A|-----------------------------5----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

       Em/G            C          A         D            E 
"...and then, with the sun in the west, he showed me the sea" 
e|---------0-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------3-------2----------------------0-----0-----0----------------------| 
G|------4--------------5-------------2------2------------1-----1-----1----------------------| 
D|------5-------------------------2------------4---------2-----2-----2----------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------| 

Outro: 

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7          Dmaj7  Amaj7 
e|---------0---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---0---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------4-------6---------------------6-----------------------------| 
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-------------4-------6-----------------------| 
A|-5-----------5-----4---------------5-----4-------------------------| 
E|-------------------5---------------------5-------------------------| 

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dmaj7  Amaj7    (harm.) Dmaj7  Amaj7 
e|---------0--------------------------------------------------------4-----------------| 
B|---0------------------------------------------------9-----------2-------------------| 
G|-------4-------6-------------------6------------------------6---2-------------------| 
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6----------------4-------------------------| 
A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4------------------5-------------------------| 
E|-------------------5-------------------5--------------------------------------------|
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