Take Me To The River Chords by Al Green

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_ [Em] _ _ _ I'd like to dedicate this song _ to little Junior Park, _ _ _ a cousin of mine [E] that's gone [Em] on, but
we'd like to kind of carry on in his name. _
Sing.
_ _ I don't know [E] why I love you [D] like I [A] do.
[E] After all the changes that you [D] put me through.
[A] _ [E] You used all my money and [D] my [A] cigarettes.
[E] And I haven't seen how to [D] have you [C] yet.
I wanna know, [G] won't you tell me.
_ [D] I _ [A] love to stay.
_ _ Yeah, yeah. _
Take me [E] to the river, _ _ [Em] _ _
wash [E] me down.
_ _ Won't you cleanse my soul, _ _ [Em] put my pain on the ground.
[E] _ _ _ _
I _ don't know why she treated [D] me so [A] bad.
[E] After all the things that we [D] could have [A] had.
[E] Love is an ocean that I [D] can't forget.
[A] _ [E] My sweet sixteen I will [D] never regret.
[C] I wanna know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D] _ _ I love [A] to stay.
_ Yeah, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] yeah.
I love [E] you. _ _ _ _
I love [Em] you.
_ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ I love you. _ _ _ _
I love you.
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] Hold me. _
Love [C#m] me.
_ _ Please me.
[A] _ _
[G] Tease me.
Till [B] I change.
Till I change.
_ Stay tight, don't fall [E] apart. _ _ _ _ _
Take me to the river. _ _ _ _
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_ _ I don't know why, love, you had [D] to [A] do.
[E] After all the things that you put [D] me [A] through.
[E] _ Sixteen candles are burning on [D] my [A] wall.
[E] Tell me, don't be a [D] fool, I've done all I [C] can do.
_ [G] Won't you tell [D] me, I _ love [A] to stay.
Hey, hey. _ _ _ _ _ _
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I wanna know.
_ _ _ _ Take me to the river.
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I wanna know.
[E] _ _ Won't you dip [Em] me in the water. _ _ _ _ _
I wanna know.
_ _ _ Won't you walk me in the water.
_ _ _ _ Walk me in the water.
_ _ _ Walk [E] me in the water.
_ _ Walk me in the water. _ _ _ _ _
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