Beacon Theater Live The River 1 Chords

Tempo:
82 bpm
Chords used:

F

Ab

Fm

Dm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Beacon Theater Live The River 1 chords
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[Ab]
[Fm]
[F] [Cm] [G]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Ab] [D]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [F]
[F]
Down by the river, [Fm]
[F]
that's where I broke down and cried.
[Fm] [Cm] [Ab]
Down by the
[Bb] [Fm]
river, [F] that's where I lay down and died.
[Fm]
[Ab] Going down to the river, [Dm] long as I can stand.
[Db] Mama told me, son, as [Fm] you took a hold of mine.
[Eb] Water [Ab] runs so deep, [Dm] as deep as all my pain.
[Db] Down by the river.
[Bb]
Lord, I know
[F] [Ab]
[F] [Ab]
[F] [Ab]
[F] [Fm]
I [F] went down to the river, that's where [Ab]
I broke down [F] and cried.
[Ab]
[F] I went down to the river, that's where I lay down and died.
[Bb]
[Eb] Going down to the river, [Dm] it's been a long time.
[Db] Looking for redemption, [F] but no water's on my side.
[Eb] Water runs so deep, [Dm] as deep as all my pain.
[Db] Down by the river.
[Bb]
Do you see [F] the pain?
I [Ab]
[F] [Ab]
[F] said sometime around midnight, they [Ab] come knocking at [F] my door.
[Ab]
[F] I said sometime around midnight, there I [Fm] found you looking [F] for.
[Fm]
[Eb] Your flashlights tell me, [Dm] you didn't have to say a word.
[Db] Someone took my baby, and the [F] monster took away my world.
[Eb] [Dm]
[Db] [Bb] I said sometime [F] [Ab]
[F]
[B] [Bbm] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[B] [Bbm] [F]
[Fm] [F] [Fm]
[Dm] [Db] [Fm]
[F]
[B] [F]
[Fm] [F] [Eb]
[Dm] [Db] around
[F] [Eb]
midnight, [Dm] they come knocking at my door.
I said sometime around midnight, there I found you [Db] looking for.
Your flashlights tell me, you didn't have to say [Fm] a [Bb] word.
Someone took my baby,
[F] and the monster took away my world.
Lord, I should
[Ab] [F] [Ab]
[F] [Fm]
[Ab]
[F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Dm
2311
Db
12341114
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
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To learn Joe Bonamassa - The River chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Db, Fm, Eb, Fm, Dm, Eb, Dm, Ab, F and Ab. Start with a comfortable 82 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 164. With an eye on the song's key F Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ Down by the river, [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ that's where I broke down and cried. _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ Down by the _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ river, [F] _ that's where I lay down and died.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Going down to the river, _ [Dm] long as I can stand.
[Db] Mama told me, son, as [Fm] you took a hold of mine.
[Eb] Water [Ab] runs so deep, [Dm] as deep as all my pain.
_ [Db] Down by the river.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Lord, I know _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
I [F] went down to the river, that's where [Ab]
I broke down [F] and cried.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[F] I went down to the river, that's where I lay down and died.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] Going down to the river, [Dm] it's been a long time.
[Db] Looking for redemption, [F] but no water's on my side.
[Eb] Water runs so deep, [Dm] as deep as all my pain.
_ [Db] Down by the river.
_ [Bb] _
Do you see [F] the pain?
I _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[F] said sometime around midnight, they [Ab] come knocking at [F] my door.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[F] I said sometime around midnight, there I [Fm] found you looking [F] for.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] Your flashlights tell me, [Dm] you didn't have to say a word.
[Db] Someone took my baby, and the [F] monster took away my world.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ I said sometime [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Db] around _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
midnight, [Dm] they come knocking at my door.
I said sometime around midnight, there I found you [Db] looking for.
Your flashlights tell me, you didn't have to say [Fm] a [Bb] word.
Someone took my baby, _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ and the monster took away my world.
Lord, I should_
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Beacon Theatre - Live from New York album.

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