Chords for Cotton Jones - Somehow Keep it Going

Tempo:
75.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Dm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cotton Jones - Somehow Keep it Going chords
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[F] [C]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [Em] [C]
[Dm] Where [Em] there's a wind [Dm] always blowing my [C] mind,
[Dm] Red [Em] rose the river.
[Dm] [G] [Dm] The taste [Em] of the morning's [Dm] still much sweeter [C] than wine.
[Dm] Sun as [Em] true as ever,
[Dm] [G] [F]
[G] I go rolling in the water.
[C] Come on [Dm] baby, let the river roll [G] on.
[C] Come on baby, [F] let the river roll [G] on.
[C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [F] Does it sweet?
Couldn't [G] be sweeter.
[Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm] [Em]
[C] [G]
[Dm] We was [Em] feeling that fly star [D] rain,
Sitting in the [C] pouring rain.
[Dm] We was [Em] feeling that fly star [G] rain,
Sitting in the pouring rain.
Once a week [Em] was a lot,
[D] Rolling [C] down the hill.
[D] Now we [Em] are the hill,
[Dm] Trying, trying to [G] keep the rocks still.
[F] Before [G] you know it,
We'll be rolling in the [C] water.
Come on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on.
Come
[C] on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on.
[C] Come on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on.
[C] Come on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on.
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
[F] Does it sweet?
[C] Couldn't be sweeter.
[Cm]
[F] Watch the colors of my [G] blood,
[Gm] May [F] not be getting any younger,
[G] But my Lord I'm feeling so [C] alive.
Come on baby, let the river [G] [C] roll on.
Come [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[Em] [C] on [F] baby,
[Em] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[Em] [F]
[Em] [C] [F]
[G] let the river roll on.
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Cotton Jones - Somehow To Keep It Going chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Em, C, F, G, C, G and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 37 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 75. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Where [Em] there's a wind [Dm] always blowing my [C] mind,
[Dm] Red [Em] rose the river.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] The taste [Em] of the morning's [Dm] still much sweeter [C] than wine.
_ [Dm] Sun as [Em] true as ever,
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] I go rolling in the water.
[C] Come on [Dm] baby, let the river roll [G] on.
_ _ [C] Come on baby, [F] let the river roll [G] on.
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] Does it sweet?
Couldn't [G] be sweeter.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] We was [Em] feeling that fly star [D] rain,
Sitting in the [C] pouring rain.
[Dm] We was [Em] feeling that fly star [G] rain,
Sitting in the pouring rain.
Once a week [Em] was a lot,
[D] Rolling [C] down the hill.
[D] Now we [Em] are the hill,
[Dm] Trying, trying to [G] keep the rocks still.
[F] _ _ Before [G] you know it,
We'll be rolling in the [C] water.
Come on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on.
Come _ _
[C] on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on. _ _
[C] Come on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on. _ _ _
[C] Come on [F] baby, let the river roll [G] on. _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] Does it sweet?
_ [C] Couldn't be sweeter.
[Cm] _
[F] Watch the colors of my _ [G] blood, _ _
_ [Gm] _ May [F] not be getting any younger,
[G] But my Lord I'm feeling so [C] alive.
Come on baby, let the river [G] _ _ _ [C] roll on.
Come [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] on [F] baby, _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[G] let the river roll on.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Tall Hours In the Glowstream album.

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