Chords for Delbert McClinton - Take Me To The River

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ I don't [C] know why I love you [D] like I [C] do.
[D] After [Cm] all them changes [D] you've been putting me [C] through.
[D] You [C] stole my money and my [D] [Am] cigarettes.
[D] And I ain't seen how to have you yet.
[Bb] I want to know, oh [F] won't you tell me.
Tell [C] me how, how could I [G] stay here with you.
_ _ _ _ Somebody please [D] take me to the river _ _ and wash me down. _ _ _ _
Take me to the river _ _ and put my feet back on [G] the ground.
[Dm] [D] Now look here, _ [A] I don't know [Dm] why you treat me so [Am] bad.
[D] After [Cm] all them [D] good times that you and me had.
Love and emotions that I can't forget.
My sweet 16 keeps my mind in a mess.
I [Bb] want to know, oh won't [F] you tell me.
[C] Tell me how, how [G] could I stay _ here with you. _
_ Somebody help me.
[D] Take me to the river _ _ _ and wash [G] me down.
[D] _ _ [G] Just [D] take me to the [G] river [D] _ and put my feet back on the ground.
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] Oh, love me, [G] _ squeeze me, _ [Bm] hold me.
[G] Baby, you can tease [F] me.
Hell, [A] I can't take no more.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ I _
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_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
don't know why I love you like I do.
_ After all them changes you've been putting me through.
_ Your pretty picture makes my teardrops [C] fall.
[D] I wonder who the biggest fool was [G] I.
[Bb] I want to know, oh [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how, how could [G] I stay here with you. _
_ Somebody help me.
[D] Take me to the river _ _ and wash me down.
_ _ _ Take me to the [G]
[D] river _ and put my feet back on the ground.
_ _ _ Take me to the river and _ wash me down. _
_ _ Just take me to the river _ _ and put my feet back on the ground. _
_ _ Take me to the [G] river and [D] _ _
_ _ wash me down. _ _
_ Take me to the river. _ _