Chords for Eric Burdon & The Animals - River Deep Mountain High (1968)

Tempo:
91.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Burdon & The Animals - River Deep Mountain High (1968) chords
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[B] [E]
When you were [A] a young girl and you had a raggedy dog
The only dog [E] you ever owned
You can treat me [A] the way you used to treat that raggedy dog
But hurry up cause [E] I'm getting old
[E] [B] And it's getting stronger baby, [E] let me say
baby, [E] than you'll ever know
baby, watch [E] my love grow
100%  ➙  91BPM
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Eric Burdon & The Animals - (Stereo Mix) River Deep, Mountain High chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, E, B, E, Em and A. Start with a comfortable 45 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 90. With E Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
When you were [A] a young girl and you had a raggedy dog
The only dog [E] you ever owned _ _
You can treat me [A] the way you used to treat that raggedy dog
But hurry up cause [E] I'm getting old
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] And it's getting stronger baby, [E] let me say
And [B] it goes deeper baby, [E] than you'll ever know
Like _ [B]
baby, watch [E] my love grow
[D] Do _ I love you my oh my
_ _ [E]
From a deep mountain high
_ _ _ [D]
If I lost you would I cry
_ _ [E]
So like _ _ _ _ baby, _ baby, _ baby _ _
When _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
you were a young [A] girl and you had a raggedy dog _
I always followed you [E] around
You _ can treat me [A] the way you used to treat that dog baby
I swear I'll never [E] put you down
And I [B] get painful baby, in [E] every way
And [B] it gets less painful baby, [E] let me say
And [B] I'm full of love, [E] but not in vain
_ [B] Look out baby, my love is [E] coming your way
And _ [D]
do I love you my oh my
_ _ [E]
From a deep mountain high
_ _ [D]
If I lost you would I cry
_ [E] Cause you're like baby, _ _ baby, _ _ baby
_ _ Baby
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ love you baby like a flower [A] needs [G] to spring
[Em] I love you baby like a little Franklin [E] needs to sing
[A] And I love you baby like a [Am] schoolboy loves his tie
[E] And I love you baby from a deep mountain high
Come on take it higher, take it higher, _ _ take it higher
Put your hands up in the air _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This is so epic
Get up
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In eternity, you shall [Em] _ have to see [E] the eternal.
_ _ Oh, baby, you have [C#m] me [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G#] [B] like a man [Em] in a tent. _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Dinah, Dinah, Dinah!
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Oh, _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] baby, [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
you [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] have me like a [C#] man in a tent.
Oh, [E] _ baby, [Em] you have me like a man in a tent.
I'm gonna make you.
[E] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] Shoop, _ _ _ [G] shoop, _ _ [A] shoop.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#] When you were a young [A] girl,
you had a fuckin'
[A] that always followed you [E] around. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] People let that fuck be, baby.
I swear I'll never, never, never [E] put you down.
I'll never put you down.
[B] Get strong, baby.
Let me know you got it.
Here we go, people, baby.
Hey, let [E] me tell you,
yes, you do it.
_ [B] _ _ Every [E] night I _ _ [B] look at me.
I love you from [E] the young way, yeah.
_ [D] Hey, do I love you?
My, oh, my, oh, my.
_ [E] The river is deep and the mountain's way too high.
[D] _ If I lost you, would I cry?
[D] _ _ [E] _ Too bad, baby. _
Too bad, baby.
Too bad, baby.
Too bad, baby.
Too bad.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Jeff Barry, Phil Spector and Ellie Greenwich.

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