Chords for Ian Noe "Dead On The River" | Live At Chicago Music Exchange | CME Sessions
Tempo:
93.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
D
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Bm]
[A] [D] [E] [Bm] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [D] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] Mary [G] almost made it to [Bm] 29, [G]
[Bm] the mother of [G] an orphan and a [Bm] friend of mine.
[G] [Bm] Painted up [G] with high heels on her [Bm] feet, [G]
[Bm] making what [G] she could in this [Bm] filthy street.
[G] [Bm] Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, [G]
[Bm] gutted like [G] some varmint, [Bm] so they say.
[G]
[Bm] With a tangled rope [G] around her, she [Bm] was bound.
[G]
[Bm] Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
Well,
[A] [D]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] I was quoting [G] scripture at an early [Bm] [G] age.
[Bm] The old man ruled [G] his household in a [Bm] gospel rage.
[G]
[Bm] Up and down [G] our hallway, the Bible [Bm] spilled.
[G]
[Bm] Left behind [G] a sinner in [Bm] the mill and field.
[G] [Bm] Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, [G]
[Bm] I don't know how [G] much longer [Bm] I can stay.
[D]
[G] [Bm] They're saying now [G] there were two more [Bm] bodies found.
[G]
[Bm] Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
[G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Em] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] The feds are in [G] their best suits, pulling [Bm] reins.
[G] [Bm] Scattered out with their [G] bloodhounds [Bm] along the bank.
[G] [Bm] And the city lights, they [G] flicker on the one lane [Bm]
bridge.
[G] [Bm] But the siren echoes [G] bouncing [Bm] along the ridge.
[G] [Bm]
Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday,
[G] [Bm] I need a flood [G] to wash my [Bm] sins away.
[D] [G] [Bm] Like an ancient [G] headcrade twisted, turning [Bm] brown.
[G] [Bm]
Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
[A] [D] [A]
[Bm]
[A] [D] [E] [Bm] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [D] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] Mary [G] almost made it to [Bm] 29, [G]
[Bm] the mother of [G] an orphan and a [Bm] friend of mine.
[G] [Bm] Painted up [G] with high heels on her [Bm] feet, [G]
[Bm] making what [G] she could in this [Bm] filthy street.
[G] [Bm] Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, [G]
[Bm] gutted like [G] some varmint, [Bm] so they say.
[G]
[Bm] With a tangled rope [G] around her, she [Bm] was bound.
[G]
[Bm] Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
Well,
[A] [D]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] I was quoting [G] scripture at an early [Bm] [G] age.
[Bm] The old man ruled [G] his household in a [Bm] gospel rage.
[G]
[Bm] Up and down [G] our hallway, the Bible [Bm] spilled.
[G]
[Bm] Left behind [G] a sinner in [Bm] the mill and field.
[G] [Bm] Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, [G]
[Bm] I don't know how [G] much longer [Bm] I can stay.
[D]
[G] [Bm] They're saying now [G] there were two more [Bm] bodies found.
[G]
[Bm] Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
[G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Em] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] The feds are in [G] their best suits, pulling [Bm] reins.
[G] [Bm] Scattered out with their [G] bloodhounds [Bm] along the bank.
[G] [Bm] And the city lights, they [G] flicker on the one lane [Bm]
bridge.
[G] [Bm] But the siren echoes [G] bouncing [Bm] along the ridge.
[G] [Bm]
Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday,
[G] [Bm] I need a flood [G] to wash my [Bm] sins away.
[D] [G] [Bm] Like an ancient [G] headcrade twisted, turning [Bm] brown.
[G] [Bm]
Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
[A] [D] [A]
[Bm]
Key:
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G
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[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ Mary [G] almost made it to [Bm] 29, _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] the mother of [G] an orphan and a [Bm] friend of mine. _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] Painted up [G] with high heels on her [Bm] feet, _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ making what [G] she could in this [Bm] filthy street. _ _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] gutted like [G] some varmint, [Bm] so they say.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] With a tangled rope [G] around her, she [Bm] was bound.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
Well, _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] I was quoting [G] scripture at an early [Bm] _ [G] age. _ _
[Bm] The old man ruled [G] his household in a [Bm] gospel rage.
_ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] Up and down [G] our hallway, the Bible [Bm] spilled.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] Left behind [G] a sinner in [Bm] the mill and field. _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, _ _ [G] _ _
[Bm] I don't know how [G] much longer [Bm] I can stay.
[D] _ _
[G] _ [Bm] They're saying now [G] there were two more [Bm] bodies found.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river, _ [Bm] rolling down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] The feds are in [G] their best suits, pulling [Bm] reins.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Scattered out with their [G] bloodhounds [Bm] along the bank.
_ _ [G] _ [Bm] And the city lights, they [G] flicker on the one lane [Bm] _
bridge.
[G] _ _ [Bm] But the siren echoes [G] bouncing [Bm] along the ridge.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] I need a flood [G] to wash my [Bm] sins away.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Like an ancient [G] headcrade twisted, turning [Bm] brown.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ Mary [G] almost made it to [Bm] 29, _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] the mother of [G] an orphan and a [Bm] friend of mine. _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] Painted up [G] with high heels on her [Bm] feet, _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ making what [G] she could in this [Bm] filthy street. _ _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] gutted like [G] some varmint, [Bm] so they say.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] With a tangled rope [G] around her, she [Bm] was bound.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
Well, _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] I was quoting [G] scripture at an early [Bm] _ [G] age. _ _
[Bm] The old man ruled [G] his household in a [Bm] gospel rage.
_ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] Up and down [G] our hallway, the Bible [Bm] spilled.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] Left behind [G] a sinner in [Bm] the mill and field. _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, _ _ [G] _ _
[Bm] I don't know how [G] much longer [Bm] I can stay.
[D] _ _
[G] _ [Bm] They're saying now [G] there were two more [Bm] bodies found.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ Dead [G] on the river, _ [Bm] rolling down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] The feds are in [G] their best suits, pulling [Bm] reins.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Scattered out with their [G] bloodhounds [Bm] along the bank.
_ _ [G] _ [Bm] And the city lights, they [G] flicker on the one lane [Bm] _
bridge.
[G] _ _ [Bm] But the siren echoes [G] bouncing [Bm] along the ridge.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday, _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] I need a flood [G] to wash my [Bm] sins away.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Like an ancient [G] headcrade twisted, turning [Bm] brown.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _