J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton - Ride The River Chords

Tempo:
92.6 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Am

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton - Ride The River chords
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[C]
[Cm]
[F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
Floating down that old river boy, all my worries fall behind.
[F] Floating down that old river boy, leave old memories way [C] behind.
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, all [Am] my life I've [G] been waiting for [C] this time.
Floating down that old river boy, leave me feeling good inside.
[F]
Floating down that old river boy, trying to get to the [C] other side.
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, [Am] I've been waiting [G] now forever [C] for this ride, ride a river in this boat, ride a river, ride a river in this boat.
Ride a river,
[F] ride a river, in this boat, ride a river.
[C]
the blood in his home, riding river.
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[F] [Fm] [F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
Lord, now I'm down on riverboard,
all my work is far behind.
[F] Lord, now I'm down on riverboard,
keep all memories [C] waiting behind.
[G] Yesterday, slowly faded,
[Am] I've been waiting [G] now forever,
[C] for this ride.
Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river.
Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river.
[F] Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river.
[C] Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river.
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river.
Riding river, in the [Cm] smoke,
We are the people,
[F] that move us, that move us.
[C]
[G]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
Cm
13421113
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale - Ride The River chords, with this master sequence: Am, G, Am, G, C, F, C and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 46 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 93. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Floating down that old river boy, all my worries fall behind. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Floating down that old river boy, leave old memories way [C] behind. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, all [Am] my life I've [G] been waiting for [C] this time. _ _ _ _
Floating down that old river boy, leave me feeling good inside.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Floating down that old river boy, trying to get to the [C] other side. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, [Am] I've been waiting [G] now forever [C] for this ride, _ ride _ _ _ a river in this boat, ride a river, _ ride a river in this boat.
Ride a river, _
[F] ride a river, in this boat, ride a river. _
[C] _
the blood in his home, riding river. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, now I'm down on riverboard,
_ all my work is far behind. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Lord, now I'm down on riverboard,
keep all memories [C] waiting behind. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Yesterday, slowly faded,
[Am] I've been waiting [G] now forever,
[C] for this ride. _ _ _ _ _ _
Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river. _
Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river. _
[F] Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river. _
[C] Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Riding river, in the smoke,
riding river. _
Riding river, in the [Cm] smoke,
We are the people, _
[F] that move us, _ that move us. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by J.J. Cale, is among the lineup of tracks on the The Road to Escondido album.

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