River Chords by James Taylor

Tempo:
172.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Db

Gb

Abm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor - River chords
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[Db] [Cm] [Bbm] [Fm]
[Gb]
[Fm] [Gb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Abm] It's coming on [Db] Christmas, they're cutting down trees
[Abm] Putting up [Db] reindeer, singing [Gb] songs of joy and peace
Oh, [Bbm] I wish I had a river, [Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb] I could skate it [Ab] way on
Yeah, [Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Abm] but it don't [Db] snow here, it stays pretty green
You [Abm] won't make a lot of [Db] money, [Ebm] split this [C] crazy [B] scene
[Bbm] I wish I had a [Eb] river, [Bbm] [Eb] I could skate [Ab] it [Abm] [Gb] way [G] on
Oh, [Gb] I wish I had a [Db] river so [Ebm] wide
[Db] I could teach my feet to
[Gb] fly [Db]
away, [F] yeah
[Bbm] I wish I [Fm] had a river, [Bbm] [Eb] I could skate it [Ab] way [Abm]
on
But it's so hard to [Db] handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad
And I think [Abm] I lost the only [Db] best baby [Gb] that I ever [Gbm] had
Oh, [Bbm] I wish I had a [Cm] river, [Bbm] I [Eb] could skate [Ab] it way on
[Db]
[Ab]
She [Abm] tried hard [Db] to help me, tried to put me at ease
[Abm] She loved me [Db] so, naughty, made [Ebm] me weak [C] in my [B] knees
[Bbm] Yeah, I wish I had a river, [Eb]
[Bbm] [G] I could skate it [Gb] way [Ab]
[Db] on
Oh, [Gb] I wish I had a river [Db]
so [Gb] wide
[Db] I could teach my feet [Ab] to [Gbm] fly [B] away, yeah
[Bbm] I wish I [Fm] had a river, [Bbm] I could skate it way [Abm]
[G] on
[Gb] I made my baby [Eb] cry
[Ab]
[F] [Gb] And I made [F] my baby [Gb] [C] say [B] goodbye
And [Bbm] I wish I [Fm] had a river, [Bbm]
[Eb] I could skate [Abm] it way [Ebm]
[Gb] on
I could [Abm] skate it way on
I
[Gb]
could [Abm] skate it way on
[Ebm] [Gb] [Abm]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
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To learn James Taylor - River chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Ebm, Gb, Abm, Ebm, Abm, Db and Abm. Start with a comfortable 86 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 172. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Db Major.

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[Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Fm] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] It's coming on [Db] Christmas, _ _ they're cutting down trees _
_ [Abm] _ Putting up [Db] reindeer, _ singing [Gb] songs of joy and peace
Oh, [Bbm] I wish I had a river, [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] I could skate it [Ab] way on
_ _ Yeah, _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Abm] but it don't [Db] snow here, _ it stays pretty green
You [Abm] won't make a lot of [Db] money, _ [Ebm] split this [C] _ crazy [B] scene
[Bbm] I wish I had a [Eb] river, _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] I could skate [Ab] it _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] way _ [G] on _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [Gb] I wish I had a [Db] river so [Ebm] _ _ _ wide _ _
[Db] I could teach my feet to _
_ [Gb] _ fly [Db] _ _ _
away, [F] _ _ _ _ _ yeah
[Bbm] I wish I [Fm] had a river, _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] I could skate it [Ab] way _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ on _ _ _ _ _
But it's so hard to [Db] handle, _ I'm selfish and I'm sad
And I think [Abm] I lost the only [Db] best baby _ [Gb] that I ever [Gbm] _ had
Oh, [Bbm] I wish I had a [Cm] river, _ [Bbm] _ _ _ I [Eb] could skate [Ab] it way on
_ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She [Abm] tried hard [Db] to help me, tried to put me at _ ease
_ [Abm] She loved me [Db] so, naughty, made [Ebm] me weak [C] in my _ [B] knees
[Bbm] Yeah, I wish I had a river, [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [G] I could skate it [Gb] way _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] on _ _ _
Oh, [Gb] I wish I had a river [Db]
so [Gb] _ wide _ _ _ _
[Db] I could teach my feet [Ab] to _ [Gbm] fly _ _ _ _ _ [B] away, _ _ _ yeah _
[Bbm] I wish I [Fm] had a river, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ I could skate it way _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ on _ _ _ _
[Gb] I made my baby _ [Eb] _ cry
[Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] And I made [F] my _ baby [Gb] _ [C] say _ _ [B] goodbye
And [Bbm] I wish I [Fm] had a river, _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] I could skate [Abm] it way _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] on _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I could [Abm] skate it way _ _ _ _ _ _ on
_ _ _ _ I _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ could [Abm] skate it way _ _ on
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Joni Mitchell.

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