The River Chords by John Martyn

Tempo:
162.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Martyn - The River chords
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[F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [F] [C]
[Am]
[Dm]
[C]
[G] [F] Wake up and find that she's not there [C]
[F] Sleep back and run to find [C] out where I am
Get [Am] out of bed, no tripping down the [Dm] stairs And before you eat your breakfast [C] say prayers
And [F] the early morning pigeons fly around [C] Getting [F] starboard on my one left [C] footed sound
[Am] And yesterday's newspaper's flying too [F]
Whirling down the wind that I [C] once knew
[F] [C]
[F]
[C] [Fm] [C]
[F]
[C] [F] [C]
[Am]
[Dm]
[C]
[F] And the red and yellow boats come drifting by [C]
[F] Reflecting in themselves the windy sky
[C]
[Am] And you walk along beside them in [Dm] a dream And you wonder where they're [F] going and where they've [C] been
And [F] the river smiling bravely through the rain [C] Thinks [F] everything is really just the [C] same
And [Am] the rain comes down and what's the [Dm] calling how Of the children playing while your [C] memory's lost
[F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [F] [C]
[Am]
[Dm]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To start learning John Martyn - (Album Version) The River chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, C, F, Am, Dm and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 81 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 162. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] [F] Wake up and find that she's not _ there [C] _ _
_ _ [F] Sleep back and run to find [C] out where _ I am
Get [Am] out of bed, no tripping down the [Dm] stairs _ _ _ _ And before you eat your breakfast [C] say _ prayers _ _ _
And [F] the early morning pigeons fly around _ _ [C] Getting _ _ [F] starboard on my one left [C] footed _ _ sound _ _
_ [Am] And _ yesterday's newspaper's flying too [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ Whirling down the wind that I [C] once knew
[F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] And the red and yellow boats come drifting _ by _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ Reflecting in themselves the windy _ sky
_ [C] _ _
_ [Am] And you walk along _ beside them in [Dm] a dream _ _ And _ you wonder where they're [F] going and where they've _ [C] been _ _ _
And [F] the river smiling bravely through the rain _ _ [C] Thinks _ _ [F] _ everything is really just the _ [C] same _ _ _
And [Am] the rain comes down and what's the [Dm] calling _ how _ _ _ Of the children playing while your [C] memory's lost _ _ _ _ _
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