Chords for Nashville Jam "Take Me To The River"
Tempo:
126.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
B
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Folks, this song we're about to do, the great Howard Grimes back here [D] on drums, [Em] played on
the original recording here by Al Green.
[B]
[E] [D]
[Em] I [E] don't know why I love you [D] like I [E] do.
After all these changes you put [D] me through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[E] I haven't seen a hot in the hell [D] yet.
How [C] I know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D] Am I in love [A] to stay?
Take me to the river, [B] wash [E] me down.
Won't you help my soul, [B] put my feet on the ground.
[E]
[Em]
[D] I don't know why you treat me so bad.
Look at all the changes we should have had.
Love is a notion I [A] can't forget.
[E] My sweet sixteen I didn't forget.
I [C] wanna know, [G] can you tell me.
[D] Am I in [A] love to stay?
Yeah!
Yeah!
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[D]
[E]
Yeah!
[Em] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E] [D] [Em]
[D] [B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[D]
[D] [Em]
[A]
[E]
[C#m]
[A] Yeah!
Please me, please me, please [D] me.
Till I [Bm] can't, [B] till I can't take no more.
[E] [B] Take me to the river.
[E]
I don't know why I love you like I [E] do.
After all the changes you put me through.
My sixteen candles are burning on my wall.
Tell me who the biggest fool of them all.
I [C] wanna know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D] Am I in love to [A] stay?
Take [E] me to the river, [B]
[Em] wash me down.
Won't you [E] change my soul, put my feet on the ground.
Take me to the water, [A] take [Em] me to the water.
[E] Dip me in the water, [D] dip me in the water.
Dip [E] me in the water, yeah.
[A] The water is [E] cold, cleans my soul.
The water is cold, yeah, but it cleans my soul.
Dip me in the water, [D] dip me [A] in the water.
[E] [E]
I don't know why I love [D] you like I [Em] do.
After all the changes you [D] put me through.
[E] The sixteen candles are burning [D] on my wall.
[E] Now who's the biggest fool of them [C] all?
I wanna know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D]
I [A] love to stay.
Take me to [E] the river, wash me down.
Won't you change my soul, put my feet on the ground.
[B]
[E] [E]
[N]
Oh, what a night!
Yes, indeed.
Thank y'all so much.
the original recording here by Al Green.
[B]
[E] [D]
[Em] I [E] don't know why I love you [D] like I [E] do.
After all these changes you put [D] me through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[E] I haven't seen a hot in the hell [D] yet.
How [C] I know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D] Am I in love [A] to stay?
Take me to the river, [B] wash [E] me down.
Won't you help my soul, [B] put my feet on the ground.
[E]
[Em]
[D] I don't know why you treat me so bad.
Look at all the changes we should have had.
Love is a notion I [A] can't forget.
[E] My sweet sixteen I didn't forget.
I [C] wanna know, [G] can you tell me.
[D] Am I in [A] love to stay?
Yeah!
Yeah!
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[D]
[E]
Yeah!
[Em] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E] [D] [Em]
[D] [B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[D]
[D] [Em]
[A]
[E]
[C#m]
[A] Yeah!
Please me, please me, please [D] me.
Till I [Bm] can't, [B] till I can't take no more.
[E] [B] Take me to the river.
[E]
I don't know why I love you like I [E] do.
After all the changes you put me through.
My sixteen candles are burning on my wall.
Tell me who the biggest fool of them all.
I [C] wanna know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D] Am I in love to [A] stay?
Take [E] me to the river, [B]
[Em] wash me down.
Won't you [E] change my soul, put my feet on the ground.
Take me to the water, [A] take [Em] me to the water.
[E] Dip me in the water, [D] dip me in the water.
Dip [E] me in the water, yeah.
[A] The water is [E] cold, cleans my soul.
The water is cold, yeah, but it cleans my soul.
Dip me in the water, [D] dip me [A] in the water.
[E] [E]
I don't know why I love [D] you like I [Em] do.
After all the changes you [D] put me through.
[E] The sixteen candles are burning [D] on my wall.
[E] Now who's the biggest fool of them [C] all?
I wanna know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D]
I [A] love to stay.
Take me to [E] the river, wash me down.
Won't you change my soul, put my feet on the ground.
[B]
[E] [E]
[N]
Oh, what a night!
Yes, indeed.
Thank y'all so much.
Key:
E
D
A
B
Em
E
D
A
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_ Folks, this song we're about to do, _ _ _ the great Howard Grimes back here [D] on drums, [Em] played on
the original recording here by Al Green.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ I [E] don't know why I love you [D] like I [E] do.
After all these changes you put [D] me through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[E] I haven't seen a hot in the hell [D] yet.
How [C] I know, _ [G] won't you tell me. _
[D] _ Am I in love [A] to stay? _
_ _ _ _ Take me to the river, [B] _ _ _ _ wash [E] me down.
_ _ Won't you help my soul, [B] _ _ _ put my feet on the ground.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I don't know why you treat me so bad.
Look at all the changes we should have had.
Love is a notion I [A] can't forget.
[E] _ My sweet sixteen I didn't forget.
I [C] wanna know, [G] can you tell me.
_ [D] Am I in [A] love to stay?
_ _ Yeah! _
Yeah!
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Yeah! _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Yeah!
_ Please me, please me, please [D] me.
Till I [Bm] can't, [B] till I can't take no _ more. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Take me to the river.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ I don't know why I love you like I [E] do.
After all the changes you put me through.
_ My sixteen candles are burning on my wall.
Tell me who the biggest fool of them all.
I [C] wanna know, _ [G] won't you tell me.
[D] Am I in love to [A] stay? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Take [E] me to the river, _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] wash me down.
_ _ Won't you [E] change my soul, _ _ put my feet on the ground.
_ _ _ Take me to the water, _ _ _ [A] take [Em] me to the water.
_ [E] _ _ Dip me in the water, _ _ _ [D] dip me in the water.
_ _ _ Dip [E] me in the water, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
yeah.
_ _ _ _ [A] The water is [E] cold, _ _ _ cleans my soul.
_ _ _ The water is cold, yeah, _ but it cleans my soul.
_ _ _ Dip me in the water, _ _ _ [D] dip me [A] in the water.
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I don't know why I love [D] you like I [Em] do.
After all the changes you [D] put me through. _
[E] The sixteen candles are burning [D] on my wall. _
[E] Now who's the biggest fool of them [C] all?
I wanna know, _ [G] won't you tell me.
[D] _
I [A] love to stay. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Take me to [E] the river, _ _ _ _ wash me _ down.
_ Won't you change my soul, _ _ put my feet on the ground. _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, what a night!
Yes, indeed.
Thank y'all so much.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Folks, this song we're about to do, _ _ _ the great Howard Grimes back here [D] on drums, [Em] played on
the original recording here by Al Green.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ I [E] don't know why I love you [D] like I [E] do.
After all these changes you put [D] me through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[E] I haven't seen a hot in the hell [D] yet.
How [C] I know, _ [G] won't you tell me. _
[D] _ Am I in love [A] to stay? _
_ _ _ _ Take me to the river, [B] _ _ _ _ wash [E] me down.
_ _ Won't you help my soul, [B] _ _ _ put my feet on the ground.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I don't know why you treat me so bad.
Look at all the changes we should have had.
Love is a notion I [A] can't forget.
[E] _ My sweet sixteen I didn't forget.
I [C] wanna know, [G] can you tell me.
_ [D] Am I in [A] love to stay?
_ _ Yeah! _
Yeah!
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_ _ _ _ Yeah! _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Yeah!
_ Please me, please me, please [D] me.
Till I [Bm] can't, [B] till I can't take no _ more. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Take me to the river.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ I don't know why I love you like I [E] do.
After all the changes you put me through.
_ My sixteen candles are burning on my wall.
Tell me who the biggest fool of them all.
I [C] wanna know, _ [G] won't you tell me.
[D] Am I in love to [A] stay? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Take [E] me to the river, _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] wash me down.
_ _ Won't you [E] change my soul, _ _ put my feet on the ground.
_ _ _ Take me to the water, _ _ _ [A] take [Em] me to the water.
_ [E] _ _ Dip me in the water, _ _ _ [D] dip me in the water.
_ _ _ Dip [E] me in the water, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
yeah.
_ _ _ _ [A] The water is [E] cold, _ _ _ cleans my soul.
_ _ _ The water is cold, yeah, _ but it cleans my soul.
_ _ _ Dip me in the water, _ _ _ [D] dip me [A] in the water.
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I don't know why I love [D] you like I [Em] do.
After all the changes you [D] put me through. _
[E] The sixteen candles are burning [D] on my wall. _
[E] Now who's the biggest fool of them [C] all?
I wanna know, _ [G] won't you tell me.
[D] _
I [A] love to stay. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Take me to [E] the river, _ _ _ _ wash me _ down.
_ Won't you change my soul, _ _ put my feet on the ground. _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, what a night!
Yes, indeed.
Thank y'all so much.