Chords for Natacha Atlas " Riverman"

Tempo:
119.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Bbm

Db

Ab

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Natacha Atlas " Riverman" chords
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[F]
[Bbm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bbm]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [Gb] [F]
[Bbm]
[Bb] [Db]
[Gb]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Eb] Many came by on her [Bbm] [Fm]
way, said [Ab] she had a word to [Gb] say,
About [Dbm] things [Gb] today, [Bb]
and fondly, [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Bb] said she hadn't heard the [Db] news,
Hadn't had [Ebm] the time to [Gb] choose, the way to lose,
[Bb] But she believed, [Bbm] he was going to [Db] see the river man,
Going to tell him [Fm] all again,
[Gb] about the [Bb] plan, [Fm]
[Bb] for a little time,
[F] [Bbm]
If he tells [C] me all he [Db]
knows, about the way his river
[Bb] flows,
[Gb] All night [F] sure, [Bb] in the summertime,
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[E] [Bb]
[Bbm] Betty said she prayed today,
[Db] For the [Ab] sky to blow away, [Gb]
or [Db] maybe stay,
[Ab] [Bb]
She [F] wasn't [Cm] sure,
[Bbm] [Bb] when she thought of summer [Bbm] [Db]
rain,
[Ab] Calling for her mind [Gb] again, she lost her pace,
[Bb]
Sleep for more, [Bbm]
going to see the river man,
[Abm] Going to tell [Ab] him all [Gb] again, about the plan, [Bb]
for a little time,
[Bbm] If he tells me all he [Db] knows, [Ab] about the [Abm] way his river [Gb] flows,
[Fm]
[C] [Bb] All night sure,
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
in the summertime,
[Ab]
Betty said she prayed today,
For the sky to blow away, [D] or maybe stay,
[Bb]
[E] Sleep [Db] [C] for [Fm] [Db] more, going to see
[Fm] the [Bb]
[D] [C]
[Fm] [Db] river man,
Going to tell him [Eb] all again, about [C] the way [Fm] [C] his river flows,
[Bb] [C] [Bbm] His river flows.
[Db] [Bbm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
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To learn Natacha Atlas - River Man chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ab, Gb, Bb, Bbm, Db, Ab, Abm, Ab, Bb, F, Bbm and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 119. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Minor.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Eb] Many came by on her [Bbm] _ [Fm]
way, _ _ said [Ab] she had a word to [Gb] say,
_ _ _ About [Dbm] things _ [Gb] today, _ [Bb] _ _
and _ fondly, _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] said she hadn't heard the _ [Db] news,
_ _ _ Hadn't had [Ebm] the time to [Gb] choose, _ _ the way to _ _ lose,
[Bb] _ _ _ _ But she believed, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ he was going to [Db] see the river man, _ _ _ _
Going to tell him [Fm] all again, _ _
[Gb] _ _ about the [Bb] plan, [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ for a little _ time,
_ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ If he tells [C] me all he _ [Db]
knows, _ about the way his river _
[Bb] flows,
[Gb] _ _ _ All night _ [F] sure, _ [Bb] _ in _ the summertime, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Betty said she prayed _ today,
[Db] _ _ _ For the [Ab] sky to blow away, [Gb] _ _
or _ [Db] maybe stay,
[Ab] _ _ [Bb]
She _ _ [F] wasn't [Cm] sure, _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ when she thought of summer _ _ [Bbm] _ [Db] _ _
rain,
[Ab] Calling for her mind [Gb] again, _ she lost her pace,
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Sleep for more, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
going to see the river man, _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ Going to tell [Ab] him all [Gb] again, _ _ _ about the plan, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
for a little time, _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ If he tells me all he [Db] knows, _ _ [Ab] _ about the [Abm] way his river _ [Gb] _ flows,
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ All night sure, _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
in the summertime, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Betty said she prayed today,
For the sky to blow away, [D] or maybe stay,
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [E] _ Sleep [Db] _ [C] for _ _ [Fm] _ [Db] more, going to see _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ the [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] river man,
Going to tell _ _ _ him [Eb] _ all again, about [C] the way _ [Fm] [C] his river _ _ _ _ flows, _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bbm] His river _ flows.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Mounqaliba, written by Nick Drake, this one stands out.

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