Chords for Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left-1969 - Riverman + lyrics

Tempo:
115 bpm
Chords used:

C

Ab

G

Bb

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left-1969 - Riverman + lyrics chords
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[C]
Betty came by on her [G] way
[Bb]
Said she had a word to say
[Ab] About things today
[C]
[G]
Said she hadn't heard the news
[Bb] Hadn't had the time to [Ab] choose
A way to lose
[C] But she believes
[Cm]
Gonna see the river man
[Eb] [Bbm] Gonna tell him all I [Ab] can
About the plan and [C]
the time
[Cm]
If he tells me all he [Bb] knows
[Bbm] About the way his river [Ab] flows
And all night shows
Summertime
[G]
[C]
[C]
[Cm]
Betty said she [Gm] prayed today
[Eb]
For the sky to blow [Ab] away
Or maybe stay
[C] She wasn't sure
When [Cm]
she thought of summer rain
[Fm]
[Bb] [Bbm] Calling for her mind [Ab] again
She lost the pain
[C] Instead she knew
Gonna see the river man
[Bb]
Gonna tell him all I [Ab] can
[Ab] About the band
[G] And feeling free
[Cm]
If he tells me [Eb] all he knows
[Bb]
[Bbm] About the way his river flows
[Ab] I don't suppose
[G] It's meant for me
[C] Oh, how they come and go
[Cm] Oh, how they [C] come and go
[G]
Key:  
C
3211
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Ab
134211114
G
2131
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To learn Nick Drake - River Man chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Eb, Bbm, Ab, C and Cm of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 60 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 122 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Minor.

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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Betty came by on her [G] _ way
[Bb] _
_ _ Said she had a word to say
[Ab] _ _ _ About things _ today
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Said she hadn't heard the news _
[Bb] _ _ _ Hadn't had the time to _ [Ab] choose
_ _ _ A way to lose
[C] But _ _ she _ believes
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Gonna see the river man _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ Gonna tell him all I [Ab] can
_ _ _ _ About the plan and _ _ [C] _ _ _
the time
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ If he tells me all he _ _ [Bb] knows
_ [Bbm] _ About the way his river _ _ [Ab] flows _ _
And all night _ shows _ _ _
_ Summertime
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
Betty said she [Gm] prayed today
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ For the sky to blow _ [Ab] away
_ _ Or maybe stay
_ _ [C] _ She wasn't sure
_ _ When _ [Cm] _ _
she thought of summer rain
_ _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] Calling for her mind [Ab] again
_ She lost the _ pain
_ [C] _ _ _ Instead she knew
_ Gonna _ _ _ _ see the river man
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Gonna tell him all I _ [Ab] can
_ _ [Ab] About the band
_ _ [G] _ _ And feeling free
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
If he tells me [Eb] all he knows
_ [Bb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ About the way his river flows
[Ab] _ _ _ _ I don't suppose
_ [G] _ _ It's meant for me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, _ _ how they come and go _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ Oh, _ _ _ how they [C] come and go
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Nick Drake.

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