On the River Chords by Whiskey Myers, John Jeffers

Tempo:
98.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

Gm

C

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On the River chords
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[G] [Gm] [C] [G]
[Gm] [C] [G]
[Gm] [G] [C] [G]
[Gm] [C] [G]
[Gm] [C] [G] Oh, Jeb, don't you let me [Gm] down.
[C] Promise me you'll play some [G] hair much better.
[Gm] [C] [G] Hair's after math and ties and [Gm] tracks, you're a [C] real doll.
Give it all up [G] for me.
[Gm] [C] [G] Said you'd save a dime a day [Gm] and build a [C] log cabin down there by [G] the river.
[Gm] [G] Raise the kids the best there is and I wouldn't [C] buy their head [G] and quiver.
[C] [G] Yeah, this place ain't saving grace.
You can't buy [C] more peace [G] than it pays.
A little more pain, more blood than there ain't.
And [F] there's smoke down [Gm] there on [G] the river.
[Gm] [C] [G]
Oh, Jeb, I'd die every two more [Gm] years and be sleeping in a [C] car with a man [G] selling off a lamp light.
[Gm] [C] [G]
There's a way the gold is made [Gm] and save [C] enough to go [G] down home for your mother.
Another dime a day, the wolf will wave me to [C] deal with the tribe and he'll hope the sheep [G] will keep it.
[Gm] [G] It all came down to a plan he [Gm] made and there's a pile of [C] grape there that's [G] born to be eaten.
[C] [G] Yeah, this place ain't saving grace.
You can't buy more peace than it pays.
Yeah, there's more pain, more blood than there ain't.
And [F] there's smoke [C] down [Gm] there on the river.
[C]
[Gm] On the river.
[F] [C]
[Gm] [Dm]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [C] [Gm]
[Am] [G]
[Gm] [G] Yeah, this place ain't saving grace.
[Cm] [G]
More pain, more blood
[Gm] [C] than there's [F] smoke down [Gm] there on the [G] river.
On the river.
On
[Gm]
the river.
[C] [Gm]
Key:  
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
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To start learning Whiskey Myers, John Jeffers - On The River chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Gm, C, G, Gm, G and C. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 49 BPM and then match the original tempo of 99 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [G] Oh, Jeb, don't you let me [Gm] down.
[C] Promise me you'll play some [G] hair much better.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [G] Hair's after math and ties and [Gm] tracks, you're a [C] real doll.
Give it all up [G] for me.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [G] Said you'd save a dime a day [Gm] and build a [C] log cabin down there by [G] the river.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Raise the kids the best there is and I wouldn't [C] buy their head [G] and quiver.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ Yeah, this place ain't saving grace.
You can't buy [C] more peace [G] than it pays.
A little more pain, more blood than there ain't.
And [F] there's smoke down [Gm] there on [G] the river. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
Oh, Jeb, I'd die every two more [Gm] years and be sleeping in a [C] car with a man [G] selling off a lamp light.
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
There's a way the gold is made [Gm] and save [C] enough to go [G] down home for your mother.
_ _ _ _ _ Another dime a day, the wolf will wave me to [C] deal with the tribe and he'll hope the sheep [G] will keep it.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] It all came down to a plan he [Gm] made and there's a pile of [C] grape there that's [G] born to be eaten.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ Yeah, this place _ ain't saving grace.
You can't buy more peace than it pays.
Yeah, there's more pain, more blood than there ain't.
And [F] there's smoke [C] down [Gm] there on the river.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] On the river.
[F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [G] Yeah, this place ain't saving grace.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ More pain, more blood _ _
[Gm] [C] than there's [F] smoke down [Gm] there on the [G] river.
_ On the river.
On _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
the river.
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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