The Sea Refuses No River Chords by Pete Townshend
Tempo:
137.2 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Am] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
I remember being richer than a [F] king, [Bb] the minutes of the day were golden.
[Gm] I recall it when the joint [F] passed ground, [Bb] my body felt a little colder.
[F] But now I'm like a sewer channel, running lime and [Eb] [F] skag.
[Bb] [F] Let me get at [Eb] the [F] master panel, [Bb]
let me [F] at my stag.
[G] The sea refuses no river, [Em] and right now [D] this [C] river's bathed [G] up alone.
[Am] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
I remember being richer than a [F] king, [Bb] the minutes of the day were golden.
[Gm] I recall it when the joint [F] passed ground, [Bb] my body felt a little colder.
[F] But now I'm like a sewer channel, running lime and [Eb] [F] skag.
[Bb] [F] Let me get at [Eb] the [F] master panel, [Bb]
let me [F] at my stag.
[G] The sea refuses no river, [Em] and right now [D] this [C] river's bathed [G] up alone.
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I remember being richer than a [F] king, [Bb] the minutes of the day were golden.
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[Gm] _ I recall it when the joint [F] passed ground, [Bb] my body felt a little colder. _ _
[F] But now I'm like a sewer channel, _ running lime and [Eb] [F] skag. _ _
[Bb] _ [F] Let me get at [Eb] the [F] master panel, [Bb] _
let me [F] at my _ stag. _
_ _ _ [G] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [Em] and right now [D] this [C] river's bathed [G] up alone. _
_ _ _ [C] The sea refuses no river, _ with a stinking [G] wreck, or wreck from the tank, [Am] with a pure as a spring.
[C] There's no damn thing stop [D] this pouring. _
_ _ _ [Am] The sea refuses no [A] river, _ _ [F] _ _ _
unless the river is [C] homeward flowing. _
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[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ have seen a trace of [F] strength, [Bb] in others I've not spoken.
[F] _ _ [Gm] I must admit that I enjoyed their [Am] pain, [Bb] but this time it's me that's broken.
_ _ _ [F] I demand [Eb] for [F] you and his, [Bb] [F] this must be [Bb] the time.
[F] _ When we [Eb] decide what [F] freedom is, [Bb] _ turn [F] water into wine. _ _ _ _
[G] For the sea refuses no river, _ [Em] we put it in, [D] put it [C] out, [G] still clean. _ _ _ _ _
[C] The sea refuses no river, _ we tried not to age, [G] but time had its rage.
[Am] We washed over stones [C] from bathes into [D] forms of the mean. _ _ _ _ _
[A] The sea refuses no river, _ _
[F] _ _ _ won't deny the [G] soul for [C] a stream. _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ There _ _ _
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[Am] _ was a fool in a [G] dressing robe, [C] riding out the twilight hour.
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[Am] Blue and cold in an empty [G] home, _
[C] trying to assess his power.
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[C] [G] But now he's like [F] a [C] stream in flood, _ swollen by the storm. _ _
He doesn't care [G] if he sheds his blood, [C] let him [G] be _ reborn. _
_ _ _ [A] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [Gbm] remember _ _
[E] _ _ [D] as [A] a round. _ _
_ _ _ [D] The sea refuses no river, _ a rain filled with gutters, [A] no comfort stutters.
[Bm] This is our chance [D] to sing and to dance [E] and to _ clown.
_ _ _ [Bm] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [G] _ _ _
the rivers were sprung [D] to drown. _
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_ [F] _ _ [G] The sea refuses no river, _ [Em] no baking coal [D] respected [C] for [G] the damned. _
_ _ _ [C] The sea refuses no river, _ will it stop me in here?
[G] I'll stand on some field [Am] just cause you own the land, [C] there's no unique hand to [D] hold you down. _
_ _ _ [A] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [F] _ _ _
and the river [C] is where I am. _
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[Bb] The river [F] is where [G] I _ am. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
I remember being richer than a [F] king, [Bb] the minutes of the day were golden.
[F] _ _
[Gm] _ I recall it when the joint [F] passed ground, [Bb] my body felt a little colder. _ _
[F] But now I'm like a sewer channel, _ running lime and [Eb] [F] skag. _ _
[Bb] _ [F] Let me get at [Eb] the [F] master panel, [Bb] _
let me [F] at my _ stag. _
_ _ _ [G] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [Em] and right now [D] this [C] river's bathed [G] up alone. _
_ _ _ [C] The sea refuses no river, _ with a stinking [G] wreck, or wreck from the tank, [Am] with a pure as a spring.
[C] There's no damn thing stop [D] this pouring. _
_ _ _ [Am] The sea refuses no [A] river, _ _ [F] _ _ _
unless the river is [C] homeward flowing. _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ have seen a trace of [F] strength, [Bb] in others I've not spoken.
[F] _ _ [Gm] I must admit that I enjoyed their [Am] pain, [Bb] but this time it's me that's broken.
_ _ _ [F] I demand [Eb] for [F] you and his, [Bb] [F] this must be [Bb] the time.
[F] _ When we [Eb] decide what [F] freedom is, [Bb] _ turn [F] water into wine. _ _ _ _
[G] For the sea refuses no river, _ [Em] we put it in, [D] put it [C] out, [G] still clean. _ _ _ _ _
[C] The sea refuses no river, _ we tried not to age, [G] but time had its rage.
[Am] We washed over stones [C] from bathes into [D] forms of the mean. _ _ _ _ _
[A] The sea refuses no river, _ _
[F] _ _ _ won't deny the [G] soul for [C] a stream. _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ There _ _ _
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[Am] _ was a fool in a [G] dressing robe, [C] riding out the twilight hour.
[G] _ _
[Am] Blue and cold in an empty [G] home, _
[C] trying to assess his power.
[G] _ _
[C] [G] But now he's like [F] a [C] stream in flood, _ swollen by the storm. _ _
He doesn't care [G] if he sheds his blood, [C] let him [G] be _ reborn. _
_ _ _ [A] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [Gbm] remember _ _
[E] _ _ [D] as [A] a round. _ _
_ _ _ [D] The sea refuses no river, _ a rain filled with gutters, [A] no comfort stutters.
[Bm] This is our chance [D] to sing and to dance [E] and to _ clown.
_ _ _ [Bm] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [G] _ _ _
the rivers were sprung [D] to drown. _
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_ [F] _ _ [G] The sea refuses no river, _ [Em] no baking coal [D] respected [C] for [G] the damned. _
_ _ _ [C] The sea refuses no river, _ will it stop me in here?
[G] I'll stand on some field [Am] just cause you own the land, [C] there's no unique hand to [D] hold you down. _
_ _ _ [A] The sea refuses no river, _ _ [F] _ _ _
and the river [C] is where I am. _
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[Bb] The river [F] is where [G] I _ am. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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