Chords for River by Natalie Merchant
Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[C] [C]
[A]
[C]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[G] Young [G] and strong Hollywood sun [Am] In the early morning light
This [C] star fell down [G] on Sunset Boulevard Young and strong, beautiful one
[Am] Who we embrace so close is [C] gone, was torn [G] away
Let the [D] youth of America mourn [C] Include him in their prayer
[D] Let his image linger on Repeat it everywhere
[C] With
[Am]
[A] [C]
candles, with flowers [Am]
He [C]
was one [Am] of ours, one [Bm]
[C] [G]
of ours
[Am] Why can't he?
[C] He's gone, we know Give [G] his mother and her pea
You're vulture's candor You're casual flander
[Am] You worry, he's [C] gone, we know [G] It's nothing but a tragedy
[D] Lay the rest your soul and body [C] Lay beside your name
[D] Lay the rest your rage, your hunger [C] And tell me
[Am]
[C] With candles, with flowers [Am]
[Am] He was [C]
[C] one of [Am] ours, [Em] [C]
[C] one of [G] ours
I [A] saw [C] cameras expose [Am]
your life I [C] heard rumors explode
[Am]
With lights, I [C] saw children in tears [Am]
Crying [A] [D] at the sight
Of where you had [C]
collapsed that day [G] Where [D] your legs were [C]
bent high
[D]
[C]
[C] And [G]
[D] where you [C] had died I saw how [D] they were lost in grieving
All how believing [C] you were gone [D] Oh, the loss and pain of it
Crime and sin [C] of it You were
It was [D] such a nightmare Raving how
[C]
From himself they [D] were lost in grieving All believing [C]
you were
[D] [N]
[C] [C]
[A]
[C]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[G] Young [G] and strong Hollywood sun [Am] In the early morning light
This [C] star fell down [G] on Sunset Boulevard Young and strong, beautiful one
[Am] Who we embrace so close is [C] gone, was torn [G] away
Let the [D] youth of America mourn [C] Include him in their prayer
[D] Let his image linger on Repeat it everywhere
[C] With
[Am]
[A] [C]
candles, with flowers [Am]
He [C]
was one [Am] of ours, one [Bm]
[C] [G]
of ours
[Am] Why can't he?
[C] He's gone, we know Give [G] his mother and her pea
You're vulture's candor You're casual flander
[Am] You worry, he's [C] gone, we know [G] It's nothing but a tragedy
[D] Lay the rest your soul and body [C] Lay beside your name
[D] Lay the rest your rage, your hunger [C] And tell me
[Am]
[C] With candles, with flowers [Am]
[Am] He was [C]
[C] one of [Am] ours, [Em] [C]
[C] one of [G] ours
I [A] saw [C] cameras expose [Am]
your life I [C] heard rumors explode
[Am]
With lights, I [C] saw children in tears [Am]
Crying [A] [D] at the sight
Of where you had [C]
collapsed that day [G] Where [D] your legs were [C]
bent high
[D]
[C]
[C] And [G]
[D] where you [C] had died I saw how [D] they were lost in grieving
All how believing [C] you were gone [D] Oh, the loss and pain of it
Crime and sin [C] of it You were
It was [D] such a nightmare Raving how
[C]
From himself they [D] were lost in grieving All believing [C]
you were
[D] [N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Young _ [G] _ and strong Hollywood sun _ [Am] In the early morning light
This [C] star _ fell down [G] on _ Sunset _ Boulevard _ Young and strong, beautiful one
[Am] Who we embrace so close is [C] gone, was _ _ torn [G] away _ _ _
_ Let the [D] youth of America _ _ mourn [C] Include him in their prayer
_ [D] Let his image linger _ on Repeat it _ _ everywhere
_ [C] With _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
candles, _ with flowers [Am]
He _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
was _ one _ [Am] of _ ours, _ one _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
of _ _ _ ours _ _
[Am] Why _ can't he? _ _
[C] He's gone, we know Give [G] his mother and her pea _
You're vulture's candor You're casual flander
[Am] You worry, _ _ _ _ _ he's [C] gone, we know _ [G] It's nothing but a tragedy _ _
_ _ [D] Lay the rest your soul and body [C] Lay beside your name
_ _ [D] Lay the rest your rage, your hunger [C] And tell me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] With _ candles, _ with flowers _ [Am] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ He was [C] _ _
[C] one _ _ of [Am] ours, _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ one of [G] ours
_ _ _ _ I [A] saw [C] cameras _ expose _ _ [Am]
your _ _ life I [C] heard _ rumors _ _ explode
[Am] _
_ With lights, I [C] saw children _ in tears [Am] _
Crying [A] _ _ _ _ [D] at the sight
Of where you had [C]
collapsed that day _ _ [G] Where [D] your _ _ legs were _ _ [C]
bent _ high
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] And [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ where you [C] had _ died _ I saw how [D] they were lost in grieving
All how believing [C] you were gone _ _ _ _ [D] Oh, the loss and pain of it
Crime and sin [C] of it You were
_ _ _ It was [D] such a nightmare Raving how
_ _ _ [C]
From himself _ _ _ they [D] were lost in grieving All _ believing [C]
you were
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Young _ [G] _ and strong Hollywood sun _ [Am] In the early morning light
This [C] star _ fell down [G] on _ Sunset _ Boulevard _ Young and strong, beautiful one
[Am] Who we embrace so close is [C] gone, was _ _ torn [G] away _ _ _
_ Let the [D] youth of America _ _ mourn [C] Include him in their prayer
_ [D] Let his image linger _ on Repeat it _ _ everywhere
_ [C] With _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
candles, _ with flowers [Am]
He _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
was _ one _ [Am] of _ ours, _ one _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
of _ _ _ ours _ _
[Am] Why _ can't he? _ _
[C] He's gone, we know Give [G] his mother and her pea _
You're vulture's candor You're casual flander
[Am] You worry, _ _ _ _ _ he's [C] gone, we know _ [G] It's nothing but a tragedy _ _
_ _ [D] Lay the rest your soul and body [C] Lay beside your name
_ _ [D] Lay the rest your rage, your hunger [C] And tell me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] With _ candles, _ with flowers _ [Am] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ He was [C] _ _
[C] one _ _ of [Am] ours, _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ one of [G] ours
_ _ _ _ I [A] saw [C] cameras _ expose _ _ [Am]
your _ _ life I [C] heard _ rumors _ _ explode
[Am] _
_ With lights, I [C] saw children _ in tears [Am] _
Crying [A] _ _ _ _ [D] at the sight
Of where you had [C]
collapsed that day _ _ [G] Where [D] your _ _ legs were _ _ [C]
bent _ high
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] And [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ where you [C] had _ died _ I saw how [D] they were lost in grieving
All how believing [C] you were gone _ _ _ _ [D] Oh, the loss and pain of it
Crime and sin [C] of it You were
_ _ _ It was [D] such a nightmare Raving how
_ _ _ [C]
From himself _ _ _ they [D] were lost in grieving All _ believing [C]
you were
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _