Chords for River's Gonna Rise

Tempo:
119.25 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

G

D

Dm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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River's Gonna Rise chords
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[F]
[G] [D] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Gm] [Dm]
[G] [Gm] [D]
[Eb] [Cm] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Bb] Darkness has a face, [F]
we hold the power, [Cm] we don't need to be rich, [F] we only need to [Gm] be free.
[Eb]
[Bb] Chains of oppression
[F] never gonna break, [C]
[D] but a day will come [E] when we [Gm] hold the key.
[Eb] Time will remind us,
[C] people still have a choice,
[Eb] we don't want violence,
[Cm] still there's no [D] other choice.
[F] But the [Gm] river's gonna rise, wash our struggles away.
[Eb] Yeah, the sun is gonna [Cm] shine [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day.
[Eb]
[Cm] [D] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] Bells will be ringing, [F] flames reaching to the sky.
[Cm] Higher and higher, [F] fueled by the winds [Gm] of change.
[Bb] Sweet taste of freedom, [F] fresh on the tips of our tongues.
[D] And the dust of the past is all that shall [Gm] remain.
[Eb] Echoes of our voices, [C] ringing all through the town.
[Eb] Drown out the memories, [Cm] the days when we [D] were bound.
[F] Yeah, the [G] river's gonna [Gm] rise, wash our struggles away.
[Eb] Yeah, the sun is gonna [Cm] shine [D] down on a brand [Dm] new day.
[G]
[D] [F] [G] [D]
[Gm] [F] [G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [G] [Gm]
[F] [G]
[Gm] [F] [G] [Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[Eb] Yeah, we're gonna rise up, swinging [Gm] [C] like a bird on a wing.
[Eb] A million hearts beating, [Cm] till the river lets a new [D] day break.
[Dm] Yeah, the river's [G] gonna rise, [D]
[G] rise.
The river's gonna rise, [Gm] [Fm]
[G] rise.
[Dm] The river's [G] gonna [D] rise, wash [F] our struggles [G] away.
Yeah, [Eb] the sun is gonna shine [Cm] [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day.
[Eb]
Yeah, the sun is gonna shine [Cm] [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day.
Yeah, [Dm]
[Eb] the sun is gonna shine [Cm] [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day.
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D]
[G] [Dm] The [G]
[Dm] sun.
[Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[G]
[D] Bells [G] will be ringing.
The [Dm]
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] sun's gonna shine.
On a brand [D] new day.
On a [G] brand new day.
[Dm] [G]
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[C] [Dm] Oh, [G]
[D] [Gm]
the river's gonna rise.
[D] [G]
The [Gm] sun's gonna shine.
[F] [G] Oh, the river's [D] gonna [Dm] rise.
[G]
The river's [Gm] gonna rise.
Oh, the river's [Dm] gonna rise.
[Gm]
Wash our struggles away.
[C] Wash [C] our [E]
struggles [D] [Eb]
[N]
[Gm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
G
2131
D
1321
Dm
2311
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
G
2131
D
1321
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ Darkness has a face, _ [F] _
we _ hold the power, _ [Cm] we don't need to be rich, [F] we only need to [Gm] be free.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Chains of oppression _
[F] _ never gonna break, [C] _
[D] but a day will come _ [E] when we [Gm] hold the key. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ Time will remind us, _
[C] people still have a choice, _
[Eb] we don't want violence, _
[Cm] still there's no [D] other _ choice.
_ [F] But the [Gm] river's gonna _ _ rise, wash our struggles _ _ away.
_ _ [Eb] Yeah, the sun is gonna [Cm] shine [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Bells will be ringing, [F] _ _ flames reaching to the sky.
_ _ [Cm] Higher and higher, [F] fueled by the winds [Gm] of change. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Sweet taste of freedom, _ _ [F] fresh on the tips of our tongues.
[D] And the dust of the past is all that shall [Gm] remain. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Echoes of our voices, _ _ [C] _ ringing all through the town.
_ [Eb] _ _ Drown out the memories, _ [Cm] the days when we [D] were bound.
_ _ [F] Yeah, the [G] river's gonna _ _ [Gm] rise, wash our struggles away. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Yeah, the sun is gonna [Cm] shine [D] down on a brand [Dm] new day.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Yeah, we're gonna rise up, swinging [Gm] _ _ [C] _ like a bird on a wing.
_ [Eb] A million hearts beating, _ [Cm] till the river lets a new [D] day break.
_ _ [Dm] Yeah, the river's [G] gonna rise, _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ rise.
_ The river's gonna rise, _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _
[G] rise.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ The river's [G] gonna _ _ [D] rise, wash [F] our struggles [G] _ away.
_ _ Yeah, [Eb] the sun is gonna shine [Cm] _ [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Yeah, the sun is gonna shine [Cm] _ [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day.
_ _ Yeah, [Dm] _
[Eb] the sun is gonna shine [Cm] _ [D] down on a brand [Gm] new day.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] The _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] sun.
_ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Bells [G] will be ringing.
_ The _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] sun's gonna shine. _ _
On a brand [D] new day.
On a [G] brand new day.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ Oh, [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ the river's gonna rise.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
The [Gm] sun's gonna shine.
[F] _ _ [G] Oh, the river's [D] gonna [Dm] rise.
_ [G] _
The river's [Gm] gonna rise.
_ Oh, the river's [Dm] gonna rise.
_ [Gm] _ _
Wash our struggles away.
_ _ _ [C] Wash _ [C] our _ [E] _ _ _
struggles _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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