Chords for Riverman by Nick Drake

Tempo:
80.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

Eb

D

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Riverman by Nick Drake chords
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[D]
[G] [Gm]
But he came by on her way, [Bb]
said [F] she had a word to [Eb] say
About things today [G] Only
Said [G] she hadn't heard the news
[Bb] Hadn't had the time to [Eb] choose
A way to [G] lose
She believed
[Gm]
Gonna [Dm] see the river man
[Bb] [D]
Gonna tell [Bb] him all I [Fm] can
[Eb] About the plans
[G] [A] For a while at a [G]
time
[D] [D] If he tells me all he knows
[Bb] [D] About [Bb] the way his river [Fm]
flows
[Eb] And all night [C] shows
[G]
[D]
[Eb]
[G]
[Eb]
[Gm] [Cm]
[G] [A]
[Gm] Betty said [Dm] she prayed today
[Bb]
[Fm] For [Bb] the sky to blow [Fm] [Eb] away
Or maybe stay
[A] She wasn't [G] sure
For [Gm] when she thought [D] of summer [Fm] rain
Calling for her mind [Eb] again
She lost the pain
[G] And stayed for more
[A]
[Gm] Gonna see the river [D] man
[Bb]
[Fm] Gonna tell him all I [Eb] can
About [Cm] the plans
[G] On feeling free
[Gm] If he [D] tells me all he knows
[Bb] [Fm] About the way his river [Eb] flows
I don't suppose
[D] It for [G] [A] me
[Eb] Oh, how they come [G] and go
[Eb]
Oh, how they [G] come and
[Eb] go
Oh, how they
[D] [D] [Eb] [Gm]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
D
1321
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To learn Gryphon Trio - River Man chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Bb, Fm, Eb and D. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 40 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 81 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
But he came by on her way, [Bb] _ _
said [F] she had a word to [Eb] say
_ About things today [G] Only _ _ _ _
_ Said _ [G] she hadn't heard the news
[Bb] _ _ _ Hadn't had the time to [Eb] choose
A way to [G] lose _
She believed
_ _ _ [Gm] _
Gonna [Dm] see the river man
_ [Bb] _ _ [D]
Gonna tell [Bb] him all I [Fm] can
[Eb] _ About the plans
[G] _ [A] For a while at a [G]
time
_ _ [D] _ [D] If he tells me all he knows
[Bb] _ _ [D] About [Bb] the way his river [Fm]
flows
[Eb] _ And all night [C] shows
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ _ Betty said [Dm] she prayed today
[Bb] _
[Fm] For [Bb] the sky to blow [Fm] _ [Eb] away
Or maybe stay
_ _ [A] She wasn't [G] sure
For _ [Gm] _ when she thought [D] of summer _ _ [Fm] rain
Calling for her mind [Eb] again
She lost the pain
[G] And _ stayed for more
[A] _
[Gm] _ _ Gonna see the river [D] man
[Bb] _
_ [Fm] Gonna tell him all I _ [Eb] can
_ About [Cm] the plans
[G] _ On feeling free
_ _ [Gm] _ If he [D] tells me all he knows
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] About the way his river _ [Eb] _ flows
I don't suppose
[D] It _ for [G] [A] me _
[Eb] Oh, _ how they come [G] and go
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
Oh, _ how they [G] come and _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] go
Oh, how they
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Nick Drake, is part of the album Broken Hearts & Madmen.

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