River Chords by Sarah Mclachlan

Tempo:
156.3 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

F

Gm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sarah McLachlan - River chords
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[Bb]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] It's coming [Bb] on Christmas
[Eb] Cutting [Bb] down trees
They're putting up
Singing [Eb]
songs [Bb] of joy and peace [Gm] or we shot at a [F] river [Gm] I
could skate [F] away
It [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] don't snow here
[C] Stays [Bb] pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money then [Eb] I'm gonna quit this [Bb] crazy scene
[Gm] Oh, I'm shy
[F]
[Gm] I could skate [F]
away.
[Eb] I wish I had a real soul
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
Teach my feet [Eb] to
[Bb] [Cm] Wish
[Bb] I had a [F] river I could skate [Eb] away
I made my [Bb] baby cry
[A] [Gm]
[A] [Gm]
[Cm] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] You
Tried [Bb] hard to help me, [Eb] you know, he put me [Bb] at ease [Eb] and he loved me [Bb] so naughty [Eb] made me weak
[Bb] And he's oh, [Gm] I wish I had real I
could [F] skate away
But [Eb] I'm so [Bb] hard to handle.
[Eb] I'm selfish [Bb] and I'm sad now gonna boss the best baby that [Eb] I
Ever [Bb] had [Gm] I wish I had a [F] river [Gm] I could skate [F] away
I
[Eb] wish I had a real [F] soul
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] Teach my feet [Eb] to [Bb] fly
[Cm]
I
[Bb] wish I had a river [F]
I could skate [Eb] away I
Made my [Bb] baby say goodbye
[C] It's [Bb] [A] [Gm]
[A] [Gm]
[G] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb] coming on Christmas
[Eb] They're cutting down [Bb]
trees
[Eb] They're putting up [Bb] reindeer singing [Eb] songs of [Bb] joy and peace
[Gm] shy head
[F] [Gm] I could skate [F] away
[C]
[F]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb]
[Dm]
[D]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
A
1231
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
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To learn Sarah Mclachlan - River chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, Eb, Bb and Eb. A good strategy is to initiate at 78 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 156 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Eb] It's coming [Bb] on _ Christmas
[Eb] _ Cutting [Bb] down trees
They're putting up
_ Singing [Eb] _
songs [Bb] of joy and peace [Gm] or we shot at a [F] river _ _ [Gm] _ I
could skate [F] _ away _ _ _
_ It [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] don't snow here
[C] _ Stays [Bb] pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money then [Eb] I'm gonna quit this [Bb] crazy scene
[Gm] Oh, I'm shy
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ I could skate [F] _ _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I wish I had a real soul
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
Teach _ my feet [Eb] to _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ Wish _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ I had a _ [F] river I could skate [Eb] away _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ made my [Bb] baby _ cry _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] You
Tried [Bb] hard to help me, [Eb] you know, he put me [Bb] at ease [Eb] and he loved me [Bb] so naughty [Eb] made me weak
[Bb] And he's oh, [Gm] I wish I had real _ _ I
could [F] skate _ away
_ But _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm so [Bb] hard to handle.
[Eb] I'm selfish [Bb] and I'm sad now gonna boss the best baby that [Eb] I
Ever [Bb] had [Gm] I wish I had a [F] river _ _ [Gm] I could skate [F] _ _ away
_ I _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] wish I had a real [F] soul
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ Teach my feet [Eb] to _ [Bb] fly
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _
[Bb] wish I had a river _ [F]
I could skate [Eb] away _ _ _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Made my [Bb] baby say goodbye
_ [C] It's _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] coming on Christmas
[Eb] They're cutting down [Bb] _
trees
[Eb] They're putting up [Bb] _ reindeer singing [Eb] _ songs of [Bb] joy and peace
[Gm] _ shy head
_ [F] _ [Gm] I _ _ could skate [F] _ away
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Among the compositions on the album Wintersong, written by Joni Mitchell, this one shines.

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