Chords for Take Me To The River- Delbert McClinton (Vinyl Restoration)
Tempo:
119.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Dm
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
I [C] don't know why I love [D] you like I [C] do.
[D] After [Cm] all them [Dm] changes you've been putting me [Cm]
[D] through.
You stole [C] my money and [Dm] my [C]
cigarettes.
[D] And I ain't seen how to have you yet.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How can [G] I stay here with you?
Somebody please [D] take me to the river.
And wash me down.
Take me to the river.
And put my feet back on [G] the ground.
[D] Now, look here.
[Dm] I don't know why you treat me so [Am] bad.
[D] After [C] all them good [D] times that you and me had.
Love and emotions that I can't forget.
My sweet 16 keeps my mind in a mess.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, won't [F] you tell me.
Tell [C] me how.
How could I [G] stay here with you?
Somebody help me.
[D] Take me to the river.
And wash me [G] down.
[D]
Just take me to the [G] [D] river.
And put my feet back on the ground.
[G] [Bm] Oh, love me.
[G] Squeeze me.
[Bm] Hold me.
[G] And baby, you can [F] tease me.
[A] Hell, I can't take no more.
Woo!
[D]
[G] [Dm] [G] [D]
[G] I [D]
don't know [Dm] why I love you like I [G] do.
[D] After all them changes you've been putting me through.
Your pretty picture makes my teardrops fall.
I wonder who's the biggest fool in the world.
[G] [Bb] I want to know.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How [G] could I stay here with you?
Somebody help me.
[D] Take [G] me to the [Dm] river.
[D] And [G] wash me down.
[Dm] [G] [D] Take me to the river.
And put my feet back on the ground.
Take me to the [Dm] river.
And wash me down.
Just take me to the river.
And [D] put my feet back on [G] the ground.
[Dm] [G] [D] Take me to the [G] river.
[D] Wash me down.
Take me to the [G] river.
[Dm]
I [C] don't know why I love [D] you like I [C] do.
[D] After [Cm] all them [Dm] changes you've been putting me [Cm]
[D] through.
You stole [C] my money and [Dm] my [C]
cigarettes.
[D] And I ain't seen how to have you yet.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How can [G] I stay here with you?
Somebody please [D] take me to the river.
And wash me down.
Take me to the river.
And put my feet back on [G] the ground.
[D] Now, look here.
[Dm] I don't know why you treat me so [Am] bad.
[D] After [C] all them good [D] times that you and me had.
Love and emotions that I can't forget.
My sweet 16 keeps my mind in a mess.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, won't [F] you tell me.
Tell [C] me how.
How could I [G] stay here with you?
Somebody help me.
[D] Take me to the river.
And wash me [G] down.
[D]
Just take me to the [G] [D] river.
And put my feet back on the ground.
[G] [Bm] Oh, love me.
[G] Squeeze me.
[Bm] Hold me.
[G] And baby, you can [F] tease me.
[A] Hell, I can't take no more.
Woo!
[D]
[G] [Dm] [G] [D]
[G] I [D]
don't know [Dm] why I love you like I [G] do.
[D] After all them changes you've been putting me through.
Your pretty picture makes my teardrops fall.
I wonder who's the biggest fool in the world.
[G] [Bb] I want to know.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How [G] could I stay here with you?
Somebody help me.
[D] Take [G] me to the [Dm] river.
[D] And [G] wash me down.
[Dm] [G] [D] Take me to the river.
And put my feet back on the ground.
Take me to the [Dm] river.
And wash me down.
Just take me to the river.
And [D] put my feet back on [G] the ground.
[Dm] [G] [D] Take me to the [G] river.
[D] Wash me down.
Take me to the [G] river.
[Dm]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [C] don't know why I love [D] you like I [C] do.
_ [D] After [Cm] all them [Dm] changes you've been putting me [Cm]
[D] through.
You stole [C] my money and [Dm] my [C]
cigarettes.
[D] And I ain't seen how to have you yet.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How can [G] I stay _ here with you?
_ _ Somebody please [D] take me to the river. _ _
And wash me down. _ _ _
_ Take me to the river. _ _
And put my feet back on [G] the ground.
_ [D] Now, look here.
_ [Dm] I don't know why you treat me so [Am] bad.
[D] After [C] all them good [D] times that you and me had.
_ Love and emotions that I can't forget.
_ My sweet 16 keeps my mind in a mess.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, won't [F] you tell me.
Tell [C] me how.
How could I [G] stay here with you?
_ _ Somebody help me.
[D] Take me to the river. _ _
_ And wash me [G] down.
_ [D] _
_ Just take me to the [G] [D] river. _
And put my feet back on the ground. _ _
[G] _ [Bm] Oh, love me.
[G] Squeeze me.
_ [Bm] _ Hold me.
[G] And baby, you can [F] tease me.
_ [A] Hell, I can't take no more.
_ _ Woo!
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] I [D] _ _ _ _ _
don't know [Dm] why I love you like I [G] do.
[D] After all them changes you've been putting me through.
Your pretty picture makes my teardrops fall.
I wonder who's the biggest fool in the world.
[G] [Bb] I want to know.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How [G] could I stay _ here with you?
_ _ _ Somebody help me.
[D] Take [G] me to the [Dm] river.
_ _ [D] _ And [G] wash me down.
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [D] Take me to the river.
_ _ And put my feet back on the ground.
_ _ _ _ Take me to the [Dm] river.
_ _ _ And wash me down.
_ _ _ Just take me to the river.
_ And [D] put my feet back on [G] the ground.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Take me to the [G] river.
[D] _ _ _ _ Wash me down.
_ _ _ _ _ Take me to the [G] river.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [C] don't know why I love [D] you like I [C] do.
_ [D] After [Cm] all them [Dm] changes you've been putting me [Cm]
[D] through.
You stole [C] my money and [Dm] my [C]
cigarettes.
[D] And I ain't seen how to have you yet.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How can [G] I stay _ here with you?
_ _ Somebody please [D] take me to the river. _ _
And wash me down. _ _ _
_ Take me to the river. _ _
And put my feet back on [G] the ground.
_ [D] Now, look here.
_ [Dm] I don't know why you treat me so [Am] bad.
[D] After [C] all them good [D] times that you and me had.
_ Love and emotions that I can't forget.
_ My sweet 16 keeps my mind in a mess.
[Bb] I want to go.
Oh, won't [F] you tell me.
Tell [C] me how.
How could I [G] stay here with you?
_ _ Somebody help me.
[D] Take me to the river. _ _
_ And wash me [G] down.
_ [D] _
_ Just take me to the [G] [D] river. _
And put my feet back on the ground. _ _
[G] _ [Bm] Oh, love me.
[G] Squeeze me.
_ [Bm] _ Hold me.
[G] And baby, you can [F] tease me.
_ [A] Hell, I can't take no more.
_ _ Woo!
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] I [D] _ _ _ _ _
don't know [Dm] why I love you like I [G] do.
[D] After all them changes you've been putting me through.
Your pretty picture makes my teardrops fall.
I wonder who's the biggest fool in the world.
[G] [Bb] I want to know.
Oh, [F] won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How [G] could I stay _ here with you?
_ _ _ Somebody help me.
[D] Take [G] me to the [Dm] river.
_ _ [D] _ And [G] wash me down.
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [D] Take me to the river.
_ _ And put my feet back on the ground.
_ _ _ _ Take me to the [Dm] river.
_ _ _ And wash me down.
_ _ _ Just take me to the river.
_ And [D] put my feet back on [G] the ground.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Take me to the [G] river.
[D] _ _ _ _ Wash me down.
_ _ _ _ _ Take me to the [G] river.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _