Take Me to the River Chords by Al Green, Not Documented
Tempo:
120.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B]
[E]
[Em] I'd like to dedicate this song to little Junior Park, a [E] cousin of mine that's going [Em] on.
kind of carry on in his name.
sang, I don't know [E] why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] through.
cigarette.
have you yet.
[E]
[Em] I'd like to dedicate this song to little Junior Park, a [E] cousin of mine that's going [Em] on.
kind of carry on in his name.
sang, I don't know [E] why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] through.
cigarette.
have you yet.
100% ➙ 121BPM
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D
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Em
G
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I'd like to dedicate this song to little Junior Park, _ _ _ a [E] cousin of mine that's going [Em] on.
He'd like to _ kind of carry on in his name.
_ He sang, I don't know [E] why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] _ [E] After all the changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] You stole my money and [D] my cigarette.
[A] _ [E] And I haven't seen how to [D]
have you yet.
I [C] want to know, _ [G] won't you tell me.
[D] I _ _ [A] love you, stay with me.
_ Take me [E] to the river and [Em] _ _
wash [E] me down.
_ _ _ Won't you cleanse my soul.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ Put my feet [Em] on the ground.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't know why she treated [D] me so [A] bad.
[E] After all the things that we [D] could have [A] had.
[E] Love is an emotion that I [D] can't [A] forget.
[E] Pass me 16, I will [D] never regret.
[C] I want to know, [G] won't you tell [D] me.
I _ [A] love you, stay with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hold _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] me, _ love [C#m] me, _ please [A] me, _ tease [G] me.
You're [B] like a shade, tell a king, _ take me _ _ [E] _ _ _ to _ _ the river. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't know why I love [D] you like I do.
[A] _ [E] After all the things that you [D] put me through.
[A] _ [E] _ The stinking candles are burning [D] on my [A] wall.
_ [E] Tell me this will be the end of all [D] I've done.
[C] I want to know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D] I _ love [A] you, stay with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Take _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ me _ _ _ to the river.
_ _ _ [Em] _ I want to know, [E] _ _ won't you let me in the [Em] water.
_ _ _ _ I want to know, won't _ you let me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ in the water. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Won't you let me in the water. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I'd like to dedicate this song to little Junior Park, _ _ _ a [E] cousin of mine that's going [Em] on.
He'd like to _ kind of carry on in his name.
_ He sang, I don't know [E] why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] _ [E] After all the changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] You stole my money and [D] my cigarette.
[A] _ [E] And I haven't seen how to [D]
have you yet.
I [C] want to know, _ [G] won't you tell me.
[D] I _ _ [A] love you, stay with me.
_ Take me [E] to the river and [Em] _ _
wash [E] me down.
_ _ _ Won't you cleanse my soul.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ Put my feet [Em] on the ground.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't know why she treated [D] me so [A] bad.
[E] After all the things that we [D] could have [A] had.
[E] Love is an emotion that I [D] can't [A] forget.
[E] Pass me 16, I will [D] never regret.
[C] I want to know, [G] won't you tell [D] me.
I _ [A] love you, stay with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hold _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] me, _ love [C#m] me, _ please [A] me, _ tease [G] me.
You're [B] like a shade, tell a king, _ take me _ _ [E] _ _ _ to _ _ the river. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't know why I love [D] you like I do.
[A] _ [E] After all the things that you [D] put me through.
[A] _ [E] _ The stinking candles are burning [D] on my [A] wall.
_ [E] Tell me this will be the end of all [D] I've done.
[C] I want to know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D] I _ love [A] you, stay with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Take _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ me _ _ _ to the river.
_ _ _ [Em] _ I want to know, [E] _ _ won't you let me in the [Em] water.
_ _ _ _ I want to know, won't _ you let me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ in the water. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Won't you let me in the water. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _