Take Me To The River Chords by The Commitments

Tempo:
129.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Take Me To The River chords
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[A]
[E]
[D] [G]
[E] [E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [Bm]
[A]
[E] I love you like [D] I [A] do, [E] after all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D]
[A] cigarettes, [E] and I haven't seen you hide no hair [D] of you yet.
[C] I wanna know, [G] won't you tell [D] me, I love [A] you.
Take me to the river, take me to [E] the river, take me to the river.
[D] [A] Watch [E] me down, watch me down, won't you [A] cleanse [E] my soul.
[D] Put my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
You treated me [D] so [A]
[E] bad, after all these things that we could've [A] had.
[E] Love is a notion that I [D] won't [A] forget.
[E] My sweet 16, now [Em] I never [E] regret.
[C] I wanna know, [G] won't you [D] tell me, I love [A] you.
Take me, take me, take me [E] to the river, take me to the [A] river.
Watch [E] me down, watch me down, won't you cleanse my soul.
Put my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh yeah, [C#m]
[A] love me, love [C#m] me, squeeze [A] me, [G] tease me, do [B] it again, do it again.
Take me baby, take [Em] me to the river, [E] take me to the river.
[A] Watch [E] me down, watch me down, won't you cleanse my soul.
Put my [B] [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh yeah, [Em]
[E] I don't know why I love you like I [A] do.
[E] After all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarette.
[A] [E] I haven't seen how the world [D] view you [C] yet.
I wanna know, [G] won't you [D] tell me, I love [A] you.
Take me, take me, take [E] me to the river, take me to the river.
[A] Watch me [E] down, watch me [F#m] down, won't you [E] cleanse my soul.
Put my [D] [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh yeah, yeah, [D] [A]
[E] yeah, yeah, yeah.
[B] Take me [E] to the river, take me [D] [A]
[E] to the river, baby.
[A] Take me [E] to the river, take me to [D] the river.
[A]
[E] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Give me, give me, give me some more money.
You gotta give me, [A] give me [E] some more money.
Give me, give me, give me some more money.
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn The Commitments - Take Me To The River chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, D, A, E and A. Start with a comfortable 64 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 129. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[E] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ I love you like [D] I [A] do, [E] after all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] _ You stole my money and my [D]
[A] cigarettes, [E] _ and I haven't seen you hide no hair [D] of you yet.
[C] I wanna know, [G] won't you tell [D] me, I love [A] you. _
_ _ Take me to the river, take me to [E] the river, take me to the river.
[D] [A] Watch [E] me down, watch me down, won't you [A] cleanse [E] my soul.
_ _ _ [D] Put my [A] feet [E] on the ground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You treated me [D] so [A]
[E] bad, after all these things that we could've [A] had.
[E] _ Love is a notion that I [D] won't [A] forget.
[E] _ My sweet 16, now [Em] I never [E] regret.
[C] I wanna know, [G] won't you _ _ [D] tell me, I love [A] you. _ _
_ Take me, take me, take me [E] to the river, take me to the [A] river.
Watch [E] me down, watch me down, won't you cleanse my soul.
Put my _ [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh yeah, _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] love me, _ love [C#m] me, _ squeeze [A] me, _ [G] tease _ me, do [B] it again, do it again.
Take me baby, take [Em] me to the river, [E] take me to the river.
[A] Watch [E] me down, watch me down, won't you cleanse my soul.
Put my _ [B] _ [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh yeah, [Em] _ _ _
[E] I don't know why I love you like I [A] do.
[E] _ After all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] _ You stole my money and my [D] cigarette.
[A] _ [E] I haven't seen how the world [D] view you [C] yet.
I wanna know, [G] won't you _ [D] tell me, I love [A] you. _ _
_ Take me, take me, take [E] me to the river, take me to the river.
[A] Watch me [E] down, watch me [F#m] down, won't you [E] cleanse my soul.
Put my _ _ [D] [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh yeah, _ _ yeah, _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A]
[E] yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ _ [B] Take me [E] to the river, _ take me [D] _ [A]
[E] to the river, baby.
_ _ [A] Take me [E] to the river, _ take me to [D] the river.
[A] _
[E] _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Give me, _ give me, give me some more money.
You gotta give me, [A] give me [E] some more money. _ _ _ _
_ Give me, give me, give me some more money. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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