Take Me To The River - Syl Johnson (1974) (HD Quality) Chords
Tempo:
116.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[E]
I love you like I do.
After all the changes, [D]
[A] [E] you stole my money and [D] my cigarettes.
[A] [E] And I haven't seen you in a [D] half year.
[C] I wonder [G] what you're doing.
[D] Oh, [A] today is the day, hey, hey, to [E] the river.
Wash me down.
Won't you cleanse my soul?
But my feet are brown.
She treated me so bad.
After all the things that we could have had.
Love is a motion that I [D] can't forget.
[E] My sweet sixteen, I will [D] never regret.
[C] I wonder what [G] you're telling [D] my [A] love to stay.
Hey, hey, hey, to [B] the river.
[E]
[C#m]
Hold [A] me, love [C#m]
me, need [A] me, tease [G]
me, till I [B] can't, till I can't take no more. [E] Thank you.
Thank [Em] you.
[E] Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
I don't know why I love you like I do.
After all the things that you put me through.
The sixteen candles I've burnt on my wall.
Tell me who's the biggest fool [D] of them all.
[C] I want to [Am] know.
[G] Won't you tell me [D] I'm a [A] fool to stay.
Hey, hey, hey, [E] to the river.
Wash me down.
[Em]
Get me out [E] of here.
But my feet are brown.
[B]
[E]
I love you like I do.
After all the changes, [D]
[A] [E] you stole my money and [D] my cigarettes.
[A] [E] And I haven't seen you in a [D] half year.
[C] I wonder [G] what you're doing.
[D] Oh, [A] today is the day, hey, hey, to [E] the river.
Wash me down.
Won't you cleanse my soul?
But my feet are brown.
She treated me so bad.
After all the things that we could have had.
Love is a motion that I [D] can't forget.
[E] My sweet sixteen, I will [D] never regret.
[C] I wonder what [G] you're telling [D] my [A] love to stay.
Hey, hey, hey, to [B] the river.
[E]
[C#m]
Hold [A] me, love [C#m]
me, need [A] me, tease [G]
me, till I [B] can't, till I can't take no more. [E] Thank you.
Thank [Em] you.
[E] Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
I don't know why I love you like I do.
After all the things that you put me through.
The sixteen candles I've burnt on my wall.
Tell me who's the biggest fool [D] of them all.
[C] I want to [Am] know.
[G] Won't you tell me [D] I'm a [A] fool to stay.
Hey, hey, hey, [E] to the river.
Wash me down.
[Em]
Get me out [E] of here.
But my feet are brown.
[B]
Key:
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D
A
Em
G
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A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I love you like I do.
_ After all the changes, _ [D] _ _
[A] [E] you stole my money and [D] my cigarettes.
[A] _ [E] And I haven't seen you in a [D] half year.
[C] I wonder _ [G] what you're doing.
[D] _ _ Oh, [A] today is the day, hey, hey, _ to [E] the river.
_ _ _ Wash me down.
_ _ _ Won't you cleanse my soul?
_ _ But my feet are brown. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She treated me so bad.
After all the things that we could have had.
_ Love is a motion that I [D] can't forget.
[E] _ My sweet sixteen, I will [D] never regret.
[C] I wonder _ what [G] _ you're telling [D] _ my [A] love to stay. _
Hey, hey, hey, _ to [B] the river.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ Hold [A] me, _ love [C#m]
me, need [A] _ me, tease [G]
me, till I [B] _ can't, till I can't take no _ _ _ more. [E] Thank _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ _ _ _ Thank [Em] you.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you. Thank you.
I don't know why I love you like I do.
_ After all the things that you put me through.
The sixteen candles I've burnt on my wall.
_ Tell me who's the biggest fool [D] of them all.
[C] I want to [Am] know.
[G] Won't you tell me [D] I'm a [A] fool to stay. _
Hey, hey, hey, _ _ _ [E] to the river. _ _ _ _
Wash me down.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
Get me out [E] of here.
_ But my feet are brown.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I love you like I do.
_ After all the changes, _ [D] _ _
[A] [E] you stole my money and [D] my cigarettes.
[A] _ [E] And I haven't seen you in a [D] half year.
[C] I wonder _ [G] what you're doing.
[D] _ _ Oh, [A] today is the day, hey, hey, _ to [E] the river.
_ _ _ Wash me down.
_ _ _ Won't you cleanse my soul?
_ _ But my feet are brown. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She treated me so bad.
After all the things that we could have had.
_ Love is a motion that I [D] can't forget.
[E] _ My sweet sixteen, I will [D] never regret.
[C] I wonder _ what [G] _ you're telling [D] _ my [A] love to stay. _
Hey, hey, hey, _ to [B] the river.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ Hold [A] me, _ love [C#m]
me, need [A] _ me, tease [G]
me, till I [B] _ can't, till I can't take no _ _ _ more. [E] Thank _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ _ _ _ Thank [Em] you.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you. Thank you.
I don't know why I love you like I do.
_ After all the things that you put me through.
The sixteen candles I've burnt on my wall.
_ Tell me who's the biggest fool [D] of them all.
[C] I want to [Am] know.
[G] Won't you tell me [D] I'm a [A] fool to stay. _
Hey, hey, hey, _ _ _ [E] to the river. _ _ _ _
Wash me down.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
Get me out [E] of here.
_ But my feet are brown.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
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